Libby!
Ken, I love that part of the Rockies! My John is the manager of the train that goes from Seattle to Chicago, and it runs through Libby (in the middle of the night, unfortunately) and gets into Whitefish in the early morning (eastbound) or in the early evening (westbound). That's a great place to explore the Rockies from.
Asbestos aside, Libby is a good place.