Fly fish your own private fishing hole on the Dearborn River from your back yard!Or float the quarter mile to the Missouri River. Gary Cooper made this Montana area a mecca for Hollywood movie stars in the mid-century, and this was part of his original homestead.

Whether you are in the 3 bedroom 2 bath main house or like the one bedroom original cabin with its private living room, enjoy all the comforts of home with modern bath and kitchen, or hang on the patio where early morning deer and antelope actually do roam.

Fish the blue ribbon Missouri in the magnificent Cascade Canyon only 30 minutes from Great Falls and Helena airports, 2 hours from Yellowstone, and near dinosaur digs and Glacier Park. One of Montanas many 1,000 acre ranches are on other side of river and startling rock formations so old they are only found in three places in the world go up many stories high.

Fly fishermen love the easy flat pullout in the back yard and the rock formations create a deep pool for 22 browns and a cold swim. Play Scrabble on the deck while the BBQ cooks, or enjoy the full-size pool table -- no more city vacations!

Tower Rock, where Lewis and Clark turned around, or the Charlie Russell Museum, with his actual house, are short day treks.