The Dude Ranch Blog
Howdy Y’all! Summer 2013 is just around the corner and things are shaping up to be another great season here at our fine Colorado Dude Ranch. Wonder why people are saying a week at Black Mountain Ranch was “the most amazing vacation we’ve ever experienced!” Experience a week yourself! Be sure to check out the rest [...]
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A COWGIRLS GUIDE TO GETTING GREAT PICTURES: Part 6 – Which camera is right for you? When it comes to taking photos I have always maintained that the camera is just a tool. In the same way that buying a canvas, some paints and brushes doesn’t make you the next Picasso, owning a top of the [...]
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Happy Easter, from our family to yours! Since we don’t endorse dressing your equine companion as the Easter Bunny, we wanted to share this beautiful photograph taken on Easter Island! We hope to see you at the ranch this summer! If you are still looking to find the perfect family dude ranch vacation, check us [...]
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We can’t believe that the season is here! ! It seems like just yesterday we sent our band of 70 horses off to greener pastures for the winter, closed the door to the tack room and waited patiently for spring to come. Well, low and behold, our season starts up again this May 26th! If [...]
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Part 5 – Understanding Your Camera I’m going back to basics this week. Way back. For those of you who understand the very essential principles of what your camera does when it takes a photo I apologize Feel free to go look at Jimmy’s blog or a funny cat video on You Tube…whatever. But it’s been [...]
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One of our favorite parts of living the dude ranch lifestyle are the evenings and time spent in the saloon. While we do enjoy it with a cold beer or margarita in hand, the best part is the friendship, laughter and fun that happens every night. Our head Wrangler from last season, Anna Simons has [...]
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My mom is new to the world of hunter jumper shows. She rode horses her entire life, but never set foot into the world of A and AA shows until I started moving up and we wanted to ride together. She was my trainer, my mentor, my coach. She was my biggest supporter and my [...]
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I spend lots of time traveling around the mountains. Over the years, I have used many different methods to do so. Sometimes my mode of travel is dictated by the time of year, such as skiing in the winter and not in summer, and sometimes I change my mode based on whimsy and what I [...]
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