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Dust kicks up from the dried bed of Farmington Bay in the Great Salt Lake on 9 July 2025. Credit: Photo by James Roh for the Washington Post via Getty Images

Now that the peak of Yellowstone's fandom has come to an end, Montana can get back to its roots rather than film set tourists known as set jetters. That's Fort Worth's mantle to take. While Bozeman is undoubtedly Montana's trendiest getaway, especially with many Californians opting to move here during the dark days of COVID, …

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A moat of snow and ice meltwater formed around Jackfish Lake during the spring thaw transition period in May 2022. The purple-red color of the water comes from the presence of a cyanobacteria called _Planktothrix_. Credit: Amanda Little