| Colorado |
| Ranch | Code: | 145 |
| Come and join us for a taste of the Wild West at a full service working guest and cattle ranch-comprising thousands of acres |
| of private and public land nestled against the Colorado Rockies. There are horses to ride longhorn cattle to drive rivers to |
| float, fish to catch stories to tell and of course great food to eat and warm comfy beds in which to sleep. |
| From novice to expert the wranglers will match the horse, the ride and the group to each rider’s ability. The rides vary from a |
| couple of hours to a full day. The extensive trail system extends deep into the Routt National Forest and covers so much |
| terrain that in a week you can barely scratch the surface. Of course the wranglers do not necessarily stay on the trails they |
| like nothing better than exploring cross-country. There is also a riding arena available for practice and instruction, all part of |
| the package. Enjoy a full day (sometimes longer) of western tradition and adventure. Join the wranglers as they move the |
| herd of Texas Longhorns through the Colorado high country. The drive always includes roping practice and instruction and |
| often also doctoring and branding the cattle. The fully provisioned pack camps deep in the National Forest are a highlight of |
| each vacation. Offered several times each week, the pack trips included extensive riding and camping in style! For the |
| fishing enthusiast there are two ponds close to the ranch headquarters as well as higher lakes and streams accessible by |
| horseback. Another highlight of each week is a day of white water rafting. Trips can vary from a relaxed family float on the |
| upper Colorado River to more exciting class 3 & 4 trips on the Eagle or lower Colorado Rivers and in late summer for the truly |
| athletic a class 5 trip through Gore Canyon. Raft trips are scheduled daily to meet the needs of each guest. Trap shooting, |
| breakfast & dinner rides, hiking, archery, trips to Vail for golf, shopping and the weekly professional rodeo are also part of |
| the program. And each week finishes with a Gymkhana rodeo for the guests with lots of fun games |
| Counselors provide special activities for kids of all ages including riding, hiking, fishing, crafts and nature studies. Sorry, no |
| television or video. The main lodge serves hearty Western Cuisine and the fully licensed saloon often features live music by |
| the wranglers and serves as a gathering place for the guests in the evening. |
| During the WINTER months this ranch makes use of the Colorado winter wonderland. A groomed trail system leads from the |
| ranch into vast bowls and meadows with incredible views and lots of powder. Hop on the latest in Polaris snowmobiles with |
| handwarmers and slip into complimentary snowsuits, boots and helmets. |
| Previously a locals-only powder stash with difficult access located an hour from the nearest town, this snowmobiler's |
| paradise now features a groomed trail system leading from the ranch up into the Gore Pass area connecting into the trail |
| system leading to the Rabbit Ears Pass area near Steamboat Springs. While the northern section near Rabbit Ears Pass sees |
| lots of use, the southern area below Gore Pass was largely ignored. Working together with the Bureau of Land Management |
| and Routt National Forest, the ranch has developed new trails from the southern entry into the Gore Pass area in 1997 to |
| open up this previously unexplored area deep in the Colorado Rockies. |
| There are hundreds of miles of interlocking logging trails throughout the area and huge bowls for powder-riding and |
| hill-climbing. The area receives well over 300 inches of annual snowfall so you can always expect to find huge tracts of |
| untracked powder. The base area starts at 8500 ft with most of the riding done at elevations over 9000 ft. Experience some |
| of the deepest, lightest and driest snow in the West. |
| What you can not expect to find is a lot of traffic or services. Snowmobiling access is limited to ranch guests. With a |
| maximum capacity of 30 overnight guests, don't expect to see much traffic through the private land at the trail head. |
| Once you arrive at the ranch, don't expect to have to do much driving to ride your sled from your front door into some of the |
| best terrain in Colorado. A massage can be arranged after your hard day of riding, or you can just relax in one of our hot |
| tubs. The ranch also has gas available, a full-time mechanic, home-cooked meals served in the main lodge, and a |
| fully-licensed old-fashioned saloon. There is a fleet of 1999 and 2000 Polaris snowmobiles for rent, both guided and |
| non-guided, including the 2000 550 RMK. Other activities include daily shuttles to Vail and Beaver Creek for skiing, shopping |
| or fine dining; ice-fishing in private lakes, trap shooting, and evening. The snowmobiling starts in early December and |
| continues through early April. |
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