Somewhere Over the Rainbow....

As a new front is moving in today to take us down to 25 degrees tomorrow (brrrr), we were able to enjoy a beautiful rainbow down the valley here at the ranch this morning. There are some rain spots on the picture, but you can see the rainbow pretty clearly. It was perfectly situated over the ranch. http://www.northforkranch.com/

We also had an eventful day last weekend as Tyler decided to move the goats for the day to our upper pasture, (where Will Dudley sing-a-long and Mountain Man are held). It was one of the funniest sights you will ever see! Goats...in a line....following Tyler....up the driveway. It was priceless! :) Thank goodness they are so well-behaved, otherwise we could have easily gotten quite the workout chasing them around. However, Oreo, did not like being in a new place. She is the smallest goat of the three and amazingly jumped over the fence and ran back home....leaving Maggie and Gracie to fend for themselves. Enjoy the picture. :)

Just another day at the ranch.

Snow already?

For those of you that haven't heard.....we are skipping fall and heading straight to winter here at the ranch. :) We actually got snow on Monday, September 21!! And not just a little for this early.....a lot! Around 5 inches to be exact! Of course Tyler was so excited as he is hoping the ski slopes will get opened early this year. :) Thankfully our fisherman are very "hearty" and they did not let the weather deter them from fishing for our famous trout. It has all melted now and the temperatures are starting to warm back up. We'll keep you posted of when the next "winter storm" hits. Enjoy these photos from our first snow of the season.

24th Year Under Our Belt

Well, it's official....We have completed yet another "dude season" (our 24th in fact). However, we are still in full swing closing down the barn, putting horses out to pasture, closing staff quarters AND cooking and cleaning for our groups that are already underway. Our first group of the fall is our Casting For Recovery Women's Retreat group. A great group of women who are breast cancer survivors who have been joining us every spring and fall for the past seven years. Remember....We are open as a bed & breakfast and fishing lodge through the fall, winter, and spring. Come and check us out! http://www.northforkranch.com/html/fishing_lodge_rates.htm

Be sure to check out this link to a wonderful article written from one of our guests this summer on the ranch. We thought she did a great job of painting a picture of the ranch and what we are all about. Go to: http://www.santacruzwire.com/, then click on "North Fork Ranch: Where Kids Can Be Kids (So Parents Can too!) located just down the page. Thanks Tara! :)

Enjoy these two photos of two of our staff members enjoying the Alpine Slide in Breckenridge.