Bozeman: is it really that bad anymore?

[Hem]

What’s a t-Rex going for these days?

Thought asking that question might squash the conversation.

 

[Southern Elk]

Thought asking that question might squash the conversation.

 

[peterk1234]

In the past year I have noticed Bozeman residents are spilling over into Livingston. Lots of number 6 plates here all of a sudden. It will be interesting to see if they last. The pass can be rough in the winter. Also the number of people shore fishing along 89 heading south is incredible. I won't be surprised if they are shoulder to shoulder as the days get warmer. And the number of unfriendly dog walkers on every piece of accessible public land has increased ten fold. I have no issue with folks walking their dogs but do me solid and say hi as you walk by. The tenor around here has changed at a very rapid pace. And I've only been here for three years. Ya, I'm a transplant. But my family and I embraced the local culture. It's why we came here. Things like a simple wave to the oncoming vehicle on a quiet dirt road means the world to me. I hate to see it disappear.

It's not just Bozeman. It's everywhere. The growth is staggering.

 

[Hem]

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OMG!
Nicest guy.
He had a twinkle in his eye when he told me he digs up dinosaur bones.

 

[Hem]

I'm guessing he is doing better then hanging on.

 

[Sytes]

I'm guessing he is doing better then hanging on.

I'd say... Good on him.

 

[Straight Arrow]

I'd like to know what the percentage of the street people are long time Montana residents.

Me too. And when the news media interviews a representative of the "unhoused", my wife and I wonder, "Where in the heck did they find that person? Surely that is not a fellow Montanan!"