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Links of Interest
Gardiner Links
General:
Gardiner Chamber of Commerce: Complete listings of all area lodgings and most businesses and services can be found here.
Yellowstone Raft Company: whitewater rafting on the Yellowstone River. There are other companies, but this is the oldest and most professional, and they have the longest standard trips, since they have permits to use access points the other companies do not.
North Fork Creek Outfitters: our favorite hunting outfitter in the area. They have a strong conservation ethic, unlike a few of the others. They also offer trail rides and horseback fishing trips into the upper Hellroaring and Slough Creek drainages.
Yellowstone Wolf Tracker: wildlife watching in YNP. Contract guide Mike Leach runs some of their trips.
Flying Pig Camp Store: Need camping supplies other than Bear Spray (buy that from us)? Here's your store.
Coolworks: want to work in or near Yellowstone or another national park? Coolworks is the premier seasonal employment jobs database in the country, and is based just north of Gardiner.
Gardiner on Wikipedia: we are mentioned and also have our own entry, and no we didn't write it, though we sure didn't say no when a Bozeman resident indicated his interest in putting one up about us.
Gardiner Five-Day Weather: from Yahoo!
Lodging:
Reviews of Gardiner Lodging: at Trip Advisor.
Gardiner Guesthouse: Our affiliated B&B, owned by Richard and Nancy Parks.
Yellowstone River Motel: Walter Wiese's father stays here. This is the closest motel lodging option to our shop and offers good foot access to the Yellowstone and Gardner Rivers.
Absaroka Lodge and Westernaire Motel: Both the Absaroka (pronounced Ab-sore-ohka, as far as we can tell) and the Westernaire are owned by one of our regular clients. The Absaroka is slightly fancier.
Many other lodging options are available, ranging from motels to rental cabins to campgrounds. The only thing we don't have is a youth hostel. Please check the Gardiner Chamber of Commerce website for all of them. We do suggest you choose an option that's locally owned if possible. Most lodging in Gardiner fills up quickly, so don't put off your reservations.
Dining:
Reviews of Gardiner Restaurants: at Trip Advisor.
The restaurants in Gardiner generally lack websites. Every restaurant in Gardiner is pretty casual. We suggest The Raven Grill, The Town Loft, Outlaw's Pizza & Pasta, and Rosie's for sit-down dining, The Sawtooth, The Silvertip, and The Tumbleweed for casual food (and the Subway, the only fast food place in town), and Rosie's, The Tumbleweed, and The Town Cafe for breakfast. There are a bunch of other restaurants we don't generally patronize, for a variety of reasons, though by all means eat at a place that looks good. For drinks, we like Red's Blue Goose. Ask us for the locations of any of these places. They're all within walking distance of our shop.
General Montana Links
Visit Montana: a wide range of travel and tourism resources if you're planning a trip to Montana.
Bridger Bowl: Bridger Bowl is probably the finest nonprofit ski/snowboard area in the country. Owned by the city of Bozeman and boasting 2700 feet of vertical inbounds and 350 inches of luscious powder every year, it's no wonder Walter is a season pass holder (Jeez, I should write copy for them).
Area Fishing Links
Licensing:
Montana Licenses Online: if you don't want to wait until you get here to get your license, click this link. This link also includes regulations.
Yellowstone Park Regulations: YNP licenses must be purchased in person.
Fisheries:
Milesnick Recreation Company: spring creeks near Bozeman. We don't guide this one.
Blogs, Websites, And So On:
Yellowstone Fly Fishing Blog: a good blog kept by a local angler.
Yellowstone Fly Fishing: a website with excerpts from Craig Matthews' and Charlie Brooks' books on fishing the Park. Notice the differences between what they have to say and what Richard has to say --experts have different opinions!
Yellowstone River Webcam: make up your mind if the river is too muddy to fish before you even get in the car.
Streamflow and Snow Water:
Montana Streamflow Gauges: of particular note are the Upper Missouri and Upper Yellowstone drainages. E-mail us if you need to know how to read these tables.
NRCS Snow-WaterTable: our waters are the Upper Yellowstone drainage in Montana and the Yellowstone-Madison drainage in Wyoming.
General Fishing Links
Our Friends:
Murray's Fly Shop: we have no idea how many customers Harry Murray has sent us over the years. Visit his shop on the Shenandoah.
Streamside Orvis: ergo for Streamside Orvis in Traverse City. They are the only place besides our store where you can get our custom Magic Sauce Fly Floatant.
Curtis-Wright Outfitters: The boys from Curtis-Wright in Asheville, NC bring us out a large group that fishes with us every year. Check them out if you're looking to fish western NC or eastern TN.
Fly Tying/Fishing Resources:
Fly Anglers Online: This is probably the most active of the fly fishing boards these days. Walter posts as "Longs for Cutts." Lots of good fly recipes get posted here.
Fly Tying Videos: lots of fly tying video links here, of varying quality.
Trout Nut: lots of great info on aquatic insect entomology.
Conservation Links
Organizations:
Bear Creek Council: Richard Parks has served as President of this local grassroots organization. Learn more at our conservation page.
Yellowstone Association: This group offers a variety of great classes in Yellowstone Park, ranging from Wilderness First Aid to watercolor painting.
Yellowstone Country Guardians: PFS guide Mike Leach is the president of this local grassroots group focused on inspiring youth to protect the region. Learn more at our conservation page.
Protecting Your Fisheries:
Protect Your Waters: information on cleaning and disinfecting wading gear to prevent the transport of aquatic hitchhikers.
Other:
Ralph Maughan's Wildlife Reports: updates on wolf and grizzly restorations, the controversial bison roundups, and other area conservation news.