Since late April, I have been working at B Bar Ranch, in Emigrant, Montana (20 miles from the north entrance to Yellowstone Park). The ranch raises draft horses and ancient white park cattle, and has an organic garden where they raise organic produce. It also hosts different environmental groups throughout the summer, and has cross-country skiing in the winter. There are 7 seasonal staff members who work in the garden, the kitchen, do housekeeping work, and general maintenance around the ranch.
It’s been a fun job so far, and I am really enjoying the variety of the work and the small community environment. The ranch is a little over an hour from Bozeman so we have been able to go there to do most shopping, and the go to the park and hike on days off. Overall, it’s a very rural location, in Tom Miner Basin, surrounded by mountains which is, needless to say, absolutely gorgeous.
My view from my window at the bunkhouse on the ranch
Fuzzy Trouper, one of the two steers that the ranch keeps as pets, and a kind of mascot. He is very cute, and was bottle-fed as a calf, but people can't approach him nowadays because he does not know his own strength and will smack you with his horns.
A view from lower down in the valley, with the (still snowy!) mountains in the background. When I got here everything was still covered in snow but most has melted by now. The ranch is 8 miles off the highway, and at 6600 feet (1000 feet higher then the highway). When we go on walks, we'll often drive to the lower elevation because its easier to walk down there, and warmer!
It is still "cold" in Montana, and especially cold at this elevation on the ranch. However, they promise us that summer is coming, and I can't wait for some really nice weather for some really good hikes.
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