The Queen

The "queen of the ranch" finally has her crown!! Well, she believes she is the queen, but we all know Karen is the first lady around the ranch. :)

This young lady definitely thinks she "rules the roost" around here and has the personality to back it up. She is quite ornery at times and a little stubborn, but she is much happier now that she has her tiara to show everyone how beautiful she is and that she is in charge. How can you not love our miniature mule, Lily? :) She can't wait to show you all her beautiful jewels when you come and see her this summer.

Wonderful Video

Check out this link to a very powerful and encouraging video on behalf of Casting For Recovery that covers the retreats that take place here at North Fork Ranch. The first time you click on the link, it may cover some random news story or something for approximately two minutes. Please just wait for the story to finish and then the Casting For Recovery story will play.

http://www.krdo.com/video/25350642/index.html

Whoa!!!! Another One!

Yesterday was another exciting day on the river as some guests caught one of the biggest trout we've ever had here at the ranch. It measured 28" long!!! Incredible!!! Please be sure to share our "prized trout" pictures with all your friends! :)

Tis the Season

We can't believe Christmas is here already! This fall and the beginning of the winter has flown by for us!! The May's went and got their Christmas tree today. Kind of nice having Christmas trees right out your back door. :) So, I think we are all set for the season: we have lights up, the tree is up, some presents are wrapped (except we haven't quite finished our shopping yet), Christmas music is playing, and Christmas cards are going out as we speak. Here is a funny photo of Hayley & Tyler fighting of which way to go with their Christmas tree.


AND.....for those of you that haven't heard......the Cookbook is FINALLY done!!! Yea!!!! So, if any of you urgently need them for Christmas presents, please give us a call or email us (1-800-843-7895 or info@northforkranch.com). And for those of you that aren't in a hurry, we can get them mailed to you mid January. Just let us know. :)


We hope this finds everyone well, we wish everyone safe travels, and precious memories with friends and family.


Happy Holidays!

North Fork 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.

Hola!

Well it has been quite warm here at the ranch for the last week. Well....hot to us anyway. Eighty to eighty five degrees here and we are all complaining how hot it is. :) But the mornings and evenings still cool down which is nice.

Our family reunion group and the "Pond Contest" winners had a great week. The ranch was filled with lots of children enjoying pony rides, the swimming pool, the petting zoo and much more. There was always laughter in the dining room every evening with everyone recalling the days events. Friendships and memories were made and we hope to see all of them again next year.

Here's a great shot of two of our staff members this summer really "playing the part" at our Mexican Buffet lunch. They are quite the hosts. :) All the staff is doing a great job this summer and have enjoyed all of you that have stayed with us. We all look forward to meeting the rest of you as the season continues.

Orvis Endorsed

For those of you that haven't heard....North Fork Ranch is now an Orvis Endorsed Fishing Lodge! This is a very prestigious, world-wide acknowledgement of our lodging, the structure of our river, our quality of fishing, and our wonderful hosts, Dean & Karen & Kevin. We are very proud of this endorsement and hope you will come and visit us and spread the word. http://www.northforkranch.com/html/orvis_endorsement.htm