Posh 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. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Housekeeper Martha Williams turns down a guest’s bed. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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)
