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If you want a fun fall dish to impress all your friends, try this one from Chef Cholly! Red Wine Marinade: 2 carrots 1 leek 1 yellow onion 1 small celery root 1 tablespoon salt 1 bottle (750mL) red wine Method: 1. Clean and roughly chop the vegetables. 2. Cover with red wine and simmer…
Kelli and Steve are not only our ace guides and outdoor enthusiasts, but they are also our resident gear-heads. Kelli recently put together a list of some gear that they are loving these days or is on their most wanted list. The Salomon Quest Origins GTX hiking boot is a great Gore-Tex boot that gives support of…
Lately, the mornings have been just a tad bit cooler, and the grass touched with gold instead of green. Fall is coming, and we can feel it in the air. Last week marked the final week of family vacation times for the summer. The kids are heading back to school, and the ranch has made…
Often times we find ourselves trying to explain what makes a dude ranch vacation different than a resort or other destination. It’s hard to explain how it is that we form relationships here, not just provide a great vacation experience. Especially since we are offering a luxury ranch vacation it makes it even more weird…
By Steph Each area of the ranch has it’s own quirks, but we recently decided that housekeeping is the most quirky of them all. Maybe it’s the fact that if you’re doing a dirty job, you have to make it fun? Or, maybe it’s that it’s a more behind the scenes job, so there isn’t…
By Steph The little ones are growing up so fast! And that means it’s time for an update on our 2015 foals. Redd – He was our first foal to arrive out of a new mare named June. Although Redd isn’t a ranch-bred colt, he’s quickly made himself a part of the family. His newborn chestnut…
By Steph Dude ranches and horses go hand in hand, but at Vista Verde we also have another side to the ranch. We call it the New West. Horses are the Old West, and we put a lot of effort into making that an amazing program for our guests. But, we also put a lot…
By Steph This week the kids program has taken over our social media accounts. During this time we thought it might be fun to blog about out why it’s so great to be a VVR kid. As my own kids have jumped head first into the kids program the past few years, I’ve been able to see…
By Steph Ok, so it’s not quite like Dirty Dancing, but there is something about getting a bunch of single 20-somethings together in a tight-knit community, surrounded by nature’s beauty, and wrapped up in outdoor adventure. Romance happens. We (the old married types) guide our staff through this potential every season– warning them of the risks…
By Steph Say you’re from a big city, and have never been to a dude ranch or don’t even really grasp what it means to take a dude ranch vacation? Every once in a while, I find myself trying to explain to someone what it means to visit a dude ranch. Typically, they are surprised…