Luxury Dude Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Guests Kim and Mark were talking about the Vista Verde sigh the other day. What is that? It’s that really big sigh you let out at some point soon after arrival. The one that cues you that you are finally on vacation in Colorado. The one that lets you know you have left reality behind. …
DetailsYou know the postcards that read, “Wish you were here”? Well, I got a photo yesterday that made me wish I was there! Guides Beka and Lindsay took guests John and Astri up to summit Little Agnes last week, and sent me this photo to share the gorgeous view. Wow, I could take just getting…
DetailsLast night was the last night of barn dances before we head into our adult only weeks. All summer long, kids have stomped it up on the dance floor with Barn Dance Ben calling the dances. Whether it was the younger ones laughing and dancing with their mom or dad, or a terrified teen being…
DetailsA while back, we added an extra adult only week at the end of our season. But, I haven’t been great about getting the word out there so there are still a few cabins open for that week. If any of you are looking for great fall foliage, fun in the mountains and some great…
DetailsEvery summer, every winter, it seems like we live in a vortex of time. The pre-season preparations are frantic and exciting. Then we get going with the guests and the days just zoom by. Here we are in the second week of August already. The grass is just starting to turn a bit more golden…
DetailsSomething was a little more sparkly in the barn this week. What was it you ask? New saddles? Polished spurs? Someone cleaned the water trough? No, no, no. It was a shiny new diamond ring. Yes folks, Javin did it. He asked Jo to marry him. The fact that we’ve all kind of been waiting…
DetailsAdding a pool to our list of amenities was not an easy decision here at Vista Verde. We resisted it for years for many reasons. We didn’t want our dude ranch, although a luxury ranch, to feel too much like a resort. We didn’t want a pool to detract from the amazing activities for kids…
DetailsIt’s summertime and we’ve been loving this salad! Bring back a little bit of your Colorado ranch vacation with this salad and a nice glass of wine on a warm evening. Makes: Ingredients: 1 oz.- balsamice vinegar 1 oz.- sherry vinegar 1 oz.- champagne vinegar 1 oz.- red wine vinegar 1 tbsp.- honey 1 tsp.-…
DetailsBy Krista Coy- Front Desk Extraordinaire Coming from the core of the corn belt in Indiana, it seems Colorado has it all from the golden-lit snow-capped mountains to the calm cool lakes. In particular, Steamboat aka Ski Town USA, is best known for its winter ski resort, but The Boat’s motto “Come for the winter…
Details2011 may officially be the craziest year of weather, and I’m saying that only half way through the year. You all probably heard enough of my talk about the winter with immense amounts of snow we had at our Colorado dude ranch. And then there was the spring …… with immense amounts of snow. As…
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