River house living room.
F
or travelers who like their rough with a bit of
smooth, there is The Ranch at Rock Creek, owner Jim
Manley's 6,600 acre retreat near Phillipsburg, Montana,
some seventy-five miles from Missoula. Manley, an
investment banker, toured a mind-boggling 700 sites
before discovering Rock Creek, thus fulfilling his fortyyear ambition and dream of owning a ranch. Manley's
criteria for his dream ranch were all present at Rock
Creek: lush fields and meadows, four miles of river, an
old mining town and ski resort nearby and sited in a
valley for "a greater sense of remoteness."
HYLAND
