Swimming at a Dude Ranch
Adding 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,…
There’s always something happening at Vista Verde Ranch. Foals are born, new recipes are created, or the wranglers are playing tricks on each other. Come here to read the latest news!
Adding 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,…
It’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.-…
By 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…
2011 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…
Yesterday was a fun day at the ranch. Ok, most days are pretty fun, but it’s always a bit more special to celebrate a holiday at a ranch. The morning started out with our regular…
Most people enter the dude ranching business because they love people, horses, the outdoors, or just the Western way of life. Most don’t know that entering the business will have a profound impact on their…
Our foal crop was not as large as expected, but we ended up with two fillies and are thrilled. Tele Tubby delivered this sweet and spunky filly over the holiday weekend. She’s still pretty shy,…
Things were jamming in the barn this week. No, it wasn’t the staff orientation, or getting the new horses ready for our summer dude ranch season. It was a real life group of rock stars…
Years ago we had the great folks from Ricola out at the ranch for a family vacation. After their visit, they kindly sent us some tubs of Ricola drops to share with our guests. Over…
In order to get the landscaping completed around our new pool, we had to get the snow blowers out and remove the snow this spring. That wasn’t quite in the plans, but with the record…
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