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Summer

Long days are quickly filled with nearly endless adventures and summer celebrations.

Dirt tire tracks in the field leading away to a hillside during warm sunset with clouds

How to Bird Your World for the Year of the Bird

2018 is the year of the dog in the Chinese zodiac, but man’s best friend has to share the limelight with another vertebrate, the bird. 2018 marks the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In […]

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Sweet Life of Bees, Year Two

Join us as we follow our new colleagues—the bees—through their second year homesteading in the Rock Creek Valley. The story is in reverse chronological order so scroll down to start from the beginning, or read more about […]

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Guest Blog: A Week at The Ranch

Behind the Lens During a Summer Stay Photo courtesy of Benjamin Morgan. We often host photographers looking to capture migrating wildlife, iconic ranch scenes and high country views. We delight in seeing our wild landscape from different […]

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Celebrating Culinary Arts Month

Gourmet Food with Big Sky Balance National Culinary Arts Month couldn’t come at a better time. Summer produce is rolling in and The Ranch kitchen is highlighting Montana’s freshest food with creative, ever-changing menus. We want to […]

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Our Ranch Mercantile

Mercantile Style In the first hundred years of Montana’s history, ranchers, cowboys and miners had only one place to go for dry goods—the Mercantile. A Western “Merc” was a general store, part refueling station, part […]

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Private Travel to The Ranch at Rock Creek

Luxury in the Wild The Ranch at Rock Creek stays true to our frontier roots, welcoming guests to private accommodations across our 6,600 acres. With a maximum occupancy of 125 across 29 accommodations each guest […]

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Grand Opening: The Nest at Rock Creek!

Family Ties This Father’s Day we’re celebrating the Ranch dads that have chosen to live, work and raise their kids in the wide open spaces of Granite County. Families are an essential part of the […]

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The Nest at Rock Creek

Family Ties This Father’s Day we’re celebrating the Ranch dads that have chosen to live, work and raise their kids in the wide open spaces of Granite County. Families are an essential part of the […]

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Ranch Traditions: Saturday Barn Dance

After Memorial Day weekend, guests start seeing a Saturday barn dance on our list of weekly activities, along with the Friday breakfast ride, Tuesday rodeo and Sunday Wells Fargo stagecoach rides. They are now a feature of our […]

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Cross It Off Your Bucket List

10 Dreams Turned Reality at The Ranch Every vacation is a chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. Here are 10 classic bucket list adventures that The Ranch at Rock Creek fulfills each year. 1. Become […]

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What’s a Ranch Rodeo? Photo Essay on a Montana Tradition

A staff member and talented photographer, Robert Cole, spent his summer at The Ranch documenting our weekly ranch rodeo at Camp Roosevelt Arena. Robert traveled from Northern California to work in Montana this summer. Although he has […]

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Ranch Traditions: Cowboy Breakfast

Summer Cowboy Breakfast at The Ranch at Rock Creek If you’ve never been given the nearly impossible task of trying to book an ideal family vacation, then we envy you. It’s hard to please everyone, especially when […]

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Great Room Cocktails: Huckleberry Season

Huckleberry Bear Traps in the Great Room Montanans take pleasure in foraging for seasonal ingredients. Guests who visited us in the spring might have enjoyed cuisine filled with flavorful morel mushrooms, gathered in the local forest. Now, […]

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