Montana’s original wants to set you straight. It’s a fair guess that “the man who put ‘dude’ in dude ranching” would be pleased. Although he’s long gone, Montana’s original dude ranch he and his wife founded in 1898 is once again alive and presenting that Western wilderness lifestyle to city slickers. The O.T.O Ranch, which closed in 1939, became a “pop-up dude ranch” in 2022, welcoming guests for the first time in 82 years. And this year, it repeated the offer, thanks to


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