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- sandymcdaniel99Ariton, AL95 contributionsThis is the best boat tour for the price. $15/person and we had Tim as our tour guide. He is the best part of the tour. Great storyteller and points out very interesting things along the way.Written 6 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Culture629287966935 contributions3 of us attended. We paid to do a double load (we sifted until we had twelve 5 gallon buckets of gravel) and then ran them through the machinery. It was a 97oF day, so we only sorted 1/2 the gravel, and took the rest home in 2 bags to look through later. In the half that we looked through at the mine itself, we found 2 that were over 5ct, including 1 beautiful specimen that could cut out at 2ct and 4 others over 2ct. In addition, we found a few garnets, fossils and agates.
I can't say enough about the support and staff. They are great people! Amazing and helpful. We got a tour of the commercial side that was very informative. After we sort the other bags, we will be sending the best back to them for cutting over the winter (when the mine is closed). Their cutting work is great and seems reasonably priced compared to some other options.
Not to throw stones at other places (so I won't name them) but several years ago, we got a giant bag of gravel from another place in Montana that had nothing like the 6 best stones we got here - and we got to experience more of the whole process, which was definitely worth it.Written 25 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Amy C1 contributionWe recently went to Montana for the first time and had an amazing experience with both the activities and lodging at Summer Star Ranch. We did both the half-day UTV guided tour with Star and a one and a half hr horseback riding with Matt. We loved the scenery on our UTV tour, saw a bull and other wildlife and learned fun history of the area from Star. They were able to be flexible on our start time and accommodated our interest if we wanted to stop anytime along the way. Snacks like chips and cookies and drinks were provided but we’d recommend bringing sandwiches if you wanted anything more substantial. The horseback riding was peaceful with gentle horses and more beautiful scenery within the Helena National Park. I felt very comfortable as a first time rider and would definitely do it again. We also stayed on the property for 1 night in their JW cabin. It had a comfortable bed, modern indoors bathroom and a fun outdoor shower and great view of the horse pasture. You can grill at the cabin or go to one of the restaurants that Star and Matt suggest….they gave great recommendations.
We loved Summer Star Ranch and hope to be back again!Written 7 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
