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Vista Verde has donated a stay at the ranch to help raise funds for a local Steamboat couple. Gary Crawford is a coach who works with Steph’s husband Todd at the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. A former Olympian, now training young athletes to follow in his footsteps, Gary has helped so many young athletes…
DetailsOver the weekend, we all were wrapped up in the excitement of Johanna and Javin’s wedding. It was an amazing day! I know many of you have been waiting for the details, so here they are: In the days leading up to the wedding, the sun was shining and it was just beautiful around the…
DetailsBy guest blogger- Reid Morgan November at Vista Verde means many different things, but in the horse department, it means preparing our herd for the rigors of a Steamboat Springs Winter. We’ve been moving horses around from pasture to pasture, building new stalls in the indoor arena for some “5 star” horse living quarters, and…
DetailsBringing Home Cows On a Cattle Drive Isn’t Like the “City Slickers” Movie – by Dick Friedland Herding cattle back to Vista Verde Guest Ranch in Colorado © 2011 Dick Friedland When I tell my friends I just came back from a roundup and cattle drive the inevitable response includes jokes about playing Billy Crystal in…
DetailsThe Mountain Bike Park at Colorado’s Vista Verde Dude Ranch – by Lois Friedland on About.com Adventure Travel Bike Terrain Park at Vista Verde Ranch near Steamboat, Colorado © 2011 Lois Friedland A tricky bike terrain park is set up a short bicycle ride from Vista Verde Guest Ranch’s main lodge. In the park, there are…
DetailsAbout.com Adventure Travel Happy Hour with the Horses at Vista Verde dude ranch- by Lois Friedland Wine glass in hand, we strolled around the pasture rubbing the silky hair on the flanks of horses that walked up and nuzzled us gently. Welcome to “Happy Hour With the Horses” at Vista Verde Guest Ranch. In addition…
DetailsI have kept this email in my inbox as I just love reading it. Each time I read Jason’s words, I laugh. But it also reminds me how a Vista Verde experience follows people home. While Jason was here with some friends, we talked a bit about how people take their experiences at the ranch…
DetailsMakes: 4 dozen Ingredients: 20 oz. -all purpose flour 16 oz. – cake flour 2 tbsp. + 2 tsp. – baking powder 2 tsp. – baking soda 4 tsp. – sugar 2 tsp. – salt 1-lb. butter 3 cups- buttermilk 4- oz.- yogurt 1- Set the oven to 350 F then medium dice the butter…
DetailsIngredients: 3 tbsp. – bacon fat 1- finely minced shallot 3 tbsp. – all purpose flour ¾ lbs. – breakfast sausage 1 tsp. – sugar 1/8 tsp. – smoked paprika whole milk as needed salt and pepper to taste 1- Heat a medium sized sauce pot on the stove then add in bacon fat, melt…
DetailsMakes: 1 cup Ingredients 3- Jalapenos roasted, peeled, and seeded ½ – peach seeded quartered and grilled 2-shallot small diced 2-clove of garlic minced ½ cup- white balsamic vinegar ¼ cup- rum 2-tbsp. – honey ½ – vanilla bean split and seeded 1-cup of ketchup 1-cup of chicken stock salt and pepper to taste Sauté…
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