Friday, September 13, 2013

Play Cowboy, Montana-style in Gardiner, North Yellowstone

If you're going to unleash your inner cowboy, do it in scenic North Yellowstone. You can get great views of the park as you tread across the Gallatin National Forest and the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on horseback. Don't worry; the horse is trained to tackle the challenging terrain of the Montana highlands.
Whether you decide to go horseback riding for a few hours or days, there's no other place to look for a stable of capable horses than in the gateway town of Gardiner. For your guide, you'll be trained by real, working Montana cowboys who will also oversee your safety for the entire trip on horseback.
To cap your first night as a cowboy, come to the nightly Cowboy Cookout barbecue dinner and campfire, a cowboy-style feast of food in the company of cowboys of Hell's A-Roarin' Ranch. The ranch doubles as a lodge to provide novice horse riders a comfortable place to stay after a tiring day of riding, sightseeing, and feasting.

To see more wild animals on their natural habitat, head back to Yellowstone National Park, where sightings of bears--both grizzly and black ones--are a guarantee. You can also find other big mammals such as bison, elks, gray wolves and deers in several locations.

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