It’s difficult to find a more American holiday than a Montana dude ranch. Still, the big question is: What do we want out of a cowboy experience? If the answer is a combination of beauty, luxury, and ...

Jim Manley was 10 when he first fell in love with the American West. And it wasn’t because he was on a dude ranch somewhere out in Montana or Wyoming or Colorado. He was in the living room of his ...

For weeks after I got back from western Montana, I was reminded of the pristine pine forests and glimmering snow-capped mountains every time I went to squat. At least once each of the four days I ...

Ranch vacations used to mean rustic accommodations and questionable plumbing. Maybe a lumpy mattress in a converted barn if you were lucky. But somewhere along the way, that changed completely. Now ...