Hello! We are Ryan and Sarah O'Rourke - owners of GLACIER COUNTRYSIDE ESCAPE and GLACIER COUNTRYSIDE RETREAT.
Ryan and I were born and raised right here in the Flathead Valley. We have been married for 22 years. After going away for college, we decided this is the best place to call home. We love all that there is to do here in the Flathead. We regularly bike, hike, camp, boat, fish and just take in the views.
Ryan is a high school history teacher and Varsity soccer coach at Stillwater Christian School in Kalispell. Sarah is a high school science teacher and former basketball coach at the same school. We have one daughter Adeline who is 6.
Shortly after purchasing this property in 2009, we decided it would make a great summer vacation home for travelers. As teachers, we were rarely home in the summer - but instead were out enjoying Montana. We began renting it the first summer we owned it and loved the experience of hosting out of town guests. We stay in a camper at Ryan's parents' home during the summer (when we weren't camping out in the beautiful Montana wilderness!)
With the help of family, we also built a small apartment in a barn that sits on the edge of the property. In the summer of 2020, we also began sharing that space with guests as Glacier Countryside Retreat (a separate listing.) Both spaces are private and separate from one another.
We would like to offer to you our wonderful home for your visit to the Glacier area. We hope you enjoy vacationing in Montana as much as we enjoy living here!