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Triple Creek Ranch Wins The Luxist Award for Best Adventure Getaway

Triple Creek Ranch is nominated for a Luxist Award for Best Adventure Getaway

Nestled high in the spectacular Montana Rockies, Triple Creek Ranch is the winner of the Luxist Awards Readers Choice Award in the Best Adventure Getaway category.

Located in Darby on the pine forested slope of Western Montana's highest mountain known as "Bitterroot", Triple Creek Ranch boasts all of the finest amenities one would expect from a luxury resort. The 600-acre property offers a world-class restaurant featuring international cuisine and an extensive wine cellar. Facilities include a fitness center, heated outdoor swimming pool, tennis, putting green, horsehoe pits, private or nearby hot tubs and rooms equipped with wood-burning fireplaces and wet bars fully stocked with complimentary soft drinks and spirits. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, house wines and house cocktails are included in the nightly rate. They'll even pack you a complimentary picnic lunch, should you request one.

Gallery: Triple Creek Ranch, Montana

Triple Creek Ranch in the Montana Rockies

But what sets this resort apart from so many others are the countless outdoor activities from which to choose. Love to horseback? Fly fish? Hike? Mountain bike? At Triple Creek Ranch, you can ride and fish to your heart's content, as these activities are among many that are included in the nightly rate. Fly-casting clinics, nature and birding tours, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing and snowshoeing are also offered as part of the nightly rate.

Nearby activities that may involve an additional fee, but can be arranged by the hotel, include cattle drives, Lewis & Clark Trail Rides, scenic float trips, steelhead fishing, summer trout fly fishing and spin casting on the Salmon River, ATV rides, helicopter tours of nearby Glacier Park and Yellowstone Park, mountain biking, golf and whitewater rafting.

In 2011 Cabin rates will range from $750 per night (double occupancy) for an open floor plan cabin to $2,495 per night (double occupancy) for a spectacular 3,600 square foot three-bedroom, three-bath cabin. There's an additional charge of $350 per person for more than two people in the two and three bedroom cabins. Triple Creek Ranch is designed for adults, but does allow children ages 16 and older.

For more information or to make a reservation, contact Triple Creek Ranch at (406) 821-4600 or email at info@triplecreekranch.com.

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Gauley Season Brings Adrenalin Junkies To West Virginia

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

Adventure lovers in West Virginia know about a little something called Gauley Season. Each fall, the Summersville Dam is unleashed into West Virginia's Gauley River to fill up Summersville Lake. The result of all that water pouring through the gates turns that part of southern West Virginia into a whitewater rafter's paradise with peak season rapids ranging in intensity from Class VI (professional) to Class III (moderate). Each year over 60,000 whitewater enthusiasts each year converge on the area for the ride of a lifetime.

Class VI-Mountain River navigates these waters for six weekends straight, offering unforgettable rides on half-day, full-day, and multi-day trips lead by the river-seasoned staff. Every Class VI-Mountain River trip is photographed by experts and so you get professional views of your exploits.

Options including staying in Class VI - Mountain River's New River Gorge Adventure Resort on the canyon rim of the New River Gorge, or camping at the edge of the New or Gauley River. The resort is over 1,000 acres with luxury vacation homes for rent, a wide variety of WV cabin rentals from rustic to deluxe, and ample private West Virginia campground facilities. Many of the cabins on the Gorge have hot tubs, a different type of white water to soothe away the day's adventures. Check out the Class VI-Mountain River website for more details.

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