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bell so you get notified whenever the next video drops so today we are just doing a walking slash
driving tour of downtown lakeside and somers and lower valley this is part of my bigger montana
living moving to montana guide so if you haven't already check those videos out definitely check
that montana living moving to montana playlist and go through those if you have any questions
or comments leave them below for me i would be happy to answer those all right let's get into it
okay so we are heading south on 93 going into lakeside flathead lake there is on the left
motel and rv parking on the right if you're visiting town
gas station and convenience store and any of the streets that go to the right
they'll stay level for a while and then they'll start climbing the mountains and that's where
i was talking about you can get those nice views over the lake and mountain from higher up
there's the post office
a little bit of shopping
so this church and if you go right down that street there is the elementary school for lakeside
and if you notice that blue sign we just passed up here is blacktail road
just a little bit further and that's the road that you will take up to blacktail ski area
also tamarac restaurant that i had featured in the city guide is up here as well
the homestead restaurant
and then blacktail grocery
all right so we're going to cross the street now and head back north uh
and in this building on the right there is a coffee shop
i believe they close pretty early too similar to big fork and then let's go check out volunteer
park
and there are those lake and mountain views that i spoke about love those
several docks the pebble beach
so what's interesting about lakeside is uh in the summer it's just packed with people walking to
this beach area and kayak and paddle board rentals but the downtown area is the least walkable of any
of the other cities that i featured they have some sidewalk but cars go 35 here along highway
93 and you see they have the big trucks too so it's kind of odd that they don't have more
sidewalk space for pedestrians and then coming up here on the right are some really nice condos
they have a really nice hot tub area overlooking the lake and the mountains so if you're looking
for a maintenance free life here on the lake that might be a great option for you
saloon casino lots of casinos in montana
and then up here on the right is harbor
grill that's that restaurant that i mentioned that's right on the lake
they have a nice deck where you can sit out and look over the lake in the mountains as you eat
and we're back to where we started okay so now we are taking a walk through somers in
a small little downtown there's somers bay cafe which i had mentioned in the city guide
right there on the left
the hardware store
straight ahead on the right is dell's bar and cafe
and on the left here is the rails to trails bike path that i had mentioned
you can see the mountains back there
post office up here on the right and the little church on the hill
so we'll just head down the street so you can get a feel for some of the
housing
so theres this shop it looks like it's by appointment only but i'm intrigued
and there are your mountain views again
so right down this way is your access to north shore beach which i mentioned in
the city guide and a flathead lake is straight ahead and to the right
all right and let's just drive a little bit of lower valley so you can get a feel for that
lots of wide open spaces and barns mountain views in the background
this is kind of weird so i filmed this in spring so there was a lot of water runoff still but it's
crazy how it comes on both sides of the road
huge stacks of hay bales up here on the
left
some newer builds in the area
and some more of those deciduous trees that i talked about
crossing the river right here
all right you guys and that's it and i cannot believe that concludes our montana living moving
to montana guide we've gone through every city we've done a guide for them and a walking tour
of them i may do one little bonus video next week we'll see but anyways it's been a blast
i've had so much fun getting to know you guys and just getting your messages and
contacting me through my website or my instagram and all that it's been wonderful so you guys have
an awesome week do hit that notification bell because i will continue to post montana things
i might slip a couple travel things in there here and there
but definitely i've had a lot of requests to show what montana is like in the winter
and so i'm definitely game to take you guys along when i snowshoe or ski or just throughout the day
if that interests you you should probably follow me on instagram because i will do daily stories
throughout the winter more i will try to let you know kind of what it's like here that day
that temperature or whatever so definitely uh follow me on there too and i'll see you
guys around