Shine up yer spurs and dust off yer chaps,
it's that time again! You got it...the 3rd annual Runamuk Benefit
Trail Ride. Trail ride, barn dance and a whole lotta
fun! Enjoy an afternoon sitting on the back
of a horse or comfortably in a horse-drawn wagon seeing
the sites of the Bull Mountains in beautiful
Roundup, Montana. Ride a total of 15 miles through timbered
trails, open meadows and over sandstone rimrock. At our
half way point, you can tie your horse up and enjoy local "ranch-raised
beef barbecued burgers" complete with all the fixin's!
Meander your way back to the ranch with more fantastic
views and a gander at a homestead cabin. Once back
at the ranch, relax before dinner with our wine social
and listen to Bluegrass music by Highway 302. This year,
we're changing the dinner menu to a fantastic pig roast.
Can't you just smell it now! But don't leave yet! There's
a barn dance to top off your night! Stick around,
though, because on Sunday, we're going to wake to homemade
doughnuts, coffee and juice and head out on the trail
again for a morning ride!
Equine massage
available throughout the day by appointment. Come join
us for a great time for all ages. Pitch a tent or contact
Roundup motels. Horse boarding available. For more information,
contact Jody at 406-323-3614. Recommended
donations of $20 for the trail ride, $35 for the dinner,
wine social, and dance; however any donation amount is
welcome. *Please pre-register by June 19.
Proceeds benefit Chase Hawks Memorial Association, a Montana
non-profit corporation raising money in Montana, Wyoming
and the Dakotas to disburse to families in crisis that
fall outside the traditional scope of aid.
Directions to the ranch from
Billings, Montana: Take Hwy 87 North toward Roundup.
Just before you actually approach the town of Roundup,
you will see(off to your left), Hwy 12 West(toward
Harlowton and Lavina). Take Hwy 12 West for approximately
5 ½ miles until you come to a small black and
white 381 sign(there will also be a “Harper Hereford” sign
to your left a and big red and white striped barn to
your right). Take Jct 381 South for a total of 7 miles
( 5 miles of pavement, 2 miles of gravel—CAUTION
this turns to gravel at the TOP of the hill). You will
come to a Runamuk sign.
2006 Summer Events
May through approx. June 15: Calving...we
ride and check our newborn calves, sort cow-calf pairs
that are ready to move to grazing pastures and check
herd health.
Third
weekend of June(6/17-6/21): Runamuk Guest Ranch
branding. A tent camp is set up at our homestead
cabin. Ride each day to gather and
sort cow-calf pairs and move them to the holding
corrals. Lots of riding. Enjoy a ranch rodeo at
the end of your stay with an outdoor cookout and
music over a campfire.
Last
Saturday in June(24): Overlap your ranch experience
with our benefit trail ride. Ride approx. 7 miles
to an outdoor cookout with music. Take a different
path back to the ranch. Back at the ranch enjoy bluegrass
music, a western barn dance, pig roast, and wine
tasting.
**Throughout
the rest of the summer there is intermittent cow work
and a lot of scenic ranch riding, four wheeling, massage
services, yoga, hiking and more!
For
those who are nature watchers, early morning rides(sunrise)
are the best times to view wildlife. And! it is also
a beautiful, peaceful time to be out and about!
July
4: Roundup Independence Days Extravaganza!
A community festival that will include hay rides,
karaoke, parade, cowboy church, cowboy poetry,
local music performers, a kid's rodeo, and a
performance by Leroy Van Dyke--popular for the
Auctioneer Song and Walk On By.
Week of July 20: Bulls are
moved to cow herds.
Second half of August: Gather
the cattle herd, sort heifers and bulls, move cows to
new pastures.
Labor Day Week: Wagons Ho!
Roundup
6 days of scenic riding and camping peppered
with some cattle work.
Second and Third Weeks of October: Focus
on wildlife viewing. Some cattle work and lots
of scenic riding.
