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 Others, however, have become outdated in recent years, such as “Look for videos or Cd’s at Hastings” and “Have breakfast at the Stockyard Café ☹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!

  1. Ice skate at Beall Park

  2. Rollerblade the Headwaters Trail System

  3. Cross country ski in Hyalite

  4. Sweat it out at Hot Yoga

  5. Slackline in Lindley Park

  6. Play golf

  7. Watch the sunset by Story Mill

  8. Discover a new hot spring

  9. Cheer at a Gallatin Roller Derby bout

  10. Listen to each other’s favorite podcast

  11. Take a class at the Makerspace

  12. Kayak on the reservoir

  13. Float the Madison

  14. Fly drones

  15. Go to the Escape Room

  16. Get massages

  17. Donate blood

  18. Thrift shop at Sack’s

  19. Make an outrageous Instagram story

  20. Listen to Big Band jazz on Sunday’s

  21. Eat samples from Costco for lunch

  22. Ride the gondola at Big Sky

  23. Feed the ducks at the pond

  24. Find the funniest filter on Snapchat

  25. Feed fish at the Fish Technology Center

  26. Sled down Peet’s Hill

  27. Make homemade sushi

  28. Go to comedy at the Rialto

  29. Stargaze on Mount Ellis

  30. Skijor with a dog

  31. Facetime a faraway friend

  32. Belt out a love song at karaoke

  33. Picnic by the Gallatin River

  34. Skydive the big sky country

  35. Reorganize the furniture

  36. Watch a scary film from Movie Lovers

  37. Pick out a vinyl at Cactus Records

  38. Go to the Bozeman Doc Series

  39. Wander around the Winter Farmer’s Market

  40. Ride through the car wash

  41. Skateboard at Livingston skate park

  42. Take your dogs up Sourdough

  43. If you ski, try snowboarding

  44. If you snowboard, try skiing

  45. Icefish in Ennis

  46. Motorboat around Canyon Fairy

  47. Frolf

  48. Watch all of the Lord of the Rings in one go

  49. Learn chess

  50. Do homework

  51. Try out life drawing

  52. Try an ambitious recipe

  53. Bake a cake

  54. Read a book aloud

  55. Barbeque in Missouri State Headwaters Park

  56. Volunteer (there are so many places!)

  57. Perform at open mic

  58. Join Bridgercare Peer Ed

  59. Knit a sweater

  60. Go galactic bowling

  61. Volleyball at Bozeman Beach

  62. Curate a Spotify playlist for each other

  63. Play pool at the MSU SUB

  64. Order for each other at a restaurant

  65. Get a tattoo

  66. Pet animals at Heart of the Valley

  67. Have a dress-up party

  68. Run a radio show for KGVM

  69. Look at baby pictures of each other

  70. Make a music video

  71. Go to a ghost town

  72. Rock climb on Practice Rock

  73. Ice Climb on Palisade Falls

  74. Floss your teeth

  75. Listen to a lecture at MSU

  76. Take the back roads

  77. Identify wildflowers

  78. Analyze clouds

  79. Browse a local book store

  80. Visit the Computer Museum

  81. Swim laps at the Swim Center

  82. Go kickboxing

  83. Learn the area’s history at Gallatin History Museum

  84. Rock hound

  85. Mushroom hunt

  86. Watch improv at the Verge

  87. Give aerial yoga a shot

  88. Soak in the Boiling River

  89. Spin tracks for KGLT

  90. Pick up litter

  91. Fly a kite

  92. Roll in the snow while hot tubbing

  93. Practice a language on DuoLingo

  94. Meditate

  95. Canoe the Jefferson River

  96. Vote

  97. Skip rocks at Bozeman Pond

  98. Slide down the stairs in sleeping bags

  99. Hug

  100. Swing dance (country or jazz)

  101. Get tested for STIs at Bridgercare

No matter what you do, we hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day! <3

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