Posted 2015-07-10 4:52 AM (#164002 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 99 Location: Pleasant Plain, Ohio 45162
I am leaving for Montana next week and riding for a week in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and leaving Benchmark Trailhead. This is one of the largest wilderness areas in the lower 48. This is about 1-1/2 hours south of Glacier National Park. I am using an outfitter though as we are doing a week packtrip that is a progressive ride going up along the Continental Divide and Chinese Wall.
Posted 2015-07-10 11:07 AM (#164009 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 282 Location: southcentral pennsylvania
For something different, you may want to look at "Montana Horses, Mantle Ranch." I have had the pleasure of meeting the Mantles, and Western Horseman did an article on the family several years back. You can take your horses, or use theirs.
Posted 2015-07-12 9:07 PM (#164023 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
Montana is a big state and has lots of options.
Are you bringing your own horses?
Where are you traveling from and how much time do you have? Western Montana has more mountains and nicer scenery, but is a farther drive for you folks coming from the east.
Do you require a full service camp ground? or would you be willing to primitive camp?
Give us a little more info and you might get better answers
Posted 2015-07-18 7:48 PM (#164100 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 153 Location: Grant City, Missouri
Thanks everyone. I would like to bring my own horses. We are in North Western Missouri so we are not far off I29. We are retired so no time lines. I have done primitive before. We have a generator....the water might be an issue. I am just looking for ideas to see what is available. Years ago while trailriding in South Dakota I know that there was a group that overnighted there on their way to what I thought was Big Horn, so I was just wondering what is out there and how to find out about it.Thanks so much!
Posted 2015-07-19 11:37 AM (#164107 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
I have not ridden much in Montana, Just a little around West Yellowstone. but I have ridden a lot in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. We almost always primitive dispearse camp. The few times we have not, we have stayed at someone ranch. You will not find a lot of "Horse Camps" like folks back east stay out. They just don't exist.
Most mountain camping does not require any A/C. In fact yesterdays camp at 8200 foot elevation had night time temps of 39° and day time highs of 69°. So usually a generator works fine to cook dinner, if you are not one to Dutch Oven or camp fire cook.
As far as locations, the mountainous part of Montana is the western half. You should be able to find trail heads on most maps. I know there is a lot of riding in the Gallatin Valley on the Western side of Yellowstone. I expect most national forest to be the same.
Stop and talk to any tack or feed store in the general aer. I've gotten lots of tips on trail heads to try from feed store owners.
Posted 2015-10-22 8:47 PM (#165157 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Go to Buffalo,Wy and go west about 42 miles. Then turn off of the highway on county road 24 and go north 15 miles to Battle Park camp grounds. They have horse pens and a couple of permanent bathrooms. Their are camp host that stay the summer there. You also can buy your hay there. The campsite is at 8,500 ft elevation and you can ride to the top of Elk Mountain which is over 12,500 ft. We have been going out since 1992 and we are from north central Iowa. We stop at Wall,Sd and let the horses out for a few hours in the rodeo grounds which are right beside the interstate. Down town is only 6 blocks away. Usually you can only get into Battle Park from the last week of June till about the last of September because of snow on the road in to it.
Posted 2016-02-26 9:31 AM (#166218 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Hi Lea Anne - The Bob Marshall Wilderness is a very popular trail riding/horse camping destination. It is home to the famous Chinese Wall, among other notable points of interest. I recommend these trail maps by Cairn Cartographics: http://cairncarto.com/product/bob-marshall-wilderness-map-south-hal... useful resource is the USFS Interactive Visitor Map: http://fs.fed.us/ivm/Major access points to "The Bob" are north of Ovando, MT and west of Augusta, MT. The Benchmark Camp/Trailhead near Augusta is closest to the Chinese Wall and has horse corrals. It can be very busy during peak season, however.Good luck and have fun!!
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Posted 2016-05-13 1:12 PM (#167056 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Hi Lea Anne! I'm from Stanberry, Missouri! I got on here to find out where to ride and camp in a trailer in Montana. Did you end up going? If so, where did you go or what did you find out over the last year?
Posted 2016-05-13 4:15 PM (#167057 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 153 Location: Grant City, Missouri
msabmurph, Hey we are neighbors! lol I live North of Grant City! No, we haven't made the trip yet. My husband is not a rider; he will ride but not because he wants to! He does want to go though...maybe next year. Where do you ride? Iowa?
Posted 2016-06-21 8:31 AM (#167367 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 326 Location: central IL
I'm from east/central IL and have been out west numerous times. Lea Anne, my hubby doesn't ride either, but he goes on the longer camping trips. Although I haven't camped in Montana, we did camp twice about 16 miles just south of the border in Burgess Junction, WY. It is my favorite place we've been. I can tell you more about it if you like. I've also camped in southern MO numerous times including the Big Creek Ride. This April we camped at Brushy Creek. Those trips I go with a small group of gal pals since it's a shorter trip to haul.
Posted 2016-06-21 8:28 PM (#167371 - in reply to #163988) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Aceliberty, beautiful picture! That doesn't look like a paint or a quarter horse! lolI have been to Big Creek. It is a nice ride. I am a CCTR veteran actually. Since my husband doesn't ride I take my grand daughter to CCTR every year and that has to satisfy me as my "big" ride! I have come to realize this year that the chances of me going on a ride out West are getting slim. I have been 3 times to the Black Hills and I am so glad at least I have those memories. I would love to tag along with a group but I know a lot of men don't want a "helpless" woman along to have to "take care of"! Hopefully I wouldn't be a burden but I am afraid a lot of men think that. I would like to hear more about your Burgess Junction.
Posted 2016-06-21 11:12 PM (#167374 - in reply to #167371) Subject: RE: Trailriding in Montana
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Posts: 326 Location: central IL
I understand what you mean about a woman "tagging along", as most of the time I haul alone. I have done numerous trips to Big Creek; however, pulling alone got to be dangerous for me personally since I'd be so tired after a week of riding. Driving I-44 really would have been better if I'd had a "shot gun" helper. So finally, I gave it up although I loved riding Big Creek. We need to exchange personal e-mails and do some chatting. I hate to do too much posting on a public forum.The horse pictured is an Arab gelding. I rode Arabs till a few years ago. I failed to find another good one, and now I've learned to switch teams. I never wanted a mare, and last year a QrH mare was offered to me by her owner. Oh, the bomb! She's my love!Let's keep in touch, and it would be great to meet up since we both go solo a lot. aceliberty@hotmail.com is my personal e-mail.
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