We Have Joined the Social Media World!!

It's true. North Fork Ranch has joined facebook & twitter!!! Yes, we know....It's about time right? :)

We finally decided to take the big plunge into this new world and have been actively learning all the bells & whistles involved in this new age of social media. Don't worry, we will still continue to blog, but will also now keep you up to date with facebook & twitter.

Please just click on the following links to become a "fan" on facebook or a "follower" on twitter.

www.facebook.com/NorthForkRanch

www.twitter.com/NorthForkRnch

You will also find links to facebook & twitter on the upper left hand side of our blog.

We look forward to getting to know you all better, spreading the word about our special place here at North Fork, sharing more news, updates, special offers and more with everyone.

See you there!!

Test

As some of you may have seen or experienced, the latest post did not send out alerts to your email accounts that a new post had been made. We are trying to correct this problem, therefore this is a test email to see if it is working again. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you!

One Extreme to the Other

Wait a minute. How did we get from here to there? Winter to summer back to winter.

Allow us to explain. We just got back from the DRA (Dude Rancher's Association Convention) in Tucson, AZ. This association not only includes dude ranches from the state of Colorado, but also many from the western states including Canada. The DRA convention took place in Tucson, AZ at Tanque Verde Ranch. What a great opportunity to see another mountainous terrain, yet in the desert.

Similar to our CDGRA (Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch Assoc.) conventions, we all gathered for a few days to discuss topics relevant to our industry, economic and recreation issues and so much more! It was a great chance to get to know other ranchers outside of our home state but also a great time to get to know our fellow Colorado dude ranchers a bit better. The weather was absolutely amazing! Lots of sun, 70 degrees everyday and no wind! It was the strangest thing to go from winter here in Colorado to summer temperatures in a matter of a two hour plane flight. Winter coats & gloves to sunscreen & short sleeve shirts. It's hard to describe. I think our bodies were in shock. :) We hope you all can experience one day going from one extreme to the other. More to come soon on "pigeon rolling." :) It does exist!

Happy New Year!!!

Is it mid January already? Since the New Year is now upon us, we are getting everything started for our 26th season. It doesn't seem that long ago that we celebrated a milestone in celebrating our 25th last year. Wow...does time fly!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends, maybe

"Dancing the night away"

OR

"Playing games with friends & loved ones."

We hope you are enjoying the "ride" so far in 2011!

We hope to see you all this summer.

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Happy New Year from North Fork Ranch!

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!!

This is what you picture the ranch looking like at Christmas time right? After all, it is the Rocky Mountains and it is December. Unfortunately and not to disappoint anyone, it does not appear that we will have a white, snowy holiday season here at the ranch. (However, for you skiers, the high country has been getting lots of snow which will make for a great time on the slopes) No worries...Even though we do not have snow, we are still most definitely in the Christmas spirit! The weather was perfect for Christmas tree cutting, our family tradition (see the picture of the kids carrying the tree). Light snow falling, the smell of musty leaves and the river edges glazed with a touch of ice and snow. We were a little late this year getting our tree as we waited for Hayley to get home from school and fitting into Tyler's busy schedule. Decorating the tree is always an adventure...pulling out ornaments that we have collected from all over. Tyler decided to choose the topper for this years tree....only temporary! We give it a "thumbs up." :)

Enjoy this beautiful time of year, when friendships are the best gifts.

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Ranch!!

Time To Reflect.............Part 2

As the Christmas season is fast approaching and December 1st is already here, I thought it would be the appropriate time to post the second part of our "reflection" pictures.

Our native bald eagle, "Baldy" has returned to the valley once again and was spotted soaring above the river this morning down here through the ranch. No matter how many times he passes through, he is always a site to see. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and is looking forward to the holiday season! We hope to see everyone next year at the ranch. http://www.northforkranch.com/

HAPPY TRAILS!!!!

Is That For Real?

Yes....you are seeing correctly. Karen is playing horseshoes!!! The fall Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch Convention was earlier this week where all of the dude ranches within the state get together to discuss everything from the "dude ranching business" to marketing, the economy, etc. Many great speakers, great conversation, great people. One evening we had a horseshoe tournament where the ranches all competed against each other. North Fork Ranch was well represented and made it all the way to the semi-finals. Unfortunately we lost by three to advance to the finals. Karen was quite the natural accumulating many points for North Fork, including a "ringer." It was a lot of fun. Just wanted to show everyone yet again, that Karen can do it all. :)