"It's important to focus beyond ourselves" Jody Dahl
Dahl Horse Wins Remington Park Derby!Owned by Erza Lee and Toby Dahl, DMNV Mountable is trained by Jacque Uphaus. Ridden by Kenny Muntz, DMNV Mountable pulled away over the final half of the 400-yard derby to finish in :19.903 seconds. Click here for full screen video. (Horse #2)
Articles about the Runamuck
Guest Ranch
Roundup, MT
For many of our visitors their vacation at our ranch is a landmark memory in their lives. Some of our guests have been writers for magazines and newspapers and they have shared their experiences through articles about the Runamuck Guest Ranch.
“Riding to the Rescue”
Charity ride offers “best of all worlds”
Billings Gazette, June 26, 2006
Story by Jan Falstad
As the twin dun-colored mules with the bold lightning stripes down their legs heaved the wagon into motion, the greener horses snorted and stomped quickly raising dust and their rider’s heartbeats. Excitement spiced with a taste of danger evaporated after a few miles as the 85 horses and two wagons spread out and settled down to the trail pace through the Bull Mountains. The second annual Chase Hawks Memorial Association ride at the Dahl Family’s Runamuk Ranch attracted more than 100 people from Montana and North Dakota and as far away as Florida. Click Here for the rest of the story
A Montana Family Vacation
“California Kids, Family Fun Guide”, May 2006
By Carmel L. Mooney and Suzy Mc Minn
A first trip to Montana exposes you to magnificent mountains, golden plains and exciting adventures guaranteeing an enjoyable journey that will bring you back to Montana, over and over, throughout the years. Onward we traveled to the Runamuk Guest Ranch, an authentic, no-frills, working cattle ranch. Click here for the rest of the story . . .
“Runamuk Guest Ranch”
Executive Decision Magazine, September 2007
Peter F. Crescenti
Montana isn’t called the Big Sky State because some marketing manager dreamed it up. The hundreds of thousands of stars visible in the ebony night sky attest to its majesty. In the same way, Runamuk Guest Ranch, in Roundup, Montana, isn’t called a ranch as a selling point. It is a working ranch that receives guests, which makes it a lot different from dude ranches for city slickers. It is a place where work-the-land-to-survive is the norm, and guests may participate in cattle roundups and livestock care, kick back with soul-soothing activities such as massages and yoga, or a little of both. The chow is sumptuous, and has been featured on The Food Network. Click here for the rest of the story . . .
National spotlight shines on Roundup, Montana ranch
Yellowstone Valley Woman magazine, September/October 2006
By Julie Koerber
Among the whispering pines and rolling hills in the heart of the Bull Mountains lies a 5th generation ranch that could soon be known more for its retreat-like escape than its strong ranching history. It’s a place where you can sit under the stars with absolute peace, ride on horseback to a campfire cookout complete with cowboy songs, hike through timbered trails, or even take a yoga escape atop the neighboring sandstone rims. It’s called the Runamuk Guest Ranch and the secrets it holds will soon be revealed on the national television airwaves. Click here for the rest of the story . . .
Western Livestock Reporter, May 4, 1949
“So, I drove up to Roundup,” the bull buyer said, and went out to see Bill Spidel. Bill met me at the door and we went in and chatted a bit shile Bill smoked a few matches through his pipe. Then he shucked into his bib overalls and tied a kerchief around his neck, and we lit out to look at the polled bulls. Down in the corrals, bill pointed out a bunch and said, “Those are the herd sires I’ve selected for my customers.” And he pointed again: “The ones over there—they’re the mill run.” Then he sat down on a feed box and re-lit his pipe. Click here for the rest of the story . . .
By Darley Newman
Equitrekking, April, 2006
Located 50 minutes North of Billings, Montana, fifth generation cattle ranchers Toby and Jody Dahl welcome guests to experience life as a cowboy on their 18,000 acre guest ranch. Bring your own horse or ride one of their mixed or Quarter Horses through wooded trails, meadows, and sandstone rimrock. Most of the rides are off the beaten path, allowing riders to soak in the natural beauty and wildlife of the area. Runamuk hosts special yoga retreats a few times a year, and offers regular yoga classes as often as visitors wish. The Dahl’s work to sculpt an individual schedule for each guest. Instructor Master, Paulie Zink, founder of a distinct style of yoga he calls, Taoist yoga, a master of chi kung, a form of martial arts, recently moved from California to teach yoga at Runamuk. Jennifer Pisle, a yogaFit certified instructor and practitioner of Hatha Yoga, teaches yoga along with guided relaxation in Runamuk’s historic barn or atop a rim rock, the highest point in the area, where you can see mountains miles away in the distance. After yoga and riding, enjoy hiking, a massage, fishing or nearby golf.
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