GUNSEL HORSE ADVENTURES
presents
THE FALL BUFFALO ROUNDUP AND TRAIL RIDE
September 25th – 28th, 2009
Featuring
Michael Martin Murphey
How about a front row seat for viewing the roundup of 1500 head of Buffalo in South Dakota’s Custer State Park with Michael Martin Murphey? That seat being on the back of one of our well trained gentle saddle horses. Thrill to the sight of the herd running hell-bent through the hills with the riders in hot pursuit, whips are cracking and there is lots of yelling as the riders push the herd down the hills and into the corrals
Friday, the first day, Honorary Trail Boss, Michael Martin Murphey, will guide you on a horseback visit to areas seldom seen in Custer State Park. Saturday, we will ride over to the Badger Hole, Home of the Poet Laureate of South Dakota. He wrote some great cowboy poems and songs. Michael will perform some of Badger’s works on the steps of Badger’s cabin, The Badger Hole. Sunday, Michael will guide you down the beautiful French Creek Canyon and return on the Canyon Rim Trail. Monday, after an early Breakfast at Blue Bell Lodge, we will trailer the horses to the Buffalo Corrals and the roundup teams will be briefed on the way things are supposed to go. Doesn’t always work out that way. You will be in a great area to view the roundup on horseback. After the Buffalo have been gathered and we eat lunch at the corrals, there will be entertainment in the big tent and also you can watch the sorting & branding of the buffalo from the catwalks above the chutes.
During your stay in Custer State Park, you will have the possibility of seeing Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Big Horn Sheep, Coyotes, Eagles, Mountain Goats, Antelope, Prairie Dogs, and even Mountain Lions, which we have seen in the past. Naturally, the Camp Cooks will have some of the best food in the West, served up hot & delicious. You will be staying in tents with floors & zippers and living the cowboy way, with brand new shower facilities available after each day of riding.
Now to cap things off, the evenings will be spent around the campfire, listening to the songs and poems of the West presented by Michael Martin Murphey and a host of other western entertainers. And most likely, a few coyotes will be harmonizing in the background. What a way to start the Fall Season, viewing the Buffalo Roundup horseback with Michael Martin Murphey and lots of beautiful country to ride in.
The price for this 4 day fantastic adventure with Michael is $1800.00 per person plus 5% state sales tax. A deposit of 50% is required to hold your reservation with the balance due 30 days prior to the start of the roundup.
Send your deposit to Bob Lantis Box 1575 Rapid City, South Dakota 57709.
We accept Master Card, Visa and Personal Checks.
This will be the adventure of 2009.
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