With the recent passing of Bailey, I have been reminded of how important our dogs are to us at Black Mountain Ranch. They are almost always there with us, be it all day out on rides, or walking irrigation ditches, shovel in hand. Let’s see… Bailey, Molly, George, Betty, Poppy, Daisy, Howdy, Cinch, Pistol, Sammy, [...]
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Hello Readers, You may be wondering why I am so late with my post today, and for my tardiness I apologize. I promise I am a usually punctual individual who honors her time commitments, but on Sunday night my front door was not securely locked and it blew open. My beloved cat, who got me [...]
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“A person can learn a lot from a dog….. he taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he [...]
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You may have guessed from the title of this blog post that I have some issues with cows. I curse them frequently, scream at them only slightly less often, and proudly eat beef out of a strong sense of spite. But really, I truly don’t deeply hate them. They just have the power to make [...]
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Hey everybody! So sorry for my late post, this week has been incredibly busy for me and my fellow sisters in my sorority. Monday marked the beginning of formal recruitment for the girls of Alpha Delta Pi at Baylor University, which means that we spend a week not sleeping, hardly eating, and rushing through our [...]
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With our summer season quickly approaching, we are excited to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2013 season! We are currently looking for a few positions to complete our team! Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch is accepting applications for both the position of wranglers and houseKeepers/kitchen help. If you are looking to work [...]
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So various websites on the internet machine show that, on average, Colorado has 300 days of sunshine per year. I read this. It MUST be true otherwise they wouldn’t put it on the internet. So, joking aside, lets say that we only get 275 days of sun a year. I read the criteria and there [...]
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Happy New Year Readers! Yes, yes, we all know that this is the time for new promises and resolutions to make 2013 so much better than 21012. And yet, these encouraging resolutions are usually completely forgotten by the end of January. Life seems to just get in the way when we try to take up [...]
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