“You could count ’em as they passed the window. Snowflakes fell the size of fifty cent pieces,” Marge smiled. There were 111 inches of snow in the two weeks we were here. She came back to Richardton, met Larry when she took archery lessons from him. She grew up in Richardton, North Dakota where her parents owned a small motel. Marge lives on the ranch year around with her husband Larry and daschund Lecia. Right on the creek,” Marge Wanner, the ranch manager, said. He did remark that last February the temperature dropped to 42 degrees below freezing, however. The best decision I ever made,” Rob said. We are two miles from Yellowstone Park that way but have to drive over eleven miles to the gate. “The original owners realized they had a little gold mine here. He’s been working at Parade Rest Ranch on and off for ten years, foreman the last two. A friend said, ‘You’ll learn to ride a horse if you do it all summer,'” Rob recounted. “I’m lucky enough to have met old cowboys. His interest in pre-history took him to Arizona where he helped a friend with pack trips and studied petroglyphs. Ranch Foreman Rob Sutherland grew up in California. Dutchman’s Basin offers vistas of mountain meadow surrounded by aspen forest. Riders climb along trails to 8,000 feet where meadows and lakes abound with wild game. Elevation at the ranch is about 6,600 feet. They have permits to take guests riding into the Gallatin National Forest behind the ranch. The ranch acquired another 160 acres of pasture for the horses. The ranch was untouched save for damage to a large water tower on the place that had to be taken down. Rock slides blocked the Madison River and water backed up behind it creating a new lake. The earthquake killed 19 people who were camping at the Madison River Campground. The new owners Clyde and Linda Seely and their partners Bill and Carole Howell reinforced the creek beds with rock hauled from the earthquake slide that rocked the area in 1959. Grayling Creek, that runs through the property, menaced the cabins during spring thaw. Clear cutting forested lands in the mountains caused snow to melt faster. He also raised huskies and used them to pull dog sleds in the snow. Bullet holes are still visible where Major Rodman fired off his gun in the house when he’d had too much to drink. Major Rodman entertained his friends at the ranch and built cabins for them and a large log home for himself and his wife Marie. The spread was sold in 1935 to a retired major from World War I, John Rodman. The Rowses split up then remarried shortly after settling in the valley. Montana’s growing season is short deer, elk and rabbits along with poor soil conditions made it difficult for the homesteaders to grow lettuce or any other crop on the land. The land had been used by Bannock Indians to hunt and camp. The cabin still stands on the ranch today as do many historic buildings that were added in subsequent years by various owners. Thomas was 39 and his wife 33 when they settled on the spread and built a little log cabin near the creek. Thomas and Kate Counter Rowse were granted a patent on land along the Grayling Creek in a valley off what is now Highway 287 about ten miles north of the town of West Yellowstone, Montana, in 1919. The rate includes lodging, all meals, horseback rides & lessons, fly-fishing lessons and equipment use, outdoor cookouts, use of mountain bikes, and additional ranch activities.They tried growing lettuce on the 160 acre homestead. The prices quoted are per person, per day/night. To reserve your package, you will need to pay your deposit from the "Book this package" option in your cartĪt Parade Rest Guest Ranch, we thrive to provide excellent service, so please feel free to contact us anytime From your cartīy selecting your package you are not saving or reserving any package or cabins. You will then be able to click "Select this package". Step 1 will let you select your desired number of nights at the ranch and state theįrom there you can proceed to the next step to select your cabin/s. To receive your personalized ranch vacation quote or to book your Parade Rest Guest Ranch package, please proceed to
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