Montana seeing economic boom after "Yellowstone" TV series

[TexasTowelie]

CNBC's Contessa Brewer reports on how the hit series "Yellowstone" has been accelerating tourism in Montana, and even causing remote workers to move there.

[2naSalit]

1. And all that...

Has jacked up our housing costs so much that many can't afford to live here even though they have been here for decades. We're getting Californiacated in a really bad way.

Shows like that promote ignorant myths about this region that serve to destroy everything they claim to revere. Fuck that shit. F'ing idiots.

Talk about mashing the gas pedal to the floor when it comes to crashing the ecosystem that supplies most of the water in the west. Fuck around and find out, kids.

This is what makes greed okay.

[Doc Sportello]

2. Righteous rant

Unfortunately it's happening in many places, but probably not to the degree there. I moved from a Western mountain town due to rising costs caused mostly by Cali move-ins. Also, all kinds of expensive second homes owned by people who maybe spent two weeks a year there that drove up housing prices. Not to mention what it does to the environment or impact on depleting water resources.

[2naSalit]

3. Exactly...

Along with the vacation rentals taking up most of the housing and cabins, RV parks, yurts and teepees going up on every inch of private property, bringing more tourists for longer stays and barely serving to inform the visitors of their direct impact on the place... That lack of information manifests in the influx of newcomers who develop and then leave shortly after realizing that if you aren't oriented to outdoor activities year round and live with the weather as it dictates the day, this place can turn out to be less than you expected.

They also bring their superior sense of knowledge, insisting that those of us who are already here are dumber than shit, and TELL us that we're doing it all wrong and they will bless us by showing us "how it's done" proving that no matter where you go, there you are. It's not appreciated and serves to drive wedges between rural and urban all the more.

What they don't get is that we live here because we don't like how it's done in the urban world and recognize that nature has a say in our daily lives. We don't want to live that way so we got the fuck away from the cities a long time ago, please don't bring that shit here.

Just like the SW desert isn't going to transform into a permanently lush, green paradise just because you chose to live there, the Rocky Mountain region is not going to turn into downtown USA so you can pretend it's just like fucking Disneyland with different background scenery.

Sorry, I drove through a large national park yesterday and it triggered some ill content which is why I haven't been there for six years and probably won't ever go back even though it is a shortcut mileage-wise.

I wanted to leave here but there's no place else to go. At least I have housing that I can afford for the time being.

It feels like an invasion here and most of we locals are not happy about it but the corporate tourism fucks and small time opportunists sure are. Since they can afford to push us around, they are.

[Doc Sportello]

4. "Yellowstone" has highlighted some of those things well

Others maybe not so much but it has given me an interesting take on that area. The Duttons definitely don't like the developers and second (or third) housers. It got to where I just couldn't afford the town I was living in and moved. But my next move will probably be out of the country because in America, it's becoming painfully obvious that, as you said, there is no place else to go.

[2naSalit]

5. Same here.

I just renewed my passport and should I relocate again, it won't be in the US.

And There are two spin-offs of Yellowstone yet to be filmed here so there's more advertising we don't need.

As an aside, last week I saw Dennis and Randy Quaid shlepping down the main drag in town. They had been to a fly fishing shop. Dennis has a place in the area as do a bunch of other names, it's part of the draw in the county.

I guess I have all the more reason to just stay home these days. I do want to go out and get some pictures of some orchids I've been wanting to get for a couple years, my off-road vehicle hasn't been up to the drive for a couple years but I'll have it mostly restored and back in my possession by Friday so I'm going to be out in the woods on occasion to get those, otherwise, I'll be avoiding most places because of infestation of clueless tourists on their rented ATVs.

Yep, when I find a place to land, I'll be leaping but that might be a year or three out.

[GusBob]

6. I have never seen the show

Dont have a TV

But man am I sick of hearing about it!

On a recent trip out of state for a family wedding I had the following conversation 15 times ( my responses)

Yes I live in Montana
Yes its very beautiful
No, I have never seen the show Yellowstone ( It got so I would pre-empt the question by saying that)
No its not near where I live ( to explain the beauty of the prairie would be futile)
Yes the hunting is fantastic
No I dont hunt Elk
Sure you could come visit me, but be prepared for culture shock, I live on an Native Reservation
Yes, really
Its hard to describe, but it can be challenging and rewarding at the same time
No, its actually very peaceful
They have a lot of problems, but they are very kind
Yes, they think I am crazy