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- Everywhere. Go tell it on the mountain.
That Phil Walker's in Montana.
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- I'm back in Montana y'all.
My name is Phil Calvert,
aka PhilWaukee, aka Phil the Culture.
This past winter, I checked out how Montana food
fills you up for adventure.
It was so tasty.
I had to come back 'cause my route is taking me
to Great Falls where we're hitting up Montana's
one and only Pie Trail. Pie-tacular!
We're gonna see some historic places
along the Missouri River.
And supposedly there's some mermaids along the way.
Let's do this.
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- [Phil] How you doing brother?
My man. You know, Great Falls is a beautiful place.
How you doing? (woman giggling)
You get some too, bam. - Oh yeah!
People in Great Falls is really nice.
In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition
reached Great Falls after many, many, miles of travel.
Imagine how hungry those guys must've been.
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So right now, we're in the first stop of the Pie Trail.
- Hi. - Hey.
- You can just have a seat right there.
- So what is the Pie Trail?
- The Pie Trail is a vacation for people that love pie,
all on a map and people go to each place
and try their pie.
- So it's like an all-star of pies.
- [Female Server] All-star of pies.
The best pies in Montana, and we're one of them.
- [Phil] Tell me about this place.
How long have you guys been here?
- In October 44 years.
- 44 years. - 44
- Family owned, same place, same people.
- Oh that's a good pie.
Let's go to the next one.
How you doing?
- Hey. How's it goin'? - Nice to meet you.
- [Phil] I'm ready to eat.
- You definitely have to try my Elvis pie.
- Mmm. (laughing)
Back to the Pie Trail.
- Good afternoon. - How you doin'?
- [Phil] You guys have some famous pies.
Tell me about those pies.
- Everything we do, we try to use Montana flour,
fruits, vegetables. - Mm-Mm-Mm.
- [Phil] They call this place Big Sky Country,
this is Big Pie Country.
I need some of this pie to go.
Hello? How you doing?
- Excellent. How are you? - Philip
- Courtney.
- [Phil] So Lewis and Clark, please tell me about it.
- So they were trying to find the water road
from the east to the west.
There's no way the Corps of Discovery
could have made it without the help of the tribes.
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- Headed into the Sip 'N Dip. (cheerful music)
The Sip 'N Dip has been around since 1962.
This is considered one of the greatest Tiki bars
in the world and, oh my mermaid.
Hi. Oh (kissing sound) that's to me.
Thank you. I think we were mer-made for each other.
Look at her.
- [Server] In Montana, what else do you need?
But a Tiki bar and mermaids.
- [Phil] Exactly. You don't have to drink to have fun.
This is a mocktail, and it's delicious.
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Here in Great Falls there's a legendary drive-in.
And I'm starvin' so I'm about to go check it out.
- Hi, how are you today?
- Hey, how you doing?
Can I get a peanut butter burger with the works?
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So how long has this place been here?
- We have started in 1954
and then kinda keepin' it in the family.
- Nice. Look at that peanut butter on my burger.
All right, so today's been a good day.
But I gotta go home and get some rest
because we're goin' fly fishing tomorrow.
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- [Instructor] Ready to learn how to fly fish today.
- Oh yeah. I've never fly fished before.
I'm ready. You ready?
- Grab your tennis shoes.
- Boom. Let's do this.
- Go ahead and commit to your cast when you strike.
- Now I see why fishing is so therapeutic.
Look at these views, look at that.
I ain't never touched a live- (Instructor laughing)
So we're at the Grand Union Hotel
and we're gonna have some dinner at the Union Grill.
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I've had some amazing food in Montana.
Great Falls in central Montana is amazing.
And it's such a great place for a road trip.
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