Idaho and Montana Compared

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Idaho and Montana. Both states are in the northwestern part of the country. Both border Canada to the north, but Idaho barely. Apparently its Canadian border is less than 800 football fields long? Montana, meanwhile, is the only state to border three Canadian provinces. A lot longer.
Looking at a map, Idaho looks like a seat that Montana is sitting on but way too big for.
Both are two of the fastest growing states in the country, although Idaho more so. In fact, last year Idaho was the number one fastest growing state.
That said, both are sparsely populated. Montana is the third least densely populated state after Wyoming and Alaska. I mean, if you see a gas station in Montana, you probably better just go ahead and fill up your tank just to be safe, and cell service can still be spotty in many isolated areas there.
It’s easy to understand why so many people are moving to both Montana and Idaho. Both are beautiful places where you really still can get away from it all, and have some of the largest areas of wilderness left in the contiguous United States. And yeah, I predict more and more people will discover this in the coming years.
#idaho #montana #geography

[@iammrbeat]

Which is better? Montana or Idaho? Which states should I compare next? Don't forget to try out Bright Cellars, and even get 50% off your first 6 bottle box: www.brightcellars.com/mrbeat​.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love your channel. Also I haven’t been to either state.

[@ron6285]

US State of Michigan and the Country of Canada!

[@historyhub9211]

Oklahoma and Kansas.

[@derekray2952]

Thanks for uploading this video

[@ThisIsHunty]

can you do virginia vs west virginia

[@UselessProDuck]

Fun fact, in northern Idaho, our potatoes come from Washington. It’s too much of a hassle to deliver them from the south due to the mountains. Source: I live in Northern Idaho

[@iammrbeat]

That fact is indeed fun.

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

Are they good potatos

[@johnphipps4105]

@@iammrbeat There is only one road connecting north idaho to south Idaho, which is highway 95

[@alexnolasco1339]

@@johnphipps4105 and it's a pain in the ass to drive 😂

[@pauljohnson1116]

Awwww man, I love driving up 95, it’s so curvy

[@jacobluna305]

Mr Beat saying, "I promise, I'm not going to kill you..." is very reassuring to me.

[@sriyasodharmma4021]

lol

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

just find a good excuse if he tries to invite you for trekking or camping in that strip ...easy. xD

[@joshuataylor3550]

I feel as though this could be used as evidence in court

[@iammrbeat]

Well good! Because seriously, I'm not going to kill you. 😉

[@stalkinghorse883]

Idaho is one of the most heavily armed states in the US. Everyone is very polite. I will take him at his word.

[@alittlerain7159]

Fun fact about idaho, people living here absolutely HATE its growing population. I'm sure it's true for Montana as well

[@ZombieLicorice]

We absolutely value our freedom here (except for drugs because of Mormons and boomers). We get so tired of left coasters coming here and trying to turn the place into the hell holes they fled

[@tooth539]

Glad to see it’s not just me

[@wildwest5436]

Yes indeed. Invading our states like rats from a sinking liberal ship.

[@conroads2626]

As someone from another state, I heard Boise is growing very much.

[@TheDarkLord648]

Yep as an Idahoan, most people hate the growth

[@flyshacker]

I visited Montana in 1970 when there was NO SPEED LIMIT!! That was amazing! I’ll never forget it. I was 18.

[@S0P2024]

Wow 😂

[@hacatan24]

I wish that was still here... It's boring going 80mph lol

[@gottalovebri]

i heard that kind of about Wyoming. like they barely have speed limit signs & everyone drives like 90+ on the interstate

[@NozomuYume]

There was also a period in the late 90's when Montana had no speed limit (during daytime), but it went away because the way the law was worded, a cop could still ticket you if he personally thought you were driving too fast. One person fought his ticket by arguing that it was vague and unfair, and he got out of his ticket, so the legislature brought back speed limits in 1999.

[@Deacetis1991]

Speed limit = safe and prudent. Not anymore. But half the people still do 100 on the highway

[@scottyclayton2501]

I’m from Idaho and I never thought I would ever see anything related to this

[@iammrbeat]

Idaho needs more love!

[@abigthonker8178]

Its nice not being identified as "that place that makes all the potatoes"

[@brx45]

I live in Idaho, we need people to forget about us so they don't move here...

[@crosstolerance]

@@brx45 That is too late!

[@thegrand1356]

Witness the raping and pillaging of MT and ID by greedy politicians and realtors

[@Snoborder95]

One fact about idaho, is that everyone in idaho is always surprised to find something about idaho!

[@shanetyler9391]

That’s because we ain’t that popular and we like to keep it that way and we are not commiefornia

[@leahdingman3535]

so trueee

[@woodsstocks9178]

@@shanetyler9391 Commie whut?!!?! lmao

[@monkeyfart7368]

same here in montana

[@shanetyler9391]

@@monkeyfart7368 totally with ya hang in there! 😎

[@evanrubel9549]

I'm from Idaho. Some random interesting facts are that Idaho's seal was the only one designed by a woman. Also the reason Idaho is called the gem state is because it has the Star Garnet, one of 2 places that you can find that gem.

[@adamdice231]

Montana has the Yogo Sapphire, which is the only place you can find it.

[@cyng6393]

Yeah Montana is the other place hahaha that's funny ❣️

[@risingkingdom9904]

I'm from Idaho to and I did know that but still a very cool fact

[@charlespharis6910]

Idaho is called the gem state because only 1 other place on earth has more gemstone continent of africa Idaho is not only famous for The Star Garnet but it produce the largest Aquamarine. 5 ft tall 4ft around flawless it still sits in Smithsonian And it is the only place to Produce the Huckleberry Garnet a true Color changing stone..And some of the rarest Black Opals!! From Spencer and the seam ran out n now the seams of opals are white !! Then you have the fact of some of the most Beautiful n rarest stone of all Gold Nuggets!! And if you were to take the worlds total of Silver production since recording it the lucky Friday mine n the Sunshine Mine surpassed that Total in One year !! And hopefully I will be giving the next New Gemstone from Idaho a Name its at the GIA and it is unreal !! O and the part were the guy on the clip say Idaho doesn't have any grizzly Bears I beg to differ come to my mine 3 mile past Murray Id. I'll show us a cpl and some unreal Big cats !!! O yeah we are now filled to are capacity We are Closed !! God bless ya

[@MonkeyPooFlingers]

Montana has a great bumper sticker, simply says "Get Lost!" It really encapsulate the attitude of native residents. Either telling those who want to come here and change what makes the state great, to go away or if you fit in get out and explore off the map in the beautiful wilderness. At least it's the way i take it!

[@Noctem_pasa]

“Native residents” that’s an interesting choice of words there

[@rebeccaalvarez8837]

That's just it why would you go to a beautiful place like Montana and want to change what makes the state great? "Get Lost!" if that's your intent. Lol

[@anttibjorklund1869]

"800 Football Fields" Ah yes, that famous US term of length, the football field... XD

[@iammrbeat]

We love da football. Go Chiefs!

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

@@iammrbeat Good luck on Sunday, my man. The Bills really want it this year.

[@kroganpopy9206]

;) Football field = 100yds = about 91m. Yes we could use miles, but football fields sounds more American.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@kroganpopy9206 Thank you! As a european I'm more used to meters, so it's nice for someone to make the translation.

[@kroganpopy9206]

@@anttibjorklund1869, np

[@mintzpuppy]

Montanan here, you did a surprisingly good job at the pronunciations! Montana has interesting facts about rivers, the Roe River in Great Falls was in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's shortest. Montana also has Triple Divide Peak, the only point in the world from which water flows into three different oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic/Hudson Bay).

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for sharing all that!

[@carsonpollington]

@@iammrbeat Assiniboine was the only one pronounced a little off. Everything else was spot on!

[@edlynnporter7519]

Montana also has the longest undammed river in the US, The Yellowstone river ,the river flows across the state north and connects to the Missouri at the confluence on the North Dakota border!

[@idkwhattodo8652]

I've lived in Montana for probably around 6 years (but then I moved to washington) and I loved it, amazing weather (is -20° F too cold?) It never really got too hot (except in august when it got up to like 102° F) but now that I live in Washington, instead of winter ending in April or May, it ends usually in January, February, or March also it never got below 0° F so

[@xsc4recrowx50]

The state of idaho will forever be my home. Was born in nampa idaho 1995 and lived my whole life here. The outdoors and the very nice people are what makes this state so wonderful. Camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, are all just a rock skip away.

[@bLaKeAnThOnY0]

I know you wrote this a year ago but I’m a 20 year old kid from Nampa and I’m studying in Korea right now and it made me realize how great Idaho is! I always loved it but being away from the big blue sky and outdoors in a crowded, gray city where you can’t even see a sunset has been less than desirable to say the least. So many things I took for granted because they were so normal, sometimes you don’t realize what you have and how special something is until it’s gone. It’s been an incredible experience here but man, like you said Idaho is home. Looking forward to getting back. Not often you come across someone on the internet who is also from Nampa so I had to write this real quick, take care!

[@BoochBanner]

Very jealous as another 1995 baby born in Vancouver, BC. Basically seeing liberals set my home on a nosedive for my entire life.

[@PureChaos20]

Lived in Idaho my whole life. Everything said was pretty accurate. I really appreciated how you made sure to differentiate Northern and Southern Idaho, as they are wildly different places. Awesome research. Note: It is an unspoken Idaho law to tell everyone that Idaho is absolutely awful. We're a small population state and we like it that way. Idaho sucks, you shouldn't move here. It's totally not pretty and you will hate every second of being here.

[@ryana5866]

Lol

[@exoticgamer5866]

Note: the rule for no one to move here it sucks also happens in Montana Source: Montanan

[@diannehortonpong1388]

All of what you said is so true! My brother is up in Northern Idaho (Rathdrum) and I'm near Twin Falls...two TOTALLY different representations of Idaho for sure! Love living in Idaho and have friends and have traveled to Montana, so Igive love to both states!

[@lurac5710]

@@exoticgamer5866 There is a reason Montana has popularized a phrase "Get Lost", having a double meaning, 'get lost' in the size of montana and also... 'Get lost' fuck outta my state city slicker.

[@Dontask476]

Fact don’t move here

[@lilyvanmullem]

it’s so fun and refreshing to hear someone talk plainly about my home state of Idaho! From my experience, it seems everyone thinks we’re Iowa...

[@zachmccoy4376]

Trust me, coming from Iowa, y’all are good. 😅

[@DKMetcaIf]

You from Boise?

[@dianethulin1700]

I don’t think you’re Iowa. I think you’re Wyoming/ Utah

[@bugboyx2189]

@@zachmccoy4376 I was just gonna say that fellow Iowan

[@BigAl-ICT-BNA]

I live in Tennessee. The past few years I did a lot of traveling between TN, ID & IA visiting and helping family. It was so incredibly tedious and cumbersome explaining to everyone where I was going and why. They couldn't keep it straight: "I thought you were in Idaho!?" or "I thought you went to Iowa!?"

[@derekray2952]

Let’s not forget, Idaho is where Napoleon “freaking” Dynamite was filmed, best movie ever

[@oslonorway547]

I thought of _Moving,_ the 1988 movie by Richard Pryor. Good old days. 😊

[@iammrbeat]

You are freaking right. It's one of my all-time favorite films.

[@iammrbeat]

@@oslonorway547 I need to go back and watch that. I remember watching parts of it when I was a kid.

[@oslonorway547]

@@iammrbeat Same generation. 😆

[@Pringles147]

@@iammrbeat why no donald trump song today?

[@andyshirtliff7434]

“I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some effection, but with Montana it is love.” - John Steinbeck

[@sunneskye9854]

Ur SO RITE.... 1st went to Montana when I was 16; learned to fly fish 😁!!! Over 40 yrs. latter Montana is uncomparable to all other states/mtn. ranges......BREATHTAKING!!!

[@DonJoe1]

@@sunneskye9854 I was born in South Dakota, but I have lived in the beautiful state of Idaho for my whole life so a part of my heart is in south dakota but Im definately a devoted Idahoan.

[@sasha642]

Montana of course Hospitality is still number one, but sadly its changing with the influx of newcomers who always try to change Montana into the reason they left the last state they came from

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

That’s the same here in Oregon lol They move from California to escape the nonsense but bring it with them in the form of voting. They also drive up a the cost of rent by purchasing rental property and. Then charging California prices. It really sucks for the locals and is a big part of why we want to create a new state of our own.

[@jelliott8424]

@@prepperjonpnw6482 You talk as though 'Californian's' are foreign species. they are people just like you trying to get by and survive. I was raised and educated in western MT but left, along with a lot of native Montanan's, because of this stupid 'us versus them' attitude. It keeps the area in a state of perpetual economic failure and destroys opportunities.

[@geezerhull]

@@jelliott8424 let me guess. you moved from bozeman or missoula.

[@geezerhull]

@@jelliott8424 Ah yes, 20 miles south of Missoula. I hate to disappoint you, I can only claim Montana (off and on) since 1950. Spent 13years in Idaho and loved it. I'm happy as a clam here, Welcome to all races; have two native American great grandsons that I just love. No paranoia with me, I'm too old for anyone to do to me anything that I give a damn about. Cut the cable by the way. Just an aside, when in Meridian Idaho I bought an attractive 5 bedroom trilevel for 65,000. When I go back, I need my GPS to even find it. Meridian was only 6000 people then. You have a great day; I know I am.

[@TrikYodz]

@@jelliott8424 of course you were miserable in Stevensville. Bitterrooters are callous and embody the rising sentiment of "Fuck my neighbor, only me and mine matter". They're directly influenced by the bigots of Idaho. And if you dont think Californians and Texans aren't making problems for the locals, you're also truly ignorant to the rising rent & cost of living, and the heightened littering/pollution/gas prices. Californian republicans dont like how liberal california is becoming, so they're changing the normally purple state of MT, to far right red. Just like Idaho, which was an earlier victim of Texifornian radicalization. The vocal minority doesn't like being told to quiet down, so they go to the last best place which has so little population, they inherently become the majority. From, A food service worker in montana whos gotten cussed out by both newly migrated texans and californians in montana within the last year. Never has that happened before.

[@2ndlieutenantbenroebuckben999]

Why don't you compare greece and italy? Those historic and full of government debt.

[@iammrbeat]

I'm surprised I haven't got this suggestion much!

[@joshuataylor3550]

Greece and Turkey would make for a fun comments section.

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@iammrbeat or the North and South of Italy.

[@zjean3417]

@@joshuataylor3550 Depends on what you consider to be "Southern Italy". But pretty much everything north of Rome is "Northern Italy" and everything south of Rome is "Southern Italy".

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@zjean3417 yeah wherever that cultural divide is generally considered to be rather than the strict geographical centre split. I would like an Italian's opinion on that but it might still difficult, I know there are many theories as to what constitutes the border between southern and northern England culturally speaking.

[@liam-man7265]

I would have never expected Idaho to have more wine drinking than any other U.S. state. New for me.

[@kionnakelly2918]

Same here. I thought he was going to say something about potatoes, but I guess it's wine.

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

It's all those conservative ex-californians living there.

[@liam-man7265]

@@johanrunfeldt7174 That makes sense. Idaho is slowly turning into the new California.

[@jaredmoore8839]

It has nothing to do with Californians; Southern Idaho has taken great pride in it's wine production for a long time. I live in Caldwell, a town of 40k 30 minutes from Boise and our streets are lined with banners promoting "Wine Country."

[@F22onblockland]

I was surprised when he said the southern part of the state had a Mediterranean climate, but based on that, wine makes sense.

[@eothamec2427]

I live in southern Idaho. Gotta say I didn’t really know that we produced much tech at all. I do know that native Idahoans kinda hate that the population is rising because of how much it’s raising the cost of living and owning a home.

[@skurinski]

watch out, soon they'll destroy the state with all the Cali libs moving in

[@alexander-rosereo]

@@skurinski Californians ruining beautiful Idaho as I write this. Crazy what Boise is now compared to what it was just 10 years ago. Sad.

[@schnabby208]

Idk if you live in Boise but there’s a Micron place right by Idaho Ice World, near Bogus.

[@Dunkin-Idaho]

Micron is one of the biggest semiconductor manufacturers on the planet, with corporate HQ in Boise. Fun fact, a lot of the venture capital which jumpstarted Micron shortly after its founding came from, naturally, the potato industry!

[@dianethulin1700]

I was on a patent case and Micron was one of the defendants. A lot of tech comes out of Idaho. Also Dell

[@stephenmarch1175]

It would have been interesting to hear you explain how Idaho and Montana were divided. The border was supposed to be divided by the Continental Divide all the way from Wyoming to Canada. But the surveyors made a wrong turn at the Lost Pass and after following the wrong range for about 150 miles that started petering out, so they decided to make a straight line to the Canadian border rather than to go back and correct wrong turn. Just look at the Montana map and imagine what Idaho would've included if the surveyors knew where they were going!

[@robertdouglas8895]

Idaho will grow it back on the west side when that part of Oregon secedes from the Portland side.

[@markhbeardsley5102]

The surveyors got drunk and sold their surveying equipment. Idaho got hosed, as our Canadian neighbors would say.

[@FranzPerez21]

Glad I'm not the only one who automatically thinks of Napoleon Dynamite when I hear "Idaho".

[@tylerhackner9731]

Same here lol

[@oslonorway547]

I think of _Moving,_ the 1988 movie by Richard Pryor. Good old days. 😊

[@iammrbeat]

Such a good film.

[@AaronOfMpls]

Though I thought of the B-52's when he mentioned potatoes

[@gavinm2875]

As I said in another comment, my grandpa has a video from John Heder when he retired. He played Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite.

[@nivalnaresh1579]

Mr beat: "in THESE United states" ME: "he said it, he said the thing!!!!" :)

[@iammrbeat]

Why yes I actually did. :)

[@jorgen1990]

M-E-R-I-C-A.

[@awsomemodels]

@@jorgen1990 You speak Merican

[@conservativekid7249]

Mr beat is my favorite

[@tinkerbellredpanda9858]

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[@mtplainsman1068]

I am a third generation Montanan, and though there are many good things about state, it isn't all postcards and movie screens either. It can be tough to make a living here as well as the state's massive drug problem...

[@KM-nj3cm]

It's also a shame with all the blue stater's moving in, the crime rate is going through the roof. Gone are the days when it felt like going back in time.

[@mugwumps4410]

@@KM-nj3cm yeah especially Californians

[@KM-nj3cm]

@@mugwumps4410 In general yes. I'm from the country in CA, originally. Once I left the farm(1980's) and moved out of my parents home to the city, I couldn't wait to get out of CA. Too hot, too expensive, too congested, people are rude and selfish. Everyone's always in a hurry. And so many other negatives. And now the way it is? No way I'd EVER go back. I absolutely LOVE Montana. I fit in extremely well here. Easy assimilation for me. Growing up in an outdoorsman family, it feels more like home to me than most of CA did. If I ever feel the need to move out of my area, it will be because it's growing too quick. Then I'll move to another small town in MT. I hope most of those moving here are fitting in well, as I did. When I meet someone from out of state, I have no qualms of telling them to assimilate. May sound rude, but it's too the point. Most of them get it. I guess we won't know, for sure, until November 2022, huh?

[@mugwumps4410]

@@KM-nj3cm yeah if your nice and cool we'll welcome you but if your the Average Californian rude and snotty your Gunna have a rough time

[@goldenegg7447]

montananian's do love their cocane and meth.

[@jboughtin7522]

I took a cross country motorcycle trip back in the 90’s. I recall Idaho as having some of the most beautiful country I had ever seen. From its multi-colored patchwork of farm land stretched over rolling hills to its rivers winding through heavily forested mountains. It was something to see.

[@CodenameRockerika]

I teach State and Local Government in MT and use comparing these two states as a central theme of the class. Semester starts Monday, so I'll be using this! Perfect timing.

[@iammrbeat]

Holy crap that's awesome!

[@billybadass4392]

Soooo... you indoctrinate children to be democrats?

[@metalliclxmxn6003]

@@billybadass4392 wh-

[@Cree8Ball]

@@billybadass4392 what?

[@CaptSteveCPA]

Will Mr. Beat be getting royalties if you use his video? Nobody works for free.

[@ax8924]

School starts in 5 minutes but I’ve been waiting for this video.

[@sriyasodharmma4021]

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[@ax8924]

@@sriyasodharmma4021 Lol yeah.

[@iammrbeat]

I AM SCHOOL. MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@iammrbeat more court evidence I think.

[@DerWaidmann_]

Both are also 2A sanctuaries and have the least restrictive gun laws in the country

[@khm2128]

Iowa has good gun laws, no marijuana & low crime. But the scenery is so boring.

[@DerWaidmann_]

@@khm2128 Montana just legalized weed so they got the best of both worlds

[@kennethbailey2616]

I’m a Montanan and will never leave. All my family is here and I hope my grandchildren will be able to stay as well. I do love Idaho and Wyoming too.

[@FullPsycho]

I’m a native Idahoan and Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are basically the same thing.

[@JonasMatthewBahta]

I don’t blame ya, it would hard to move to a city or state with a big population if you’re not used to it.

[@Crampsam]

I love how to Americans a city like Billings isn’t considered particularly big. I’m from the U.K. My closest city is Hereford which is just over 50,000. I considered that to be quite big when I was younger 😂

[@itspeteryt2503]

The Thing is Hereford is about as close to London as any major western Montana City is too Billings. In the UK what someone considers a close large city to them is often less than 30 minutes away. In the US anything under 3 hour is often considered close. So in comparison Billings does seem quite small. Hope this helps

[@legoworksstudios1]

For the most part a city that's at least over 100,000 people is big enough to have a subway system, a tram/trolley system or both. Metropolitan cities like New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Chicago, St. Louis and several others are the juggernaut American cities that most urban areas would like to be and as such they get more attention. Lesser known cities like Vicksburg Mississippi, Tuscaloosa Alabama, Utica New York, all of Delaware, most of Wyoming and Utah among several other cities and states have lower populations by comparisons. Some cities aren't big enough to have their own subway system or airport. Many places in the US have entire ghost towns; there's a city in Nebraska with just one resident still living there.

[@itspeteryt2503]

@@legoworksstudios1 yeah in the US a city needs to have at least 1mil in the metro to have any kind of real public transit system

[@itspeteryt2503]

@@legoworksstudios1 I just got too say you named some weird examples too lol

[@iammrbeat]

It depends on the state. Billings is big for Montana residents. :)

[@homerj806]

One big comparison is that both states are full of people who moved there from California.

[@clown4u240]

This is true, every time I go out there is always someone from California

[@curtishammer748]

The rest of Montana calls Bozeman "BozeAngeles"

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

And Oregon, and Washington, and eventually lots of other places. We really need to stop talking these places up. I want to be able to buy a place there soon. Hopefully I will still be able to afford it.

[@haydenmeek6943]

Unfortunately

[@John-fj3qw]

yeah and both States full of European descendants...get over it, migration has been happening since the year dot.

[@haydenmeek6943]

I’m born and raised in Montana. If you’re planning on moving here and debating between Idaho or here….please pick Idaho we don’t want any more people here.

[@ryanritter7814]

No. Go to Montana. We have more guns here in Idaho.

[@ryanritter7814]

@@ZombieLicorice guess I should have specified, I'm from Idaho

[@ZombieLicorice]

@@ryanritter7814 thanks for the correction, I deleted my comment. He's correct, lots of guns and Bigfoot, don't come here

[@kingsgrave_]

Obligatory Boise is pronounced "Boy-C" not "Boy-Z" comment from a Boisean, lol 12:26 Love your channel, thanks for talking about my state.

[@jaredmoore8839]

So annoying hearing Boize 😂

[@iammrbeat]

And this time I was actually ready for the comment! lol Glad to have viewers in Idaho. :)

[@freedomlover8412]

Always was boise. The french influence in the area. Missouri, missoula, etc. Just the better than thou's stared saying boice only about 15 years ago

[@freedomlover8412]

@@jaredmoore8839 see, one of the better than thou's i was just yalking about. I will always call it boize.

[@mariethe_patate3696]

I was wondering it was a french word... Looked like "boisé", which depending on if it is used as a name or an adjective means "small wood" or "wooded".

[@idawg9357]

Montana has some really epic scenery

[@Deacetis1991]

Missoula has a reputation of having the cleanest and most polluted air in the same year. It really bows to geography. Missoula has a tendency for inversion events that trap smoke, pollution, clouds in the valley for days on end.

[@seanallen7728]

I'm from Idaho and live in Montana all I can say is if everyone moves to the country then the country won't be country anymore. Both are great States.

[@tellnolie]

Here's more on Idaho... In 1860 the Mormons (LDS) outgrew Utah and sent out some missionaries to EedaHow to try to find a tree to establish a settlement around. They wandered the southern Idaho deseret for forty years and never did find a tree. They then moved back to Utah and started beehive and lived a happily after-life!

[@BabyFed]

Thank you for keeping neutral and unopinionated when approaching political matters in these types of videos. It is refreshing

[@sriyasodharmma4021]

Both states are soooo beauuutifulll, blessed with so many natural wonders! Amazing nature and warm people. Can't pick one, I love both Montana and Idaho!

[@iammrbeat]

Agreed!

[@joshuataylor3550]

Would they both be included in a secession movement Cascadia?

[@kroganpopy9206]

You know what's funny? I was born and raised in Cascade county Montana.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

@@joshuataylor3550 U mean SECESSION?

[@sriyasodharmma4021]

@@kroganpopy9206 that's so cool!

[@linlenny1392]

Great vid, Looking forward to the vid on the election of 2020!!! Who else is?

[@bloodyfacedisgrace613]

same

[@lamaripiazza5226]

Same

[@JohnSmith-hd2tl]

Same

[@mariapopa1890]

Same

[@moses4769]

Same

[@rosesandmilk]

Fun fact about living in Idaho, we are surprised every time someone acknowledges our existence.

[@bLaKeAnThOnY0]

It’s true, even though this video is about Idaho it’s still weird to see so many people talk about how they’re from Idaho on the internet 😂

[@soggyfroggy22]

Same as a resident of Montana.

[@skn9895]

I'm from Northeast Montana. No mountains here! Culturally, we actually have more in common with North Dakota than the rest of Montana. My sister married well, and lives in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. They have a beautiful home on a lake. It's a nice place to visit, but I like the prairies.

[@ilenestrong7471]

From the western side of Montana. We call that eastern third of the state West Dakota.

[@idkwhattodo8652]

I'm from South West Montana (no not born there dummy, I was born somewhere else) mountains here!

[@Ethang1103]

I’m still excitingly waiting for the 2020 election video

[@marajadeskywalker5992]

What a mess that’ll be lmao

[@zombiecookie3219]

2016’s video was 10 minutes long, 2020, might be a half an hour

[@Ethang1103]

@@marajadeskywalker5992 Oh definitely

[@Ethang1103]

@@zombiecookie3219 I’d still watch it lmao

[@SickLords]

I know it'll be a mess, but I wonder what song he'll use in the background. Probably an instrumental of Rockstar or another Drake song.

[@zanet9228]

Gang Montana where you at?

[@ethanh6370]

We never went anywhere...

[@joshjohnson2600]

I'm guessing they're out fighting grizzly bears. I'm moving to Idaho from butthole Illinois soon.

[@baristafaith9198]

Hiding from the Californians moving here in droves....

[@benramsey8937]

Montana and Idaho are both excellent places. I was raised in Montana but spent many winters snowmobiling in Idaho. Both states should be rated much higher than their western neighbor.

[@jondog9]

I lived outside of Libby, Billings, Roundup, Great Falls, Sidney and a tiny little town called Lavina. Fairly good representation of the different weather types. All of them have cold winters and snow, with mostly cloudy days, but the eastern half of the state is extremely cold and windy in the winter. -30F is common, as I recall. People there always talk about the wind chill factor, because it's actually legit. Add wind to -30F and it feels like --50F or more. I worked in the oil fields all over north-east Montana, some of the coldest weather I've ever seen in my life.

[@chrishammond2537]

Idaho if you like Public Land and largest protect wilderness in continental United State (Frank Church River Of No Return wilderness) Montana if you don't want Neighbors or want to be attacked by Bison and Grizzlies Also montana state outline looks like a creepy old man smelling Idaho! (You can't unsee it now!)

[@thegrand1356]

Witness the raping and pillaging of MT by greedy politicians and realtors

[@jadtucker1972]

Montana...the Biden State

[@tencorgmail4075]

The states whose border looks like a face if you look at it at a certain perspective.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Yeah, it makes a face outline

[@iammrbeat]

Joe Biden's face?

[@ryanmichael7322]

Joe Biden sniffing Idaho

[@ShellymanStudios]

Joe Biden sniffing the hell out of Idaho. LMFAO!

[@kroganpopy9206]

One of the many reasons we think we're better than North Dakota.

[@bjukesisking3318]

From Montana forgot that the coldest ever temperature in the lower 48 occurred in Montana at Rogers pass it froze the murcury in the thermometer so it is debated how cold it was

[@logannichols5848]

I have been to all 50 states and I had to visit Idaho falls 3 times. I just love that town. It is just so peaceful and relaxing.

[@xMOJOxJDOG]

I love that you included the local pronunciation of Boise as Boy-See. A lot of residents get very annoyed at it being mispronounced lol

[@marlie6080]

But it's not the local pronunciation it's just the pronunciation it's how your supposed to say boise

[@karuma3755]

@@marlie6080 fr

[@stevemills1960]

There’s no Z in Shoes

[@ajburrr]

Compared idea: Luxembourg vs Lichtenstein

[@mackycabangon8945]

san marino vs vatican city would be better

[@Artur_M.]

San Marino vs Andora would be left.

[@xGlitchedSkullx]

Another fun fact about Montana weather, we hold the record for the coldest contiguous national temperature. In January of 1954, Rogers Pass dropped down to -70°F.

[@tellnolie]

Shhhhhhh!! It's plus 74 degrees in Montana all year round. Especially along the coast.

[@greatmike3120]

In my part of Idaho we do have Grizzly bears. Its just right outside of Yellowstone, and grand teton national park. My advice to anyone visiting Idaho is get off interstates and visit some of the more remote areas. There's not much to see if you only stick to the snake River plane.

[@robertdouglas8895]

And Griz live near the Canadian border.

[@mikedebear]

We've got plenty of Griz in north Idaho. You don't have to venture too far off the pavement to see their tracks- not as many as black bear but enough to keep you alert in the woods.

[@americanhistorygeek1926]

This is a great video! I never knew that parts of Yellowstone National Park also reside in both Idaho and Montana. Awesome job!

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks buddy

[@americanhistorygeek1926]

@@iammrbeat Of course!

[@adamdice231]

3 out of the 5 entrances into Yellowstone are in Montana.

[@iiniijewelry]

Hmm, this isn’t true. No part of Yellowstone is in Idaho. The closest is Island Park. And that’s not in the park at all. I live and work in West Yellowstone. One of the Montana entrances to the park. And have been here my whole life. The attempt to claim part of the park is so hilarious! 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤣

[@skurinski]

@@iiniijewelry I mean who cares, its basically a Wyoming park, the area in Montana is pretty miniscule

[@lukesharon]

I currently live in Idaho. The last 7 years-ish I’ve noticed that a lot of the new people I’ve asked why they have moved here note our conservative politics. As well as our low property price, which is being dragged up drastically by people who move here from bigger states, such as Texas or California. I can’t speak for all of the state, since I live up near CDA, but are house prices in the last 5 years have gone from 100,000 for a decently sized home to about 500,000 for the same house. What makes it worse is that are salaries haven’t gone up by that much, it’s stayed pretty stagnant, which is making it much harder for younger people to be able to afford housing and start a family...

[@flyshacker]

That’s an unfortunate consequence of an area becoming more desirable and more scarce. But it’s good for you guys who already own! Your kids can move to beautiful California after the revolution.

[@CarolsCurrentObsession]

My nieces are both in CDA and they said the same thing. I'm in IF, and it's the same here too~ my friend sold her dinky little 4 bedroom house for $196k! And they had bought it for just over $63k 12 yrs ago! Course they moved to Arizona, they wouldn't have been able to buy a decent house for that much here.

[@lifewithkymm]

Yes! 😣 we also live in cda and when we bought our house 5 years ago it was $140k it’s now estimated at $300k. Wtf?

[@joshkee5733]

Same happening in Boise and the treasure valley. Once you get to Mountain Home and the bigger areas housing is pretty cheap. But gone insane in some areas. My grandma house she bought for 50k about 20 years ago (she sold is 10 years ago for about 80k) is listed for damn near 300k

[@flyshacker]

@@joshkee5733 - question for you. How is Internet when you get out of the dense/expensive areas?

[@JenniferRodriguez2020]

I came to Boise 5 years ago for work, and 7 days later i told the company that I worked for to keep me here permanently. One of the greatest decisions I ever made. I never planned on visiting Idaho, knew close to nothing about this place, and didn't even know I'd be sent here. I get a call from my manager asking me if I wanted to go work in boise Idaho, and Im thinking to myself "wtf's in Idaho". I had just gotten back from Virginia, and was prepared to be disappointed again. And now I can't think of a better place where I would rather to spend the rest of my life in.

[@skurinski]

its America's best kept secret. Or was. But lots of people are moving in, especially from California and rising the prices up. I hope they dont ruin the state like they did California. Liberal policies killed that state

[@bLaKeAnThOnY0]

Micron?

[@JenniferRodriguez2020]

@@bLaKeAnThOnY0 Winco

[@tellnolie]

He lies!! There has NEVER been any jobs in Idaho! Nowhere, nohow!

[@bLaKeAnThOnY0]

@@tellnolie that’s a lie the multibillion dollar global microchip manufacturing company Micron was started in and is headquartered in Boise. There’s lots of jobs in fact Idahos economy was one of the fastest growing economies in the US in recent years. Idaho has also one of the lowest unemployment rates in all fifty states as well so maybe you just don’t know where to look, or no one wants to hire you? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Ethonoris]

As a Montanan, I gotta say I really prefer western Montana to eastern Montana. Mountains have always been more my thing. Also having lots of Idaho relatives, I feel I've been there enough times to say that I prefer northern Idaho due to it not being a desert like southern Idaho.

[@colmicwat4898]

Thanks so much your back to comparing states, your content is the best..

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks Collin!

[@timothycook2917]

Fun Fact: The Salmon River system in Idaho is the longest river in the nation (outside of Alaska) contained within the borders of one state; the Salmon is also the longest river unobstructed by man-made features (no dams or diversions) in the country

[@landonferro9073]

i live in montana specifically missoula and that cat statue downtown has always been a mystery to me. how did you find information that it was there?

[@huntersmith8586]

I always heard Idaho comes from the Comanche language meaning "Salmon Eater" in relation to the Shoshone nation. Most of the Shoshone were around the Snake River, which has a lot of salmon, so the name always made sense to me.

[@AmericanFreedomEnjoyer]

When you are from Idaho or Montana, and have to give this video a thumbs up, because you know, nobody else will. (There just aren't that many people from our part of the country, lol!) #GOTEAMIDAHO #WELOVEOURNEIGHBORMONTANATOOTHOUGH

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

14:25 Idaho is the hardest on weed. The only state in which it's not even legal for medical use and it's criminalized, you can be a felon for using it.

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

Which is why everyone just drives to Ontario for weed

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

@@AVeryRandomPerson Ontario's far away from Idaho though Edit: Okay I literally live in Oregon and I made that mistake

[@rondahimes3583]

@@AVeryRandomPerson Unless you live in CDA, in which case, you drive to Spokane. Perspective, don’t cha know. Also, Ontario , Oregon is right across the border from Caldwell, Idaho, or thereabouts.

[@brianirish2402]

Yeah it’s hilarious, when you pull into top crop in Ontario, all the license plates are from Idaho. Never had any problems going back either

[@kevinlittrell3407]

We border 3 legalized states and California and Colorado are still relatively close, so it may be a battle IDaho is still trying to win, but it is definitely hilariously failing.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. As a 73 year resident of Montana I find you've covered all the bases pretty good. Really good trout fishing in both states, also.

[@stanleyfleming1107]

Great video! One other small fact is about Idaho City. The gold rush once made it a population of around 40,000, the largest city West of the Mississippi. Also, the Pend Orielle River in the north use to have a submarine base. It is quite deep.

[@adriennegormley9358]

Montana is from "montaña", which is simply "mountain" in Spanish. The state's motto which is on the flag is also Spanish: oro y plata (gold and silver). Regarding the native tribes/nations, from what I remember of my Montana history course in 9th grade, you left out a spit ton. Regarding temp swings, I've experienced them. I still tell the story of my sophomore year of high school. Lived 10 blocks from the school and walked. One April morning, temps were in the mid-high 60s, warm enough for warm weather clothing. I left for school in a sundress and sandals. By the time I got there, it had clouded over. By the time my 15 minute home room session for attendance was over, it was snowing (8:45am). By the time I got out of school at 3;45pm, there was ~2 ft of snow on the ground. And I walked home through that. 10 blocks. In sundress and sandals. Got home, found younger bro who attended the Jr High 1 block away lounging on the sofa watching cartoons. Got into my winter boots and coat, went outside, and shoveled 2 ft of partly cloudly off the front walk. Took a break. But it was still snowing. By the time my mom got off work at 5 (she was an accountant at the monkey wards downtown), there was another foot on the ground, and I was re-shoveling the walk when she finally made it home. Is the snow purty? Yep. Do I miss living in it? H*ll no!!!!!

[@JonasMatthewBahta]

Verdad

[@darthmetum3324]

I remember taking Idaho history in 4th grade, and making a play about Lewis and Clark. Played an Indian chief

[@iammrbeat]

Represent!

[@Nick-tx2fl]

Where'd you go to elementary? I did the exact same thing in 4th grade. Maybe it's State wide or something

[@CarolsCurrentObsession]

Hey so did I~ lol ~ anyone hear of Burley? 😂😂

[@KendylLarringdudddisco]

yeah idaho history in the fourth grade is a state wide thing, we had it at my school too and i won the trivia contest that the whole school had to watch (i also had to square dance and play a recorder)

[@metalliclxmxn6003]

I was lewis is lewis and clark, i live in north idaho

[@NavyCopMA1]

Former Montanan.. If they had a better economy and maybe a bit less harsh winters I'd go back!

[@miniature_marie1534]

Let me just say this for Idaho, we don't like the fact that people are coming here ,especially from California.

[@ethanh6370]

No one likes when Californians move in.

[@aRighteousguy]

Wha wha wha wha

[@andrewkabush3341]

Yeah fuck californians and there special brand of politics

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

It's the whole west coast now, or the cities anyway. There's a LOT of us outside those leftist areas that despise them too. Californians ruined my Seattle and now Seattleites are doing it to Idaho. Just be aware that many that do move from here to there may be political refugees like me and want to keep Idaho Idaho and protect it from becoming Californicated. Seattle is too far gone to save and too expensive to retire in. I am planning to escape within a year. I hope I will be welcome somewhere in northern Idaho or western Montana. North Idaho is already getting over run and getting more and more expensive, so I may end up in Montana. Some of us come in peace.

[@VegasGuy1975]

You should consider that the Californians moving out of the state are conservatives who are leaving this communist state. And we conservatives aren’t bringing our “special brand of politics”. That special brand you refer to is called Democrat fraud, and it not due to the conservatives leaving California.

[@wilson-zr1cw]

Nothing about the,"gem," state? Idaho is known for its gemstones as well.

[@TubsatTheClub]

The Little Brown Stein - University of Idaho Vandals v University of Montana Grizzlies

[@mango6591]

Its BSU, not the vandals

[@ethanh6370]

@@mango6591 Montana hasn't played Boise State in football in decades. They play occasionally in basketball, but its nonconference and they aren't rivals since BSU left the Big Sky. I'm pretty Idaho is the right matchup for this particular trophy.

[@danlewis2862]

My friend and I stumbled upon this video sitting here in Billings Montana so we put it on to see what you had to say we are both pleasantly surprised are now subscribed and being as we are musicians we are Giants fans of your band more songs in the videos please

[@sublime9525]

Fun fact: Butte, MT has the oldest continuously running Chinese restaurant in the United States. It's called Pekin Noodle Parlor, check it out!

[@ojmilk9733]

Mr. Beat, any news on the 2020 election video?

[@tatechristensen2182]

I'm from Idaho. Great video! It's low hanging fruit and a little cliche, but you could have briefly talked more about potatoes. I know Idaho towns with annual festivals for potatoes, we have a potato museum, a drive-in theater called "The Spud" with a giant potato in front, and at new years Boise has a potato drop instead of a ball drop.

[@iammrbeat]

Isn't there also a potato Bed and Breakfast?

[@tatechristensen2182]

@@iammrbeat it wouldn't surprise me!

[@customerservice1565]

My only wish is that they would actually drop the potato on new years

[@khm2128]

Tate, is your middle intial 'R' ? J/K. Cute name! Especially for an Idahoan!

[@MrMobileAutoService]

I loved this video. I grew up in Great Falls, MT. When you mentioned all the indian tribes in MT I was sort of disappointed to not hear you mention the Chippewa tribe, as I am Chippewa from ND. There are two Chippewa reservations in MT - Rocky Boy and Little Shell (in Great Falls). Little Shell just recently received federal recognition as a Chippewa tribe. Anyway - sure enjoyed this video. I gave you a like and sub.

[@Cree8Ball]

12:28 I appreciate how you mention the difference punctuation of the capital. I've found that seeing how someone pronounces it is an easy way to determine if they're a native Idahoan or not

[@chasegilmond5637]

Current Idahoan, former Montanan here, your pronunciations were spot on. People don't always pronounce Kootenai or Coeur d'Alene correctly. I also appreciate the mention of the Berkeley Pit. Only thing I wish you would've talked about was the silver valley but otherwise, fantastic video

[@iammrbeat]

Wow, that means a lot. Thanks!

[@leahdingman3535]

no they were not. what r u talking about

[@ethanh6370]

@@iammrbeat Yes, great job with those. Just be glad you didn't have to pronounce Kamiah! 😂

[@Jimothy.diesel]

I was just talking to my family about moving to either of these two states literally last night and was hoping you'd make this video. Its a sign

[@ianhabener]

Montana billings Montana

[@thegrand1356]

Too late thanks to the raping and pillaging of MT by greedy politicians and realtors

[@elise8560]

@@thegrand1356 i know it’s tragic :( i live here and this state has transformed for the worse.

[@KendylLarringdudddisco]

me, an idahoan: WHY WOULD YOU MOVE HERE

[@jasper_783]

BRO SAME ITS SO BORING AND ONE DAY IT WILL BE 100 DEGREES AND THE NEXT ITS SNOWING WTF

[@calvin-]

This video was right up my alley. I was born and raised in Montana, and have now lived in Idaho for the past 5 years!

[@tripi7906]

IDAHO ROCKS! I live in the treasure valley

[@danieltoto9869]

Congratulations on 300k subscribers

[@moses4769]

Congrats on 300k subscribers Mr. Beat, don't stop replying to us when you get super famous! Video suggestions: 1. Negative things about every president 2. Positive things about every president

[@iammrbeat]

I love that idea!

[@TheCowardRobertFord]

2 will be EXTREMELY hard in some cases...

[@2Greenlid]

@@TheCowardRobertFord For some presidents a very short list…..

[@rikoisbae1228]

Born in Idaho, have lived in Montana for nearly 5 years, and while Im not going to forget where I was born, Montana is so much better in my opinion. No sales tax, the people are way more polite than where Im from, and its way more scenic in Montana than the Snake River Plain area.

[@reganroar0022]

I definitely appreciate the no sales tax here in Montana. If I had to move, no sales tax is a necessity.

[@DanielStarbuck]

Does anyone know the name of the bear song at 14:00?

[@tompeled6193]

10:19 Montana's name is an Anglicization of the Spanish word for mountain, "montaña". Wiktionary is a great place to quick-search etymologies of many words.

[@iammrbeat]

This is incorrect. Wiktionary is wrong in this case. I dug much deeper for my research. :D

[@roedor0506]

@@iammrbeat In any case Spanish is 80% Latin. It may work

[@MajorMlgNoob]

I mean Galician, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan all have a similar word for Mountain, so it being a Latin root is more correct

[@ianhabener]

@@iammrbeat I mean I was born in Montana and I grew up in Montana and I went to school in Montana and this is what we are taught that Montana is the Spanish word for mountain so if your going to tell me that an entire states education system is wrong then I guess that is your prerogative.

[@tompeled6193]

@@roedor0506 It's a direct descendant of Latin.

[@joshmccubbin2448]

Idaho gang, I've lived here for around 10 years and it's crazy to me to see the city I live in mentioned in a KZbin video

[@UnusualAI_]

You and me both

[@datroo1237]

as a long term Montana resident I can confirm. my average internet is 1 bar recaption. I'm in the second biggest city here.

[@Apex-Hex]

What part of Idaho is that at the 13:24 mark? Thanks!

[@byterute1868]

Montanan here. Surprised you didn't bring up Montana's extremely high suicide rate. Maybe that'd be too depressing.

[@RosieTheMushrum]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@jeffreymccarty1388]

I'm from Montana and I committed suicide

[@CarolsCurrentObsession]

I didn't know that about Montana ~ maybe long dark winters, eh? Spread it around ~ vitamin D really really helps with SADS ~ I have 4 people in my family with it, and the vit D has made all the difference! Seriously. Eta~ Idaho girl here ~ so we have the long dark winters too ~ and I always feel a little bad for all the Californians moving here thinking it's gonna be all sunshine and lollipops and then boom ~ winter hits.....

[@ethanh6370]

It's definitely a big thing. The winters are one factor, along with high alcohol and drug abuse rates. The reservations contribute a lot because of the extremely high poverty rates. In my experience, which is admittedly limited, the reservations in Idaho seem to be more affluent, relatively speaking.

[@Cyancat123]

@@CarolsCurrentObsession dude what’s with the tildes

[@Sasgirl107]

I’m the guy that recommended this!

[@iammrbeat]

Well thanks for recommending it. :)

[@jeanionesco7472]

@@iammrbeat no I did

[@cdavlogs5597]

I live in North Idaho!

[@sinistercherry3554]

Loved hearing the representation at 15:54! I can even see my high school!

[@jacksonhawkins2775]

As an Idahoan, thank you for this video. Very informative :)

[@acezszx]

Can you do a video on how the US primaries work?

[@MateoQuixote]

I wake up, click on a Mr. Beat video and learn something all the while having fun. Sometimes the internet is a good place..... sometimes.

[@iammrbeat]

Awww. Well thank you. :)

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@iammrbeat It is a small ray of bipartisan sunshine.

[@MIKESK8DAWG41]

Idaho falls is not a affordable as it was 10 years ago. House prices have doubled.

[@mountainman4859]

I was raised in the CDA area and spent much of my youth in the panhandle of Idaho and Western Montana as my parents owned land outside of Trout Creek and we used to go camping there. I love both states. But I prefer Idaho by a smidge.

[@CrewJohnston]

DON'T MOVE TO EITHER STATE! The winters are freezing with huge snow drifts and roads covered in black ice!!! The Summers are desert like and the bears, mountain lions, wolves and moose walk right into town! (They'll kill your dog if the eagles don't carry them away first!) The camp sites are covered in bugs and don't forget about the rattlesnakes!!!! Seriously, don't move here!

[@thegrand1356]

Nothing left anymore thanks to the raping and pillaging of MT and ID by greedy politicians and realtors

[@CarolsCurrentObsession]

Agreed! And the long dark winters are so depressing~ housing is through the roof, and we have ticks all over the place that carry life altering diseases like Lymes disease! Oh and rattle snakes, we have rattle snakes too! And deadly Hobo spiders and wolf spiders ~

[@Dannie281]

Agreed, seriously don't move here. We have the coldest tempitures on record in the lower 48 states. And when high winds knock down power lines you could be with out power for days, or even a couple of weeks. Seriously stay away from Montana.

[@moore9793]

@@Dannie281 Sounds like me and my Scandinavian friends would be right at home. Been wanting to find a place to move to.

[@edlynnporter7519]

@@moore9793 Alot of the settlers were Scandinavian, German. My great Grandparents were full blooded Norwegian's. Came straight from Norway to Montana/North Dakota.

[@brenthicusdaii1781]

From personal experience of living in both states, I have found that there is substantially more to do in Idaho in terms of recreation - because of its higher population. Montana, although beautiful for 1/3rd of the state, is pretty much North Dakota II in the other 2/3rds- super cold, flat, and nothing to do. Both have tons of wild spaces, but I personally believe that Idaho has so many more unheard of places - like the deepest canyon in America “Hell’s canyon,” The Sawtooth range, the world’s deepest water source, the most hot springs of any state, and the most mountain peaks over 10,000 ft of any contiguous state. Both are absolutely amazing states though! Seriously it’s no wonder why everyone is moving to both!

[@iammrbeat]

Also, much of Idaho is public land, which leads to more recreation opportunities.

[@thegrand1356]

Witness the raping and pillaging of MT and ID by greedy politicians and realtors

[@hamiam2243]

As a Montanan I vacation in Idaho

[@skyrrmish868]

Hells canyon is on its border with Oregon

[@ethanh6370]

I think I still slightly prefer Montana, having also lived in each, but you make some good points. You really can't go wrong.

[@sthisisahumanboidavidvelaz2326]

Will you release the 2020 election video next week

[@largeegothegreat3645]

when i think of montana i think of beutiful hills and trees and stuff like that when i think of idaho i think of patatoes

[@soonertee]

You haven't been to Coeur de Laine then.

[@largeegothegreat3645]

@@soonertee just looked it up looks pretty nice