Getting there The commercial airport that's nearest to Darby is in Missoula, Montana; it's a 1 1/2-hour drive south through the Bitterroot Valley to the Triple Creek Ranch. There's an airport for small planes at Hamilton, 35 miles away, and a helicopter pad at Triple Creek. Room rates Rooms are $510 to $995 per night for two. Rates cover all meals, drinks and snacks and access to a pool and tennis court. Fly-casting lessons and horseback riding are also included; fishing trips and white-water rafting expeditions are extra. In the area Double H Custom Hats in Darby makes cowboy hats on the spot. Darby is home to western antiques stores that sell grizzly-bear traps, turn-of-the-century paintings and colorful horse blankets. Many of these shops also sell homemade Montana products, such as huckleberry jam. And there's an 18-hole golf course in Hamilton. Contact info Triple Creek Ranch, 5551 W. Fork Stage Rte., Darby, MT; 800-654-2943.
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