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Dace and I walked into the kitchen this morning to see Rob working away at his new pastry section. Lined up on the counter next to it were rows and rows of fresh baked bread. I’m one of those people who, before working here, considered bread to be the kind of food product that you…
Dude Ranch Vacations- Jamie Pearson wrote this great article on horse riding vacations after visiting Vista Verde Ranch in the summer. Here, she gives some advice on dude ranches for families. Five things to know before you go I brought a lot of things with me to my Colorado dude ranch vacation last summer, such…
To lighten the intensity of all the training and orientating the staff has been going through this past week, Dace brought them all into “the big city” last night for a little party at the Steaming Bean, a local coffee shop. We sipped lattes, shared stories, got crafty and competitive over card games and coloring…
I was at a Colorado Dude Ranch Association meeting yesterday and we were discussing how some ranches use the term Best Dude Ranch to describe themselves. It was a hot topic, as many dude ranchers are quite offended by others using that term. It got me thinking though. What makes a dude ranch the best…
We’re in the heart of orientation week and the level of energy at the ranch is at a high. Dace has given his talk about the mission statement. Ben has given his talk about the realities of living, working, eating and playing with the same people all summer long and how to foster a positive…
When it’s not quite still winter, and not quite yet summer here at Vsta Verde Ranch, we don’t refer to it as Spring but call it by another name. Mud Season. During this time most of the Steamboat Springs resorts close down because of Mud Season. Most years, it’s just an affectionate term that we…
Today is the day! The design crew got started around 8am and are cranking away getting all the furniture moved into the Great Room. The rugs are down and much of the furniture is in the building. Right now they are placing the different pieces in their spots. The elk head is looking down from…
Yes! These days, we are seeing more and more folks coming to Vista Verde Ranch for their honeymoon. The cliche beach vacation is just so…..well, cliche. Coming to a guest ranch is a different and fun way to have a romantic honeymoon getaway with shared experiences that will last long past the pina colada getting…
So far, we have 3 of the 4 new offices moved into. Ben was the first to jump on the moving bandwagon and was moved in by early this week. Yesterday was a big push to get Rob and Teresa moved into the new Kitchen office, and I got moved into my new one down…
The movie “City Slickers” has a lot to answer for, encouraging a popular fantasy to leave it all behind, head for the old West and dress up in your chaps and cowboy hat to ride the range with your fellow cowboys and cowgirls. But whilst many so-called ranches have cashed in on the opportunity to…