Values and culture. I know, I know…. Many of you have been inundated with books and seminars regarding the “new” way of doing business. There is a lot of discussion about the importance of building a safe and healthy culture, and here at the ranch we have been swept up in that discussion. I’d like…
This recipe involves old friends, crazy culinary talent, and making lemonade out of lemons. This fall we learned the news that our neighbor ranch the Home Ranch was closing its doors to the guest ranch business for a while to complete renovations and redefine the ranch for the future. It was shocking news for many…
You may remember from a couple years ago that we had two brand new staff blog about their experience coming to the ranch, going through orientation, and starting off their first season. Here we are, some years later, saying goodbye to those wonderful ladies. It seemed fitting that both of these gals wrap up their…
“Snow brings out the child in me and the puppy in him/her.” — Unknown I’ve read this quote over the years, and am always reminded of it when we get our first substantial snow. Those of us who are responsible for digging out the winter gear and shoveling the walkways may pull the covers up…
Note: I asked Catherine to write up a post about our experience partnering with Buffalo Jackson earlier in the summer for a catalog shoot featuring some of the ranch staff. My favorite part of the whole experience was that Catherine somehow talked Bill Backer into modeling for the camera while woodworking. Yes, that gal can…
As I have begun to plan to leave at the end of October, Steph asked me to write about my time here. It’s a funny thing, the first week of my first season here, I volunteered to write about my orientation week as a 22 year old, college graduate coming to the ranch for a…
As we woke up to the first significant snowfall of the season we all had different reactions. Some were yelling “NOOOOOO” as they looked out the window, and some were pulling on their boots as fast as possible to go throw that first snowball. Regardless of whether it’s too soon, overdue, not ready, can’t wait,…
I’ve been stalling out on writing this post, as it’s a hard one to do, and quite personal. But, as I’ve stared at the blank screen for a week now, I’ve finally accepted that prolific words aren’t going to come to me until I just start typing. And, even then, I might not be able…
By guest blogger Catherine Crouch Guests often ask us why we have 55-65 staff on hand at any given time when our guest capacity sits at a comfortable 52. Easy! The ranch has a huge “behind the scenes” effort that often goes completely unnoticed. Easily overlooked are the hard-working ranch hands. Michael and his team…
Typically by mid-September the mountains surrounding the ranch are covered in aspens turning from green to golden, yellow, and red. This year, the fall foliage seems to be coming a bit late, which means our October guests might be getting some pretty amazing colors when they show up in a couple weeks. Speaking of October,…