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		Alisal Guest Ranch There are few places in the world where time seems reluctant to move forward. The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort, nestled in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley horse and wine country, 35 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, California, is one such rare retreat. The Alisal has been a hideaway for generations of families, couples and groups since first welcoming guests in 1946. It’s a place where the thunder of hooves and the songs of cowboys still echo across the Ranch’s wide-open spaces. As California’s premier guest ranch, the Alisal transports guests back to an era of "old west" elegance. Set on a 10,000 working cattle ranch, this one-of-a-kind resort blends the best of nature with exceptional golf, horseback riding, tennis, fishing, first-class accommodations and fine dining. Our string of more than 100 horses will delight novice to expert riders. Those who would trade trail time for tee time can play either of two 18-hole championship courses – the private and challenging Ranch Course or the scenic and very popular River Course. A seven-court tennis complex will captivate players of all levels. Anglers and nature lovers will also love fishing and boating on Alisal’s private 100-acre lake. The Alisal’s 73 ranch-style accommodations provide the cozy ambiance of home. All rooms are telephone and television-free and offer wood-burning fireplaces, high-beamed ceilings, charming covered porches and a genuine sense of comfort. The Alisal is an experience for old hands and youngsters alike. Younger guests who visit the Barn find a petting zoo where they may bottle-feed babies and help gather eggs. Arts and crafts, talent shows, campfires and storytelling give families plenty of opportunities to gather around for good old-fashioned fun. Come see why so many guests have made the Alisal a family tradition for over half a century. www.alisal.com

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		Emandal - A Farm on a River Mendocino County, California Emandal is a 1,000 acre, family-owned and operated, mountain ranch at the end of a county road, adjacent to the Mendocino National Forest, and bordered for 3 miles by the Eel River. We're open late June to September for families to enjoy the outdoors and the farm. We have 19 redwood cabins nestled in the oak and fir clad hills, each furnished with beds (including linens and blankets), cold spring water, electricity and a hammock. Bathrooms and shower facilities are conveniently located throughout camp. We serve 3 family-style meals a day (1 on Sunday), including organically grown produce from our garden and freshly made bread. Activities include swimming, hiking, fishing, rock hunting, relaxing, ping pong, campfires, and if you feel like them, farm chores… from berry picking to egg gathering. (707) 459-5439 http://www.emandal.com

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		Greenhorn Ranch " This has been, by far, the best vacation we have had, we can’t wait to come back!"   Is something we hear a lot. Since 1962 our ranch has provided a safe, comfortable, fun and friendly atmosphere, with activities for the whole family. Located in the beautiful Northeastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, just 90 minutes from Reno, Nevada, our ranch covers over 600 acres, surrounded by over 1 million acres of National Forest. Horseback riding is our main attraction. We have excellent horses, riding programs for all ages & skill levels and trails from easy walk rides to challenging mountain terrain. Either way, it’s a chance to experience a part of the Sierras that most never see. Dude ranch vacations offer a unique experience for kids of all ages, and the best part is it’s all in one place! We are one of the only all inclusive dude ranches, our rates include everything; lodging, meals, horseback riding, fishing, activities, children’s programs and more. The only thing that’s extra are saloon beverages. Our accommodations are rustic, as a ranch should be, but comfortable. Dude ranch vacations at Greenhorn are great for single parent families, large family groups, singles, small families and well…just about anybody who loves down home western hospitality. We offer full week family vacation packages during June through August, partial weeks and special events in Spring and Fall. Summers book-up fast, so take a mosey through our website and give us a call soon. ( 800)-33-HOWDY (800-334-6939) www.greenhornranch.com

Colorado

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		Colorado Trails Ranch                     Family fun abounds at Colorado Trails Ranch located in the beautiful San Juan Mountains just outside of Durango, Colorado.   With our riding, fly-fishing and children’s programs, the ranch offers an array of activities for the entire family.  We tailor our riding program to accommodate all ability levels. We’ll teach new riders the basics and experienced riders will appreciate the quality of our horses and the opportunity to do more than just "nose-to-tail" trail rides. We offer morning, afternoon and an all day ride with no more than six guests to a wrangler. We offer a full service fly-fishing program with over two miles of private water and stocked fishing on ranch ponds. Our guides provide professional services for novice and expert fishermen, plus all of the essential supplies. In addition to horses and fishing, guests can enjoy our heated pool and hot tub, river rafting, guided hikes, trap-shooting, riflery and archery.  We offer an optional guided trip to Mesa Verde National Park (at an additional charge). You can also expect an evening at a Victorian Melodrama, western dancing, a hayride and campfire sing-along.  Our children’s program divides kids aged 5 through 17 into three groups, each with their own counselor and plenty of activities. We can arrange a babysitter for children younger than 5. CTR mealtime is special, whether in our dining room or a cookout in the forest. Guests savor home cooking with choice meats, fish and poultry, garden crisp vegetables and salads, plus fresh baked breads and desserts.  http://www.coloradotrails.com

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		Deer Valley Ranch                    Since 1954, Deer Valley’s philosophy has remained the same: "To provide a beautiful setting where families can vacation in a Christian atmosphere." Located between two 14,000’ peaks, the ranch is surrounded by beautiful mountain country…God’s country…and we’re glad to share it with you…by foot or by horse! Daily hikes range from an easy hike to a waterfall to climbing a "14er". Enjoy the simple pleasure of riding…you and your horse, the scents of leather and pine, wading through a stream. Guests can ride a little or spend most of the week in the saddle, culminating in a high country ride above timberline. Experience fly-fishing in area streams or fish for native trout in high mountain lakes. Also available are rafting, complimentary golf, hayrides, square dancing, hot springs swimming pools and hot tubs. Children will fall in love with our staff as they enjoy scavenger hunts, visit a ghost town, hike and swim. Your teens will "adventure" with our staff and other teens at an overnight campout, go tubing down the stream, play soccer or just hang out. Hearty, homemade, fresh and healthy, our meals are served both family style as well as all-you-can-eat buffets and cookouts. Accommodations include lodge and spacious cabins, each with its own kitchen and fireplace. As "Colorado’s Christian Family Guest Ranch", our guests receive exceptional service from friendly and caring staff for a true memory-making vacation. www.deervalleyranch.com Address: 16825 CR 162, Nathrop, Colorado 81236

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		Harmel's Ranch Resort and Spa I can only imagine that ever since mankind ventured into the Rocky Mountains, our location in this valley must have been important. With abundant wildlife, numerous water sources, spectacular views, and unbelievably fantastic summer weather, we have often been described as "Paradise" or even "Heaven on Earth." We lucky few that call Harmel’s home, would like you and your family to come share our bliss. Harmel’s Ranch Resort and Spa is situated at 8,412’ in the beautiful Taylor River Canyon. Two important tributaries, Spring Creek and Beaver Creek, form a confluence with the Taylor River right here at Harmel’s. The ranch property stops at 1.7 million acres of the Gunnison National Forest. We couldn’t have asked for a more stunning backyard! Harmel’s is a hub among Colorado’s premier spots for summer outdoor fun. Harmel’s has it all, here on the ranch, right out your cabin door. Harmel’s is pristine, exclusive, and has its own brand of Western Hospitality. Our biggest asset is our friendly staff that comes from all over the United States and even some from overseas. Since Harmel’s was first homesteaded and the wagons began to circle, we have had the best chuckwagon around. Now, we take tall pride in welcoming you to our beautiful dining room overlooking the Taylor River. Every meal at Harmel’s is well planned and absolutely delicious! Though we don’t make a big deal out of it, on our second seating in the evenings we add wine to our buffet. The Fire Pit Saloon is open 5 days per week, open at 4:00pm and close at 10:00pm. Beer and wine are available on Monday and Thursday at the Cookout Grounds for our BBQs. Our activities include: horseback riding lessons and trips, whitewater rafting, fly fishing lessons and trips, rock climbing, children’s program, massage therapy, outdoor heated swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, hiking trails, horseshoes, volleyball and more! Flexibility, in what we have to offer our guests, is top priority. Only a few resorts allow you to start your vacation on any day of the week or to stay less than six or seven days. Harmel’s is one of the few; however, it’s our packages we offer that sets us above the rest. With three plans to choose from, you can be assured that your vacation package fits your family’s desires. Live family entertainment begins around 7:30pm every night. If you can’t make a reservation this year, we would love for you to just drop by. Maybe check out a couple of un-occupied cabins, take a horseback ride or have dinner. Once you have experienced what Harmel’s has to offer we are confident you will want to return. Give us a call toll free 1.800.235.3402 or email to stay@harmels.com. www.harmels.com Address: P.O. Box 399, Almont, Colorado 81210

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		Historic Pines Ranch Welcome to the Historic Pines Ranch! We are nestled at 8,700 feet in the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Wilderness area. Mild temperatures and clean air refresh visitors from near and far. Down home cooking and hospitality highlight your stay. We have nine units and host a maximum of forty people. Horseback riding is the centerpiece of your visit at the Pines. Our professionally run equestrian program provides enjoyment for any level of rider. Trail rides vary from just over an hour to an overnight pack trip (limited availability) and take you through some of Colorado's most breathtaking scenery. Children are important to us! We offer a full time children's counselor for the younger kids with a full day of activities, including riding instruction in their own arena. Family rides are available. Older kids are welcome to be part of the children’s program or other activities as well as riding. We are open from May 9, 2004 to October 3, 2004. Hi Season activities include guest rodeo, wagon rides, country swing night, fishing derby, campfire sing-a-long, staff and guest show, all day ride, and ½ day of white water rafting with a six-night stay package and runs from June 13th to August 31st. Our packages are all inclusive: three meals per day, horseback riding, lodging, tax and gratuity, all activities and a ½ day of whitewater rafting in HiSeason. The Pines ranch was featured by the national Travel Channel in 2002 and 2003, we look forward to hosting you! www.historicpines.com 1-800-446-9462

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		Laramie River Ranch The Laramie River Dude Ranch offers genuine western hospitality far from the tension of city life.  Horseback riding is our specialty but we also have exceptional fly fishing, a unique naturalist program, very comfortable accommodations, and excellent food.  Visit during the summer rodeo season or for our annual cattle drive to bring out the cowboy or cowgirl in you! Picture yourself in the majestic Rocky Mountains fishing for wild brown trout, helping our wranglers push cows between pastures, or just kicking back on the porch with a hefty glass of iced tea and a homemade cookie.  You may catch a glimpse of the antelope which roam our sage hillsides, the elk which range among the aspen, or moose which occasionally wander down the valley.  You may even see beaver hard at work in our streams and irrigation ditches. The Laramie River Dude Ranch operated as the UT Bar Dude Ranch for over forty years.  Dudes from across the country and around the world discovered the timeless beauty of our valley.  Many are our guests today, bringing their kids and grandkids to experience the American west.  Some of the ranch structures date back to the 1890s.  Newly remodeled to provide our guests with the modern amenities, the Laramie River Ranch is Colorado's newest old dude ranch. www.LRRanch.com/?FamilyTravel? 1-800-551-5731

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		Sundance Trail Ranch Sundance Trail Ranch provides a family-friendly dude ranching vacation where folks make memories that last a lifetime! Surrounded and protected by the Roosevelt National Forest, Sundance Trail is less than a two-hour drive from Denver International Airport, yet lost in the beauty of the mountains at 8000 feet elevation. Our Colorado Dude Ranch home has become a second home to many of our guests, a special place far away from all of the concerns and rush of the city life. Each guest is assigned his or her own horse matched to their own skill level. Ride through the surrounding mountain meadows, rock formations, pine forest and aspen groves, a place where the kids can explore and run with freedom and parents can have peace of mind. Home cooked meals, western style, and plentiful, served family style. Fabulous home made breads, cookies, & desserts. Enjoy a very flexible riding experience on scenic trails varying from short trail rides, to half-day and all-day rides, at a walk, trot or canter. Very child friendly environment, providing a large variety of activities for children of all ages. This is a family ranch encouraging whole family activities. The "Kids’ Wrangler" makes sure that children too young to ride with their families still enjoy riding and other horse activities. Other ranch activities include: hiking, fishing, jeep trips, trap and target shooting, archery, tomahawk throwing, rock climbing, white water rafting, horse shoes, evening campfires and entertainment. www.sundancetrail.com  Address: 17931 Red Feather Lakes Rd, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado 80545

 Montana

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		Laughing Water Ranch                      A top notch Montana dude ranch with a unique youth program. Address: PO Box 157 Fortine, Montana USA www.lwranch.com Ranch Information: Laughing Water Ranch has a lot to offer! In the Mikita family since 1972, Laughing Water Ranch encompasses 220 beautiful acres of mountain timber and rolling pasture. Nestled in a beautiful mountain valley just west of Glacier National Park and bordered on three sides by the Kootenai National Forest, the ranch has a wonderful trail system for scenic and challenging horseback rides. Colorful names such as the "Trail of Tears," "Laughing Water Overlook," and the "North Fork of Deep Creek Trail" will become part of your memory book. You won’t see any other riders, since Laughing Water is the only dude ranch in the area.. Rates: Summer: Weekly rates from $650-1350 for adults, $1250 for children 4-14. Call for details. Ranch Facilities: The atmosphere is just plain comfortable, with a western feel. With a guest capacity of 38, western living and full service mark the accommodations at the LWR Ranch. In the Main Lodge you will find four 2-room suites with adjoining full tiled bathrooms as well as the Chuckwagon Dining Room, Ponderosa Game Room and 2 massive fireplaces. Our beautiful log cabins, named after famous western painters, are tastefully decorated with their artwork. Each duplex cabin has a private room, bath, and covered porch on each end.  Outdoor hot tubs, a guest lounge, and massage room. Kid’s Program: Our children’s programs are adventures in themselves. Youngsters between 4 and 8 participate in an exciting discovery of the curiosities in the Native American way of life. Led by an authentic Cheyenne princess "Falcon Mother", kids participate in nature walks, crafts, learn Cheyenne words, dances and stories. One night is spent camping in the tepees. Older kids aged 9 through 14 become part of the Laughing Water Troop of the U. S. 7th Cavalry! Blue uniforms, yellow bandanas and army hats flanked by the swirling colors of the Cavalry and U.S. flags make for a stirring site as the kids ride up over the hill to our own Fort Laramie frontier outpost. Kids learn to ride, shoot, and deal with the Native Americans. They camp out in the Fort one night during the week. The adventure is capped by a pow-wow with the Cheyenne Indians and their own horse show of cavalry maneuvers at the end of the week.

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		Lone Mountain Ranch An award winning historic ranch resort, offering ranch and ski adventure vacations in Yellowstone Country. Address: PO Box 160069 Big Sky, Montana USA www.lmranch.com Ranch Information: 23 comfortable log cabins range from one to three bedrooms to fit different size families. Luxurious Ridgetop Lodge has six bedrooms, a great room and a recreation room. Cabins have fireplaces or wood burning stoves and a deck for relaxing. Room Amenities: Cozy, comfortable cabins have patchwork quilts and charming western décor. Cabins have electric heat, fireplaces or woodburning stoves and decks for relaxing. Ridgetop Lodge sits on a hill above the Ranch and each room has spectacular mountain views. Rates: Summer: Weekly rates from $2595- $3995 for the 1st person in a cabin and $1995 for each addtional person in the same cabin, $1310 for children 4-5, $485 children 2-3.  Winter:$1,820-$4,175 for first person, children ages 4-12 range from $700-$925, children ages 2-3 range from $405-$475.00.  Ranch Facilities: 23 log cabins plus Doug Fir house accommodating 10 people and Ridgetop Lodge with 6 rooms, a great room and recreation room. Our spectacular log Dining Lodge has a cozy saloon attached. Two outdoor hot tubs, a guest lounge, and massage studios Kid's Program: Our Kid¹s Program is for children ages 4-18 with activities suitable for each age group. We have a very popular Teen Program, with special trips just for them including an overnight campout in Yellowstone Park. Winter Outdoor Youth Adventures program treats kids to fun in the snow. Activities: Horseback riding, hiking, Yellowstone Park tours, canoeing, guided fly fishing trips (voted 2002 ORVIS Fly Fishing Lodge of the Year) sea kayaking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, winter Nordic skiing, downhill skiing, snowshoeing and Yellowstone Park Ski Tours. Area Attractions: Yellowstone National Park is just 18 miles away. World famous Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. Big Sky Ski resort with world class downhill skiing and snowboarding is just 6 miles away. Property Location: Nestled in a small valley in the town of Big Sky, 48 miles south of Bozeman Montana and 48 miles north of West Yellowstone, Montana, the Ranch is perfectly located to enjoy all of the recreational and natural wonders of Yellowstone Country. Additional Information: Visit our web site at www.lmranch.com or call us at 800-514-4644 for a brochure packet, video and additional information.