With its vibrant nightlife, culture, dining and shopping, this historic outpost consistently ranks as one of the country's most desirable destinations. It's home to Montana State University and the Museum of the Rockies as well as many established artists, musicians and writers. Just half an hour away from Ameya, Bozeman is easily reached by air, both domestically and internationally. retty, tree-lined BOZEMAN lies at the north end of the lush Gallatin valley, 142 miles west of Billings and a mere ninety miles north of Yellowstone. The smart-looking storefronts along the busy Main Street just beg to be window-shopped, and you may just bump into one of the Hollywood celebrities who have set up home or business in this increasingly trendy town. South of downtown, as Montana State University peters out into a beautiful wilderness in the shadow of the mountains, the huge, impressive Museum of the Rockies at S Seventh Avenue and Kagy Boulevard holds impressive dinosaur finds, Native American weapons and a fine selection of Western landscape paintings; there's also a planetarium. Though far smaller in scale, the Pioneer Museum, 317 W Main St is also very good, with an intriguing, well-presented selection of locally gathered historic objects, including cartoons drawn by local boy Gary Cooper in his pre-movie star days. The excellent photo selection features some great old images of early tourism at Yellowstone; many of the prints are for sale. Striking a modern note, the Compuseum, 234 E Babcock St., follows the evolution of computers, from their bulky, awkward beginnings to the modern compact incarnations of today; also on display are some well-intentioned inventions that never quite hit mainstream America. Hyalite Canyon is just south of town,, Bridger Bowl is nearby. An hour's drive south down the beautiful Gallatin Valley is Big Sky Resort.