A bit late to post this one, but what a wonderful article by Stephen Wood about his experience coming to Steamboat Springs for the Cowboy Downhill race, followed by a visit to Vista Verde Ranch. He marries the Western lifestyle of Steamboat Springs with the ranch vacation experience with wonderful British wit. Read the article….
When you live in a place with limited bandwidth and spotty cell phone service, there tends to be an inclination to either go to the dark side or just read a lot of books. As we prefer the latter option, there tend to always be a lot of great book recommendations that come from our…
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With the large staff filled with young people starting off in life, we always have a stream of ranch babies to cuddle and love on. And we’re not even referring to the cute foals that arrive every spring. We’re talking about little people! As one set grows up, another arrives, and 2018 is no different…
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It has been fun to ask different guests about what their 5 perfect days at the ranch look like to them. Twelve-year-old Poppy represents the age that I want to be at the ranch–when you get to enjoy all the fun, but don’t have to foot the bill! I interviewed her when she was at…
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Here’s the guy who has been coming to Vista Verde since he was a little tike, and has now been at the ranch during both the summer and winter time. So, how does a veteran VVR guest play out his 5 perfect days? Max shared with me his vision of 5 perfect days over breakfast…
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There are few guests who are bigger fans than Wanda. Ok, maybe some are pretty close, but what we love about Wanda is her enthusiasm for snow and being at Vista Verde in the winter. So, it was no surprise that, when I asked her to send me what her 5 perfect days at the…
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With Valentine’s Day coming soon, many people are turning their thoughts to romance. The folks over at Travel Channel put together a list of luxury ranches that are just right for romance. And look at that, we were included in the list! We would agree that staying in a cozy cabin with a crackling fire…
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It’s been a while since we’ve featured a staff member, and the stars aligned this week to put the spotlight on Cheryl Levesque. Why? Because we are going to be handing over the reins of our Instagram and Facebook accounts for a while to Cheryl, so it’s great for you all to meet who will…
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This past month we were joined by Cori and Dan Ford, two of our ranch alum who met at the ranch and are now married. Cori and Dan have come back over the years, during breaks in Dan’s medical school schedule, to help out during busy times. We always love having them at the ranch,…
DetailsAt the start of our winter season, travel writer Chryss Cada spent a couple days at the ranch for a mini winter vacation with her family. In reading the article she wrote for the Denver Post, what really captured me was her opening line. “The hooves of more than a hundred horses pounding the hard-packed…
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