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A few months ago, we added an extra week at the end of our season. But, I haven’t been great about getting the word out there so there are still a few cabins open for that week. If any of you are looking for great fall foliage, fun in the mountains and some great R&R…
This fall the construction crew moved from the actual riding area in the indoor arena over to the part of the arena that will house the horses. As the weather got colder and the stalls weren’t quite ready, Terry, Jo and Nicky moved the horses that needed to be worked daily into temporary pens in…
Thanks to Kara Williams for the great write up on Away.com. Kara has written about some fo the best dude ranches in the country. She knows what really makes a great all inclusive resort vacation as she has been to many in her travels. Wide-open meadows, thick pine forest, pretty aspen groves, and looming mountains……
For those of you who follow us on Facebook, this is old news. But for the rest of you, I have to share the coolest experience we had just yesterday. Ben had been working away at his desk all morning and just felt the urge to step outside for some fresh air. It might have…
Are you trying to find winter vacation ideas? It can be hard to figure out what you really want for your vacation. Here at Vista Verde Ranch, we offer a unique winter ranch experience. While the images of cookouts and horseback riding through green meadows are memories of the past summer, we still maintain the…
Every season it seems like we live in a vortex of time. The pre-season preparations as we try to be one of the best dude ranches are frantic and exciting. Then we get going with the guests and the days just zoom by. Here we are in the second week of August already. The grass…
Adding a swimming pool to our list of ranch amenities was not an easy decision here at Vista Verde Ranch. We resisted it for years for a long time for many reasons. Although a luxury ranch, we didn’t want our all inclusive dude ranch to feel too much like a resort. We didn’t want a…
So I didn’t come up with that headline. AJ and Charlie came into the office at just the right time for me to ask, “How do I title this blog post?” and AJ came up with the winning entry. Doesn’t it sound like it came out of the Vista Verde Post? We just married off…
Most people enter the dude ranching business because they love people, horses, the outdoors, or just the Western way of life. Most don’t know that entering the business will have a profound impact on their lives. It starts with finding out that the people you serve daily are really amazing folks. Wait a sec, suddenly…
Colorado’s best dude ranches are known for amazing family vacations, but they also make for incredible couples getaways. Most of the state’s ranches offer adult-only weeks, usually in the fall, when the pace slows a bit, the menus are a little more gourmet and guests can be found canoodling in front of glowing fires set…