Luxury Dude Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
I flew back in from California yesterday to find that winter had arrived while I was gone. Most of us took some portion of last week off to enjoy time with family and friends during the one major holiday that we aren’t open. Steve and Kelli were down in Denver and took Maddie to her…
Times have changed since the Tufly family from the 1930’s were roping and wrangling on the grounds of Vista Verde. Although VVR hasn’t strayed too far from their roots as one of Colorado’s dude ranches, this all-inclusive Colorado resort ranch isn’t afraid to change with the times. Understanding the new age cowboys and cowgirls way…
I just pulled back in from a fun getaway at the Ritz Carlton in Bacherlor Gulch (Beaver Creek/Vail area). I was a Ritz rookie, but had the opportunity to go stay there for a meeting of the Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association (www.coloradoranch.com). We have meetings twice a year, and the fall one is…
Anyone who has visited the mountains, or lives in them, can testify that mountain weather can be unpredictable. Even with that, reading headlines across the nation like “Record Rain Soaks Big Apple” and “Texas Towns Tap Toilets to Beat Drought,” it makes me realize that even with its unpredictability, I’ll take mountain weather and all…
Many of you have enjoyed visiting our ranch blog called This Week at the Ranch. We’ve been posting updates on our site since last winter. With the increased interest in this section, and growing backlog of posts, we decided it was time to make it a true blue blog. So, here it is. The weekly…