The aspens are changing, the sky is blue, the scrub oak red, and it’s just breathtaking here at Vista Verde right now. That comes from someone who looks at this view every day, and right now I’m nearly driving off the road at times because I’m too busy rubbernecking a stand of glowing aspens. Something…
It’s been a while since we’ve done a staff spotlight but when I sat down to do one today, I knew exactly who I wanted to put in the spotlight this time. Sallie Hallmark joined us almost a year ago to oversee the front of the house in the dining room. Having grown up in…
No, we’re not decorating the place for the Christmas vacation time right now. We’re actually enjoying some fabulous fall weather, our first of four adult-only weeks, and looking forward to the fall cattle gather weeks coming soon. But our thoughts are starting to turn towards Christmas and New Years vacation experience. It’s this time of…
Each summer, we have to wonderful opportunity to host families from the University of Michigan Pediatric Cancer Center. It’s an amazing week for all of us, and we do our best to make it an amazing week for all the families in their journey to our Colorado ranch resort. One of the joys of this…
Don’t panic, we haven’t added a new, crazy sport to our menu of activities. But maybe we should? Adventure Center director Steve King treated himself to a new toy for his….umm, 30th, birthday. After spending so many years guiding and riding 2 wheel mountain bikes, he thought he’d challenge himself to learn how to ride…
Talents here at the ranch go far beyond their respective departments. This is evident in our team of housekeepers who have ingeniously remixed Wagon Wheel this summer by using a washboard and other musical instruments. One of the most interesting and talented quartets we have here at Vista Verde is our staff band who have…
I have had the pleasure of serving on the board of the Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association for the past 7 years. One of the parts of that job that is really fun is inspecting other ranches. Each member ranch is inspected every 3 years and then any ranches that want to join get…
Life doesn’t always turn out as expected, and this summer has been that for Chef Rob. After spending some time with his family this spring he realized that those times with his folks are becoming more and more precious. After pondering the idea of moving closer to home, he surprised himself by deciding that it…
Our horse trainer Terry Wegener has spent much of his life on Colorado ranches, but originally hails from Wisconsin. Terry fell in love with horses at a very young age, and his father sent him to work on a race horse farm with hopes of “getting it out of his system”. Anyone with a horse…
Yesterday afternoon we had our manager meeting out by the pond. It was a little distracting with the sound of the creek running out from the pond so everyone had to speak up just a bit to be heard. And the wind every once in a while blew through and rustled our papers. Oh, and…
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