History 

Owner Brandon Bellrose pioneered mild to extreme Hummer H1 tours in Durango, Colorado in the mid-90s. His company, Hummer Extreme Adventures, broke new ground by offering an exciting alternative to Jeep Tours while vacationing in Durango, Colorado. Bellrose, winner of SIU's Rickert-Ziebold award in Industrial Design engineering, felt that the traditional business model of using light-duty jeeps for scenic off-road touring was dangerously inadequate.

The jeep platform was engineered to transport only four adults effectively off-road, and tour guides in Durango, Colorado were primarily using extended jeeps carrying eight or more passengers, which overloaded every single element of the jeeps engineering. With extremely high maintenance costs and the dangers of driving an overloaded vehicle in weather-burdened mountainous terrain, Bellrose felt that jeeps were not the answer for scenic off-road touring.

In the early 90s, Brandon purchased an H1 Hummer soon after AM General released the H1 to the civilian automotive market. Wanting to make changes to the current off-road tour market, Bellrose quickly started designing a safe mountain touring vehicle incorporating AM General's solid H1 platform.

Hummer Extreme Adventures gained immediate success and notoriety, being featured on Fox News, Maxim Magazine, and Stuff Magazine. HEA's media success caught the eye of AM General, the manufacturer of the H1 Hummer, AM General's largest vehicle dealership Lynch Hummer, and the prestigious Hummer Club.

These three entities combined together to create a two-week event, inviting H1 Hummer owners to test their equipment in the hardest terrain possible, guided by Brandon Bellrose and qualified Hummer Club organizers. Drivers at these events had access to real-time corporate AM General (Mechanical) technical support, Lynch Hummers (dealership) mechanics, and parts specialists. These yearly events were a great success. Reference: www.instagram.com/bellrosebrandon

With the media success and reputation of Hummer Extreme Adventures, Brandon started a consulting business for competing Hummer outdoor tour businesses. Rebel Adventure Tours of Las Vegas, Nevada subcontracted several times with HEA, for helping with overflow bookings, marketing ideas, and mechanical survivability enhancements. Rebel Adventure Tours engaged Bellrose to manage all of their internet and social media marketing advertising.

This Las Vegas online marketing relationship led to the creation of an online advertising company called Media Gremlins, in which Brandon Bellrose became the operating CEO. Media Gremlins at its peak had over forty employees catering heavily to the Las Vegas online real estate market.

Working behind a desk managing mostly internet technicians, Brandon found himself far from his interest in outdoor recreation. Hoping to reconnect himself with the world of outdoor recreation, Brandon resigned from Media Gremlins and started traveling with his current wife and family throughout the western United States.

The Bellrose family clocked in thousands of miles traveling in self-built full-time camping rigs. With over fourteen years of backcountry traveling experiences behind them, the Bellrose family found the Flint Creek Mountain Range and Georgetown Lake, Montana.

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In Our Most Recent History

Chef Alayah is the heartbeat, creative inspiration, and future of Bistro 8150'. She started her food journey humbly as a dishwasher at the age of 16 at Georgetown's 7 Gables Resort Restaurant and Bar. Riding her snowmobile or driving a 23,000-pound military 6x6, she navigated a 10-mile trail daily to find her calling in the fast-paced, high-drama world of food preparation.

During Covid, Chef Alayah's 96-week crash course of life in the adult world mixed with a business under new ownership caused a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Drama, stress, lack of employees, intoxicated guests, ever-changing menus, and unique management styles created a learning environment under fire that most chefs wouldn't ever experience. Feeling the need for growth in her new interest in food, Chef Alayah accepted a new job at MontanaClub.

Appreciating her short but tough learning curve, MontanaClub gave her the chance to learn the most extensive menu served in Montana. Chef Alayah has now begun a professional educational journey in the art of food preparation, receiving training under the watchful eyes of seasoned chefs that toil daily for the MontanaClub restaurant franchise.

Wherever Chef Alayah's future takes her, long or short, she has made a solid commitment to the development and future ownership of Bistro 8150'. With hard work and dedication, Chef Alayah knows that plating food at Bistro 8150' is her ambitious eventual goal.