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	Surrounded by Red Rock Lakes Wilderness and National Wildlife Refuge. 45 Miles from West Yellowstone Recreation Unlimited!!!! Spring - Summer - Fall - Winter About the Ranch | Features | Value Distribution & Price Call Mid-May to Dec. 1 Contact Keith Rush at 1-(406)-276-3300 for more info!! Call Dec. 1 to Mid-May Contact Keith Rush at 1-(208)-552-9399 for more info!!
	"You can hardly find us on the map. But if you look carefully a little west of Yellowstone and a little north of Idaho Falls, you'll see a place called Monida, Montana. Its where life begins for a lot of folks - or at least where life comes together. You take the Centennial Valley where our spread is, surround it with the Red Rock Lakes national wildlife refuge, plant a few million firs and pines, stack up a buttress of granite against the Big Sky and you've got the beginnings of Lakeview Ranch. But then you add a few man-made things like a nice lodge, dining and recreation rooms, quiet guest rooms, an indoor heated pool - and our own private chalet up on the mountain - and you begin to get a feel for the place. Well, in case you're maybe thinking that Lakeview Ranch is a summer kind of place - it is. But its also a spring and fall and winter kind of place, too. And you know what'? Every season at Lakeview Ranch is a surprise - sort of like opening up the next chapter of your favorite book. Let's see now, about those "reasons" we were mentioning ..." Keith Rush SPRING Spring comes on whenever the snow decides to melt, and that's usually somewhere around April. We re just as excited about spring up here as the animals and birds are. This is moose country. elk country, antelope country, you understand ... and you should see the way they come staking out their browsing grounds, nibblin' at the new shoots and the tender grass after a long winter. But don't be at all surprised to see a few red fox, some smartpants badgers, and half the squirrels in Montana come wheelin' up to your cabin door. And if you happen to be a bird watcher, you'll see'em by the tens of thousands right here in the refuge - especially the fantastic trumpeter swan, and the greater sandhill cranes that nest in our meadows and marshes. Now that's a show. But our Centennial Valley is just the beginning. Hitching on your backpack, you can follow the spring flower show right on into the highlands, camping beside a rushing trout stream for some early spring fishing, moving into fresh country, fresh adventure - your color camera clicking it all in. But for a little diversion, there's nothing in the world like some early spring fishing, some color slide photography of the very first flowers on the valley's floor, or an early morning hike over hardpacked snow. SUMMER Summertime in Montana. The flowers that started peeking their heads out of the melting snow are on stage for 'heir big show now - shooting stars, buttercups, lupine, stick geranium, loco paint - in a myriad of color wilderness. But that's just the carpet. Hitch on your backpack or hop into our jeep and we'll show you the darndest timber country, the most spectacular high country you ever laid your eyes on. If you want, we'll do a "drop-camp," setting you up a camp that will be all ready for you when you hike in. You see, we're really out of the way here. A few trails, a few roads. Most of them empty Summer's the greatest in Beaverhead National Forest where lakes, clear-water streams, little brooks offer up some of the finest fishing you've ever seen - rainbows, brook, cutthroat, and the rare Montana version of the Arctic greyling. We'll come along if you want, showing you little secrets about lures, flycasting, special hiding places. We'll even hitch a couple of horses for your fishing trip, taking you miles into the most gorgeous fishing country you've ever seen. Or if you're a young adult (aged 12-18), it's Big Sky Discovery time - our exciting adventure oriented outdoor program under the direction of our Brigham Young University youth recreation leaders. Summertime. A great time for you - for your family - at Lakeview Ranch! FALL Quiet time, Indian summer. Lazy, warm days. Most of the guests have gone on home now, so the place is mostly just yours. Yours, that is, if you don't mind sharing it with a skyful of some 50,000 ducks and geese that think Red Rock Lakes is a pretty good stopping place before their southward migration in August and September. Or if you've chosen October, you can say hello to a couple of thousand whistling swans - known locally as "cowboy geese" because they sound for all the world like distant cowpunchers gatherin' up their cattle. Hunting is our really big thing in the fall. You see, Centennial Valley and the surrounding forests provide incredible browsing lands and migrating routes for big game - moose, antelope, mountain goat, big horn sheep, bear, deer and elk. Folks from all over the country - that is, the few who know about Lakeview Ranch - come here year after year for what they call the finest hunting anyplace. But realty, the biggest thing in autumn is just being here. Living life at your own speed. Eating our home-cooked chow. Makin' friends. Living. WINTER The white carpet comes up six, eight, ten feet here in the valley - sort of closes us in for the winter except for the one road. So we toss a few more pine logs on the fire and let 'er storm. But next morning ... Clear sky! Big Sky! Cold and crisp! We're off an the snowmobiles, high onto our very own ski mountain, then onto our choice of three hand-tailored mile-long slopes The skiing is fantastic. And it's all ours! For mom and dad, they can laze out the day on top of the mountain in our chalet looking out across Centennial Valley. Or we can all go snowmobiling, zipping into a glistening world of white-laden beauty you won't believe. Or strap on our cross-country skis and take a jaunt across the easy sweep of the valley, in among the pines and firs, up and down the eary, gathering slopes of Beaverhead National Forest. Say, didn't someone mention a heated indoor pool? We did indeed! Give us a dip. As we were saying, winter is fantastic at Lakeview. About the Ranch | Features | Value Distribution & Price FEATURES: All reasonable offers will be looked at....... Call Mid-May to Dec. 1 Contact Keith Rush at 1-(406)-276-3300 for more info!! Call Dec. 1 to Mid-May Contact Keith Rush at 1-(208)-552-9399 for more info!! Click to view map of the area!!! Bld. + 80acers @ approx:$2,028,000.00 1,500 days of public access usage on Fed. Lands(fully equipped) 1500 days = $1,500,000.00 Ski runs + Chalet...1000 ft. drop & 1 mile runs, A Great Private Area!!! Back Country Training & School Programs Ranch Activities Include: Trail rides with gentle mountain horses Bird watching and wildlife observation Nature study photography workshops with breathtaking scenery and youth activities Recreation room, jacuzzi, mountain top chalet and sauna Fishing - lakes, streams, and rivers Discover Summer's Contentment at Lakeview Enjoy a pack trip into wilderness and primitive areas in both Montana and Idaho. Your family can experience a relaxing and unforgettable adventure in our high mountain camps engulfed by the quiet beauty of nature. Surrounded by Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Lakeview offers 43,000 acres of spectacular Centennial Valley scenery at the base of the Continental Divide. The refuge is home for the magnificent and endangered Trumpeter Swan. It is a nesting area for over 130 other bird and waterfowl species. Blue-ribbon fishing and alpine lakes for cutthroat, rainbow, brook, golden, brown, and arctic grayling trout is exciting and challenging to all anglers. Other wildlife viewing like moose, elk. deer, and pronghorn is abundant to the unobtrusive observer. The informality and hospitality of this unspoiled country is accented by our home-cooked meals, served family-style at the cookhouse, and sharing an evening under the stars with a glowing campfire. If you prefer rustic cabins with a true western atmosphere to camping, they are available. Modem dormitory accommodations are used for groups. Housing with more privacy is strictly modem. clean, and comfortable. Special All Female Mountain Mama Horse Packing and Training Camps Five, seven, and 14 days. Female instructors on pack-in portion of the trip. Discover the Mountain Glow of Autumn Fall season brings an fabulous duck, bird, and big game hunting. Lakeview provides archery, black powder, and rifle camps in the heart of the Rockies. Either pack into tent camps or use horses and 4 x 4s at base camp from the ranch. Our drop camps are in proven areas, one type with horses and wrangler at camp, and one type with no horses in camp. Changing autumn colors enhance a spectacular backdrop for a ranch vacation or sportsmen's venture. Rates and dates for hunting are available upon request. Summer guest ranch and trail Rides Pack Trip vacation Combo Ranch and Pack Trip Vacation Pack trip with horses for photography/fishing Minimum of four people and maximum of ten per party Longer stays and private groups may be arranged All you bring is your personal gear and bedroll, or we can rent bedrolls (on pack trips) All rates include lodging, meals, horses, guide services, and use of all facilities, such as jacuzzi, sauna, fishing, chalet, and recreation center. Transportation from Idaho Falls or West Yellowstone free of charge. Hunting Features FULL-TIME OUTFITTERS & GUIDES - Over 35 Years of Experience !!! Jim ZUMBO'S Big Game Hunting Clinic held here !!! 1999 Montana Trophy Archery Hunts September 5 - October 19 Pack in September 3 All hunts are seven nights with six days of hunting, two hunters/one guide. Your hunt ends and you depart on the sixth day. You are able to hunt while traveling to and from the tent camp. There is no set check out time, but we need time to set up camp for our next clients. If you lap over a night or extra day, there will be a nominal charge (guest ranch rates). Hunt September 4 -9 Hunt September 10 -15 Hunt September 16 - 21 Hunt September 22 - 27 Hunt September 28 - October 3 Hunt October 5-10 Hunt October 12-17 1999 Montana Rifle Hunts October 24 - November 28 Maximum of 4 clients per pack-in camp, unless there are more in your private party. Two hunters per guide or arrange for private guide ($75 extra per day). All hunts are seven days/six nights. Six days of hunting. You leave camp on the sixth day. The cost is $2,250 per person each or $375 per day, and $250 per day for any additional days over six. Hunt October 24-29 Hunt October 31-November 5 Hunt November 7-12 Hunt November 14-19 Hunt November 21-26 Drop Camps/Pack In With Horses (Tent Camps) We have three types of drop camps. All campsites are approved, reserved, and bonded in game-abundant areas that are used for drop camps as well as our full service guided hunts. All camps are horse pack in tent camps. We furnish the tents. wood. and wood stove. All hunts are seven nights/six days of hunting, unless listed otherwise or negotiated. You do all your own camp chores. Back Country Tent Camps This is what back country tent camps are - deep-rooted in western tradition. Most elk hunters, when they dream of an elk camp in the Rockies, think of a remote tent camp located in the heart of elk, deer, and bear country. Add a sturdy mountain pony to the picture and you have described one of our back country hunting camps. Our camps have been selected with first and foremost quality hunting in mind. Back country camps are located away from roaded or heavily hunted areas. Most of the areas we hunt are primitive Or wilderness areas, no motorized vehicles allowed. This is true western elk hunting tradition. If you are ready to sample western tradition - let's go hunting. Let me know days, dates, how many in your party, type of camp. In the past, 50% of our drop camp hunters should have gone on a fully guided hunt, as if you are not experienced in western elk hunting, you will probably have a poor hunt. It is your hunt, so plan well. Our insurance company requires a signed outfitter/ Client Contract and Hold Harmless clause from each client. Professional Training In Horsemanship, Packing, & Outfitting Ten day to 16 week unlimited, professional training for recreational employment & career; outdoor clinics; schools & training for wranglers, packers, guides, and outfitters covering horsemanship, packing, wildlife, and camping skills. We also have a 10 day mini course to MOTIVATE BOTH MEN & WOMEN, YOUNG & OLD, NOVICE & VETERAN TO GIVE THEM A BETTER INSIGHT ON AN OUTDOOR CAREER. Rush's Outfitter & Guide School Horsemanship & Packer School Wildlife & Camping Skills Lakeview Guest Ranch has an established professional 30-day guide and outfitter school for $2,500, and a 15-day horsemanship and pack school for $1,400. Also a ten-day mini course covering back country horsemanship, wildlife study, and camping skills for $875. This mini course is tailored for men and women of all ages, who would like to pursue a career in the outdoor field. Or for the novice or veterans who desire to upgrade their outdoor skills. Team leadership and packing techniques centered on wilderness field training. The west is losing its old and experienced - cod horseman and packers, and the need for young men and women trained in these areas is great. This curriculum runs from June through September. Send for specific information and brochure. Discover Winter's Magnificence Centennial Valley is a delight for skiers and snowmobilers alike. Experience a true winter advent= with three mountain ranges for your enjoyment. Try our groomed trails and cross country skiing for both alpine and telemarkees. For a real challenge, try our yurt-to-yurt Camping along the Continental Divide in Montana and Idaho Write for price details on our four to six-day packages. We are full-time outfitters, not just weekends of a few days during hunting season!
	All reasonable offers will be looked at....... Call Mid-May to Dec. 1 Contact Keith Rush at 1-(406)-276-3300 for more info!! Call Dec. 1 to Mid-May Contact Keith Rush at 1-(208)-552-9399 for more info!! About the Ranch | Features | Value Distribution & Price
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