Gwyneth Paltrow 'gets her cowgirl on' at Montana dude ranch holiday

Gwyneth Paltrow has been posting pictures of a recent family trip to Montana - where she reviewed a number of dude ranches for her website Goop.

The A-list star writes that she is "getting her cowgirl on" as she posted pictures of herself on horseback against the stunning mountainous vista, reports the Daily Mail.

In a post on herGoop newsletter called Big Sky Country, Gwyneth writes: "They call it Big Sky Country for a reason: Interrupted solely by the distant peaks of the Rockies, the horizon here goes on forever, holding dominion over horse ranches, National Forest Service lands, and a whole lot of cattle.

"Eager to switch our cell phones off and get our cowgirl on, we canvassed the Western edge of the state for the perfect dude ranch experiences.

"And for those who'd prefer to roam, we've put together the consummate Glacier guide, home to some of the most spectacular vistas in America."

Goop

On the dude ranch front, where guests can experience everything from riding in the real West to cattle-driving, Gwyneth sampled three top spots in the area: Paws Up, The Ranch at Rock Creek (where actress Kate Bosworth recently married), and the Triple Creek Ranch.

Paws Up, she says, "is a bit like a theme park set against some truly majestic country. There's ATV-ing, go-carts, a gun range, archery, paintball, a kids camp (where they took the kiddos on a legitimate hike), horses galore, plus ample opportunity to river raft, fly fish, and work a cattle drive."

She added: "The on-site spa is excellent, the food is good, and the accommodations - which range from log cabin homes to tented yurts perched on a cliff above the Blackfoot river - will leave little doubt in your mind that this is the West."

The Ranch at Rock Creek is what you'd imagine "in your mind of what an Old West homestead should look like", the actress writes. A working cattle ranch that now doubles as a luxury guest ranch, Gwynnie says it's "really, really well done", adding: "It's all-inclusive here, and you can pick from a range of activities every morning, so if your kid falls in love with a particular horse, he can ride that horse everyday."

And Triple Creek? Gwyneth writes that it's "nestled up against Trapper Peak, meaning that the cabins look out on forests, creeks, and elk herds, which gravitate to the lands since they don't allow hunting.

"Beyond trail riding and fly-fishing (it's an Orvis-endorsed lodge, which apparently means quite a lot to fly fishermen), you can learn how to pen cattle, and you can hike for days-after all, the lodgings abut the rest of the property, which is a 26,000 acre working ranch where guests can participate in all-day cattle drives."

Sounds like she had a darn good time.

Related articles

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin take post-split trip to Bahamas

Inside Gwyneth's new $14m Malibu beach house

Gwyneth Paltrow jumps for joy in toned bikini snap