Luxury Dude Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
We’ve added some new accommodations to the ranch. No, we haven’t expanded our capacity for people. We’ve expanded it for horses! After several years learning how the beautiful indoor arena fits into our winter program at the resort, we are finding that we need the ability to house more horses indoors. So, this fall, we…
DetailsVista Verde has donated a stay at our luxury winter resort 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…
DetailsNovember at our Colorado ski lodge 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 also buying, selling,…
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…
DetailsLodging in Rustic Luxury at a Colorado Dude Ranch – by Lois Friedland The cabins at Vista Verde Guest Ranch in Colorado are surprisingly luxurious (c) Lois Friedland I’ve always thought the words "rustic luxury" were overused, but the cabins at Vista Verde Guest Ranch and Resort actually fit this term. Inside, guests curl up on…
DetailsThe Mountain Bike Park at Colorado’s Vista Verde Dude Ranch- as seen on About.com by Lois Friedland 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 obstacles,…
DetailsA great article by Lois Friedland on About.com Adventure Travel Vista Verde Ranch offers much more than horseback riding. Some guests come just for the fly fishing, while others spend part of the time riding and the rest hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing or just relaxing. I opted to hike one day because it was…
DetailsRanchseeker posted this story on their blog in October, 2011. As the temperature starts to drop many of RanchSeeker’s dude ranches are gearing up for their winter season. Gone are long, hot sunny days paving the way for winter fun. There are many activities that you can still enjoy at a dude ranch during the…
DetailsThe summer and fall luxury dude ranch vacation season officially closed on Sunday, but we do have a group of folks coming in today for a 4 day horsemanship clinic. In the days between the close of the regular season and this clinic, we took some time to regroup, process the season and have a…
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