Bonanza Creek Country: Living The Cowgirl Life

I've blogged previously about Bonanza Creek Country, a working cattle guest ranch in south central Montana. I first came eight years ago and haven't missed a year since. The owners, June and David Voldseth are now like family. Just wonderful people.

So, this week I'm writing this post from Bonanza Creek. I thought you might enjoy, vicariously, the guest ranch experience. I brought my horse Skip with me, but when you come, you'll want to enjoy one of the great ranch horses in their string.

The weather is spectacular - bright sunshine and temps in the 70's. This morning we mounted early at 8am and rode to the chuck wagon for a fab breakfast cooked over the open fire. We then rode on to a ridge top with a jaw-dropping view of the ranch.

After a hearty lunch, we again mounted and rode the "high ride" up atop another ridge to an even more spectacular view. You can't help but be humbled at the power and beauty of this landscape.

Tomorrow we'll be heading out on a long ride through more beautiful country to a little canyon where there are prehistoric Indian pictographs. Later in the week we'll be moving cattle to new pasture and trying our hand at team penning.

The mix of wonderful horses, spectacular country, gracious hosts, and new friends make every visit to Bonanza Creek a special memory for me and the highlight of my summer.