Activities

On the Ranch:

After a beautiful sunrise and satisfying breakfast your visit begins with a good horse. Our remuda consists of paints and quarter horses. We do our best to make sure your horse matches your riding experience. Our horses are quiet, sure footed, and accustomed to working cattle. Even novice riders are amazed at how secure they feel riding through our challenging and varied terrain.

Tack up (we'll show you how) and ride out to check, doctor, drive, or sort our herd. Usually our livestock determine the job needed that day and the direction we will travel, but sometimes we will ride purely to enjoy the beauty of this high country.

After a good day’s ride you may want to explore the ranch's canyons and bluffs. The walls of the canyons draw you into a time when the Native Americans fought to the death with the Spanish Conquistadors to protect their land. Perhaps you will want to pan for some of the gold the Spanish were looking for in the Badger Creek.

If you prefer bird watching the ranch is home to great summer birds. Be on the lookout for the whimsical Hummingbird, the beautiful Colorado Bluebird, or the clever Barn Swallow that make the most interesting nest in the steep rock walls around the ranch.

Underneath the infinite sky the floor of the ranch is covered with interesting rocks and artifacts. Many have found arrowheads and worked stones, quartz with stripes of gold, and opals. After dark, maybe you’ll cozy up on a couch for a movie, or play any number of games in the bunkhouse living room. The land is so vast, it is difficult to imagine so many footsteps here before ours.

Enjoy a roaring campfire within the original stone foundation of the ranches first homesteaders. Count the shooting stars, and make lots of wishes.

There is always plenty to do on the ranch but sometimes the best thing to do is just relax and watch the puffy clouds roll by.

Around the Ranch: