Planning a honeymoon?

So you’re happily engaged, busy planning a wedding, and then your fiance drops the bomb on you–it’s your job to plan the honeymoon!  We get so many honeymooners here at Vista Verde, and we love having them at the ranch celebrating their new life together.  But, we’ve also been on the phone with enough folks…

Dude Ranch Life: Ranch Romance

Based on the raging success we’ve had match-making our staff for an unprecedented number of marriages, this year marks the launch of a new division of the dude ranch operation.  We are proud to announce our new venture VVR-mony.com.  Rather than relying on sites like e-harmony.com to match up couples who later come to honeymoon at…

A history of fencing in the West

For you history buffs, please enjoy this guest post by Andrew Swenson of Gallagher Fence. Fencing has come a long way over the years and has a fascinating history. Long gone are the days that farmers would collect sticks, strap them together and hope for the best. How Did Barbed Wire Fencing Come To Be?…

Fitness for your ranch vacation

Devyn (a certified Pilates instructor among her other roles at the ranch) offers some tips for preparing for your ranch vacation. Whether you visit the ranch in the winter, summer, or fall–it is a very active vacation. Of course, you don’t have to begin an intense training session before your stay, but getting into a…