Glamping: Posh Montana Camping
![Greg Bondick, left, of Carlisle, Mass., and Rhyne and Lisa Davis of Charlotte, N.C., enjoy coffee and conversation at The Resort at Paws Up, a 37,000-acre getaway in Montana. The resort is for affluent travelers who want to enjoy the outdoors but cant fathom using an outhouse.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b994493/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x381+0+0/resize/500x381!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F0f%2Ff35b530fb5b4e03a75eb97c12706%2Fla-fi-01glamping.jpg)
Greg Bondick, left, of Carlisle, Mass., and Rhyne and Lisa Davis of Charlotte, N.C., enjoy coffee and conversation at The Resort at Paws Up, a 37,000-acre getaway in Montana. The resort is for affluent travelers who want to enjoy the outdoors but cant fathom using an outhouse. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
![Cowgirls](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7df6502/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x344+0+0/resize/500x344!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F18%2Fdb0cdbaa0aa4261118237b933adc%2Fla-fi-03glamping.jpg)
Lynn Blake of Boston helps her daughters Riley, 9, and Hannah, 8, with bandannas as they prepare for a morning all-terrain vehicle ride at The Resort at Paws Up. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
![Big Sky country](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c00c374/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x340+0+0/resize/500x340!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2Fd8%2Ff259b76dd8d3fa15339d9c1211d2%2Fla-fi-04glamping.jpg)
Zac Holmes points out landmarks to guests Rob and Alison John of Boston during a morning hike at the Montana resort. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
![Room with a view](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/963b3be/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x346+0+0/resize/500x346!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F28%2Fd542f7a41adf6295faa43c51c0b4%2Fla-fi-05glamping.jpg)
A bathroom picture window provides a view of the pines from a house at the resort. Its not about experiencing what Lewis and Clark did, said Milton Pedrazza, chief executive of Luxury Institute, a New York-based research company. Its about enjoying nature and all the comforts that come with the luxury lifestyle. They see it as one big seamless, wonderful experience. (Myung J Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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![Not exactly roughing it](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0d4f8a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x339+0+0/resize/500x339!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2F58%2F3eeb5c2dea2fdc5787c4cf7f8751%2Fla-fi-06glamping.jpg)
The perks at the resort include a camp butler to build fires, a maid to crank up a heated down comforter at nightfall and a cook to whip up bison ribeye for dinner and French toast topped with huckleberries for breakfast. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Housekeeper Martha Williams turns down a guest’s bed. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Young campers make s’mores. Its OK to be spoiled, it really is, one guest said. Its nature on a silver platter. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)