101 Ways to Make Love Without Doing It, in the Gallatin Valley: 2019 Edition
No one can deny that the Gallatin Valley has changed (a lot) in the last few decades. The population has grown by about 20,000 since 1995, and Bozeman is now ranked the fastest-growing area of its size in the nation. Montana State University has drawn attention nationally and globally- in 2018, 46% of students were out of state. Every town in the Valley has been growing and day-to-day life is a bit more bustling in this Montana metropolis.
Not to mention, Bridgercare back then was known as Bridger Clinic. An unknown individual who worked at the clinic in the mid-nineties took the initiative to create several remarkable pamphlets, each titled 101 Ways to Make Love Without Doing It, in The Gallatin Valley, offering suggestions for how to spend quality time together in Bozeman and beyond. Some of their suggestions remain relevant, like “discuss controversial issues” or “try on wigs.” Others, however, have become outdated in recent years, such as “Look for videos or Cd’s at Hastings” and “Have breakfast at the Stockyard Café ☹
In the spirit of celebrating Valentine’s Day, we drew inspiration from these publications and made our own list of ways to “make love without doing it” in 2019 around our Gallatin Valley!
Ice skate at Beall Park
Rollerblade the Headwaters Trail System
Cross country ski in Hyalite
Sweat it out at Hot Yoga
Slackline in Lindley Park
Play golf
Watch the sunset by Story Mill
Discover a new hot spring
Cheer at a Gallatin Roller Derby bout
Listen to each other’s favorite podcast
Take a class at the Makerspace
Kayak on the reservoir
Float the Madison
Fly drones
Go to the Escape Room
Get massages
Donate blood
Thrift shop at Sack’s
Make an outrageous Instagram story
Listen to Big Band jazz on Sunday’s
Eat samples from Costco for lunch
Ride the gondola at Big Sky
Feed the ducks at the pond
Find the funniest filter on Snapchat
Feed fish at the Fish Technology Center
Sled down Peet’s Hill
Make homemade sushi
Go to comedy at the Rialto
Stargaze on Mount Ellis
Skijor with a dog
Facetime a faraway friend
Belt out a love song at karaoke
Picnic by the Gallatin River
Skydive the big sky country
Reorganize the furniture
Watch a scary film from Movie Lovers
Pick out a vinyl at Cactus Records
Go to the Bozeman Doc Series
Wander around the Winter Farmer’s Market
Ride through the car wash
Skateboard at Livingston skate park
Take your dogs up Sourdough
If you ski, try snowboarding
If you snowboard, try skiing
Icefish in Ennis
Motorboat around Canyon Fairy
Frolf
Watch all of the Lord of the Rings in one go
Learn chess
Do homework
Try out life drawing
Try an ambitious recipe
Bake a cake
Read a book aloud
Barbeque in Missouri State Headwaters Park
Volunteer (there are so many places!)
Perform at open mic
Join Bridgercare Peer Ed
Knit a sweater
Go galactic bowling
Volleyball at Bozeman Beach
Curate a Spotify playlist for each other
Play pool at the MSU SUB
Order for each other at a restaurant
Get a tattoo
Pet animals at Heart of the Valley
Have a dress-up party
Run a radio show for KGVM
Look at baby pictures of each other
Make a music video
Go to a ghost town
Rock climb on Practice Rock
Ice Climb on Palisade Falls
Floss your teeth
Listen to a lecture at MSU
Take the back roads
Identify wildflowers
Analyze clouds
Browse a local book store
Visit the Computer Museum
Swim laps at the Swim Center
Go kickboxing
Learn the area’s history at Gallatin History Museum
Rock hound
Mushroom hunt
Watch improv at the Verge
Give aerial yoga a shot
Soak in the Boiling River
Spin tracks for KGLT
Pick up litter
Fly a kite
Roll in the snow while hot tubbing
Practice a language on DuoLingo
Meditate
Canoe the Jefferson River
Vote
Skip rocks at Bozeman Pond
Slide down the stairs in sleeping bags
Hug
Swing dance (country or jazz)
Get tested for STIs at Bridgercare
No matter what you do, we hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day! <3