First real road trip

We are planning our first road trip
We have 2 weeks to travel from Medicine Hat , Alberta, into the USA, taking in some very new experiences....
Our first stop will be great falls, Montana.......From there, we would appreciate advice on some great routes.
We enjoy-
Driving, hiking, photography, good food/wine, wildlife/nature, meeting new people, love the natural landscapes and cultural diversity.
Budget is generous.....
Please give us your thoughts and experiences....we appreciate any advice.
Thanks
Joe and Jo

Welcome to the RoadTrip America Forum!

You could "road geek" this up a bit and take a drive to Mexican Hat, UT. Utah has much of what you are looking for in the hiking and scenery aspects.

This link has a list of things to see from I-70, which is a nice drive in Utah. You could also go into Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Arches National Parks, to name just three.

One route you could try is to head South from Great Falls to Utah, then East into Colorado, and head back North going through Yellowstone on your return trip home.

If you don't want to drive that far, you might enjoy doing Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks. These roadtrip reports should give you more ideas of things to do in those states: Montana Wyoming

And the Big Horn Mountains, in Northern Wyoming, South of Billings.

Thank you all for those ideas...we will certainly have a look at the maps and decide....Any others suggestions are very welcome
Sincere Thanks
Joe and Jo