The Pre-Dawn Posse
I tend to come into the ranch early to catch up on my office work while it’s quiet. Most mornings, I have the place to myself. However, on snowy mornings like today, I come into…
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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!
Vista Verde Indulgences
For the past several years, I’ve been wanting to add to our spa menu, especially for the Winter guest ranch season. It was tough to find someone who lived close by who would be on…
New Year’s Eve Menu
I’m still getting caught up from the holidays, so I don’t yet have the photos from the big night. For your culinary reading pleasure, here is the menu Chef Matt and the crew put together…
The Excitement of Christmas
I’m still buzzing from last week. This year was truly one of the most exciting Christmases at Vista Verde for me. It’s always great here for the holidays, but this year may go down as…
Sales, Marketing and Moving Furniture
Last week Christi blogged about how job titles are kind of a funny thing around here. I laughed as I started to write this week’s post as it is so, so true. Yes, my main…
Sunshine and Sand in Steamboat Springs
Several weeks ago, when I was in the midst of the fall mud season….the time when we change from gorgeous fall weather to spectacular winter, I got a call from some guest friends who were…
HGTV Rustic Winter Mantel Feature
Job descriptions at any guest ranch are a bit vague, just ask Steph Wilson, director of Marketing and Reservations with a side of wrangling, yoga, winter guiding, training, purchasing…and well the list goes on. Sallie…
Dude Ranch Conventions?
I tend to break to news to people that I am attending a dude ranch convention with a little bit of a chuckle. It’s not that it’s a joke- we really have these 2 times…
The Sounds of Snow
As I woke up to new snow this morning, it got me thinking about the different sounds of snow. Snow make sounds you ask? Yes, there are definitely different sounds with different snow. Today’s snow…
View from Matt’s Fly Rod
Chef Matt popped into the Lodge for a while today and we chatted a bit about his fishing tales in addition to ranch related culinary items of course! As he was talking, I realized that…
