B Bar Gazette – January 2025
B Bar Gazette Issue #20 January 2025 Hello friends of B Bar, When Maryanne first glimpsed Tom Miner Basin in the winter of 1978, the B Bar Ranch was accessible only by snowmobile. That record-setting winter painted a vivid picture of life at 6,600 feet. The county wouldn't plow the road for years to come. Originally seeking a small getaway spot in the Greater Yellowstone area, Maryanne found herself drawn to something far more expansive. As she viewed the land from above in her...
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B Bar Gazette – December 2024
B Bar Gazette Issue #19 December 2024 Hello friends of B Bar, As winter nights lengthen in Tom Miner Basin, we find ourselves embracing both rest and purpose. These fifteen hours of darkness offer time for stargazing, reading by the fire, sharing meals, and finding peace in the quiet season. Daylight brings its own rhythm - tending cattle, preparing accommodations, maintaining equipment, and grooming our cross-country trails. As Mark Rose trades his saddle for a snowmobile, the s...
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B Bar Gazette – November 2024
B Bar Gazette Issue #18 November 2024 Hi B Bar friends,I'm writing to you from our ranch's Great Room as snow clouds blanket the upper Tom Miner Basin. On our mountain tops, snow is here to stay, establishing a foundational layer of our winter snowpack that will nourish the soil come springtime. As the days grow shorter, nature embraces winter’s quiet as we prepare for another season of sharing this remarkable place beginning December 15th. To celebrate a successful gues...
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