Is It REALLY Almost Over?

Cooler temperatures over the last couple of weeks have made me stop and ask myself just that question! My, where did the summer go? The mornings are crisp, with frost in the meadow. More than a few of the guests have asked about extra blankets and checking out their room heaters! Today we were blessed with some light rain in the morning but now the sun is coming out and I look forward to a beautiful afternoon. It is nice to hear the few brave souls who dared the showers this morning to ride come back and say "IT WAS GORGEOUS". That's the thing about really loving to ride, you enjoy it rain or shine!
With only a few more days left in our season it will be sad to walk away from our favorite horse (mine being "Carlos") , but they have certainly earned the long winter break that lies ahead.
Again we are so grateful for the wonderful guests that shared time with us this summer and hope our paths cross again. But...just because our season is winding down that does not mean we will be "slackin' " in our jobs.....we are looking forward to our last week of guests and "going out w/a bang" !!

  

A Win & a Baby!!

Life at a dude ranch is never boring. Whether it be happenings on property or off!!
Last week we had three "older" gentlemen who bravely entered the "Dude Ranch Calf Scramble" at the Dubois Rodeo. Proudly representing the ranch (& themselves) they accepted the challenge of competing against the younger crowd and came in at 3rd place against 8 other teams.
For their first time EVER doing something like this, and considering they are no longer in their youth (sorry guys), this was quiet an accomplishment.!!

And this week we had the "Donofrio Trio" bring home 1st place at the same event.  We expected no less from these 3 strapping young men and they did not disappoint! With a time of less than 40 seconds, this was also their first time doing a calf scramble and they tackled it like pros....

Every week we have the great pleasure of having our friend Lindsey (Windy Ridge Photography) come out and take beautiful pictures of our guests! This last week (& probably for the remainder of the summer) she missed because she, along w/husband Joel & "big sister" Ashlyn, welcomed Zoe Rose...another beautiful little girl.
We are SO happy for them and can't wait to meet her in person!

Zoe Rose   7 lbs. 9 oz.  20"

In Mom's words "perfect".....we agree Lindsey!!