September 7 Blog Reasons to Visit BMR Guests come to Black Mountain Ranch for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it’s for the riding. But there’s also the breathtaking scenery with views of the Rocky Mountains. Finally, there’s the host of other activities, from shooting and archery, to fishing, to feeding the baby goats in the petting zoo. But for whatever reason guests choose to come to Black Mountain Ranch, they always leave cherishing a favorite event or activity. Something great and unique stands out in their mind ...
August 30 Blog Wrangler Megan Megan Soyars was born in San Antonio, Texas but was raised in the small town of Helotes, Texas. On her father's ranch, she helped raise cows, pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens. After highschool, she attended college at Trinity Universtiy in San Antonio. Since graduating, she has lived in Wyoming and New York City, where she held down a number of jobs, including waitress, housekeeper, book seller and editorial assistant. A fun fact about Megan is she loves writing. At age 12 she started ...
August 29 Blog McCoy, CO The town of McCoy came to be established in the 1890's when Charles McCoy relocated his roadhouse there (it was originally located along the stage road mentioned in last weeks post). His roadhouse expanded to a 15 room hotel, with a dining room that became known for its delicious food made by his wife Rebecca. People would travel from all around just to eat Mrs. McCoy's acclaimed meals. A post office was built, named after McCoy, which served the town population of 75. One of the more ...
August 23 Blog Wrangler Josh Josh was born in Huntington Beach, California. He calls many places “home” including Georgia, Michigan, Colorado, and pretty much all of California. Sports kept Josh busy growing up as he participated in football, baseball, water polo, martial arts and of course all beach/water activities. He loves surfing and playing beach volleyball with his friends. Josh volunteers with SWAT (Summer Winter Action Tours) which is a leader in the student travel industry providing specialized trips ...
August 22 Blog The McCoy Stage Road As soon as the railroad was extended to the Wolcott area in the late 1800s, the stage route was started to carry mail, supplies, and travelers to the area. It served the little towns as far north as Steamboat Springs. Unlike our daily mail service, back then, the mail ran only three round rips per week. Large wheels provided clearance for rocks and up to 6 horses were needed to pull a fully loaded Concord stage. A new road, which crossed the Grand River, was established to help with the ...