As I have begun to plan to leave at the end of October, Steph asked me to write about my time here. It’s a funny thing, the first week of my first season here, I volunteered to write about my orientation week as a 22 year old, college graduate coming to the ranch for a…
DetailsAs the winter season gets closer, here is an article about a magical winter vacation. Oh, that’s Vista Verde! I got so caught up reading the article and thinking how amazing this place sounds that I forgot! Insert wink. But, this article did take me away and paint the picture of a breathtaking time of…
DetailsAfter a fall ranch vacation to celebrate their anniversary, Darrell and Maria from KC Parent Magazine shared their experience with their readers. We love it when guests choose VVR for an anniversary trip, honeymoon, or birthday celebration as it makes their vacation even more special. Read the article….
As we woke up to the first significant snowfall of the season we all had different reactions. Some were yelling “NOOOOOO” as they looked out the window, and some were pulling on their boots as fast as possible to go throw that first snowball. Regardless of whether it’s too soon, overdue, not ready, can’t wait,…
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I’ve been stalling out on writing this post, as it’s a hard one to do, and quite personal. But, as I’ve stared at the blank screen for a week now, I’ve finally accepted that prolific words aren’t going to come to me until I just start typing. And, even then, I might not be able…
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By guest blogger Catherine Crouch Guests often ask us why we have 55-65 staff on hand at any given time when our guest capacity sits at a comfortable 52. Easy! The ranch has a huge “behind the scenes” effort that often goes completely unnoticed. Easily overlooked are the hard-working ranch hands. Michael and his team…
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Typically by mid-September the mountains surrounding the ranch are covered in aspens turning from green to golden, yellow, and red. This year, the fall foliage seems to be coming a bit late, which means our October guests might be getting some pretty amazing colors when they show up in a couple weeks. Speaking of October,…
DetailsWe typically share articles that have been written about us by journalists, but every once in a while we get something unique like this article, written by one of our wranglers, ahem, cowgirls, from this past summer for her school publication. It is so surprising, and so touching to read Caroline’s account of her summer…
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With fall on the doorstep and winter rounding the corner, especially in the Rocky Mountains, I love to warm myself up with a hearty classic Colorado Pork Green Chile with Dos Quesos on the side. These recipes are great to enjoy over a setting sun when the air gets brisk, and they go great on,…
DetailsWith a noticeable uptick over the years in guests having last-minute emergencies or life changes that affect their vacation, we can’t encourage enough that trip insurance is the best way to make sure you don’t lose money when unforeseen circumstances come into your life. To help make it easier for our guests, we partnered with…
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