ALA Montana Trip – Day 2 – Big Skies and Beehive Basin
We started our day this morning with a terrific buffet breakfast at the 320 Ranch. Our meal included scrambled eggs, bacon and hashbrowns, along with several choices of fruit, cereal, toast and juice. After breakfast, we hopped in the van and shuttled through the town of Big Sky to our stop at the Beehive Basin Trailhead.
Our cabins at the 320 Guest Ranch
The Beehive Basin trailhead
This trail gave us spectacular views of several mountain ranges and high peaks, including Lone Peak, which is park of the Big Sky Resort ski area. The hike was about 6 miles total and included steep uphills, meandering switchbacks and a mountain lake at the top. We stopped midway for a snack of giant pretzels and Easy Cheese (at the guest’s request), and had sandwiches, fruit and dessert at the lake when we reached the top.
Matty K. nibbling on moose droppings
Midway snack and Lone Peak
Eating lunch by the mountain lake
Beehive Basin
After our hike, we contemplated a zip line run in Big Sky, but we ultimatly decided to return to the 320 Ranch for a few hours of downtime. Later that evening we joined other ranch guests and members of the community for their weekly pig roast. We were serenaded by acoustic guitar and singing and indulged in the pig we saw being prepared the night before.
Dinner!
It was a grand time!
After dinner, Matty K. shuttled us to a private fire pit for marshmallow roasting and campfire songs. It was a memorable night cap!
Getting the fire started.
Matty K. and the guests roasting mallows
