Tag: Glamping Montana USA

The early fall weather was so perfect yesterday I decided to have a lazy day and hang out around Cliffside Camp.

A team of workers came and started switching out the summer glamping tents for insulated versions so that the tents are comfortable for guests when the weather gets cooler. I had no idea they switched out the tents for fall glampers! It was interesting to watch… and makes me want to visit again when the leaves are changing colors.

There are a bunch of fun games right in the Cliffside Camp Dining Pavilion. My husband and I played bean bag toss. He won, which I suspect has to do with perfecting his aim on the Sporting Clays course yesterday. I didn’t mind. It was fun to hang out among the pine trees with the sounds of the Blackfoot River as background music. We even saw a few eagles fly by.

We stayed at Cliffside for dinner and camp chef Kaylie took good care of us. We had grilled shrimp with tomatillo sauce and Ribeye grilled here at the camp for dinner. I I didn’t even have room for the stone fruit tart she had for dessert. I ended the day enjoying a really stunning sunset here in Big Sky Country.

I’m sad to be leaving tomorrow, but I’m hoping to come back in the fall or during the holidays. I’d love to bring my dog and see Pete and RePete, the draft horses, wearing their santa hats.

After waking up next to the Blackfoot river at the stunning Cliffside Camp, I headed off to the Paws Up Wilderness Outpost to go on the Cattle Drive. As I was arriving I could see a hot air balloon landing in the distance. It was so pretty.

The Cattle Drive is so much fun. It’s a much more dynamic way to ride a horse and interact with the Montana landscape and a lot more fun than a trail ride. My horse, Colorado, was a total pro and did most of the hard work for me.

Once we wrangled the cows into the pen, we worked as teams to sort the males from the females which was a lot of fun. A pair of riders from Norway beat my team’s sorting time by 5 seconds but we all had fun. Our cowgirls who have had a lot of experience on horseback and in rodeos showed us some of of their skills which were impressive.

After the cattle drive, I headed to Trough for lunch where I had a nice light meal since I’m saving room for Chef Dale Levitski’s Secret Dining Society dinner tonight. Chef Dale even let me peek into the kitchen where he and his team were prepping the food for tonight. I can’t wait to taste some of the produce we got yesterday at the Farmers Market in Missoula.

 

What a fantastic first day we had at Paws Up. After lunch at Trough, I checked into Cliffside Camp, which just opened this year. It has fabulous views of looking over the Blackfoot river. There are even giant copper bathtubs in some of tents.

The bed is so comfortable I took a nap before getting picked up and riding by horse drawn wagon to the Chuck Wagon dinner. Cowboy poet Steve drove the team of draft horses Pete and RePete to the tented riverside location for dinner.

The Chuck Wagon was a great way to mingle with other guests, and the foot was fantastic. Buckley the chef prepared tri-tip, chicken and a Tomahawk chop with all the fixings. Berry cobbler was dessert.

During dinner we were entertained by music and poetry performed by Cowboy Poet Angelo and Steve. It was good fun.

I got back to Cliffside camp just in time for Mike, the camp butler, to teach me his preferred technique for making s’mores. Then I got good night’s sleep so I’ll be ready for this morning’s cattle drive.