One hundred horses and a lone donkey clattered from the corral. Behind them, cottonwood trees burned egg-yolk yellow and the mountains blurred to silhouettes. Hooves drummed and dust scattered. I had ...

Family dude ranch vacations are perfect for those with budding cowboys and cowgirls who dream of roaming the open plains in a saddle. When you visit a dude ranch with kids, you can spend your days ...

Devil’s Thumb Ranch, Tabernash: Set against the Front Range’s rugged slopes, Devil’s Thumb Ranch isn’t just known for its horseback riding. The 6,500-acre guest ranch is regularly voted one of the top ...

From romantic horseback rides on the beach to the real cowboy experience at dude ranch resorts, we have something for everyone’s vacation vibe. Saddle up for this roundup of the best family horseback ...

The more than 7,000-acre Rowse's 1+1 Ranch hosts vacation stays in Burwell, Nebraska. Rowse's 1+1 Ranch This year, Yellowstone National Park turned 150 years old, and to add to the luster of its ...

Pull on your cowboy boots and mosey on out to a dude ranch for a vacation you'll never forget Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. A ...

Read the original article on Purewow. Having spent time at dude ranches, I know what’s important to a great stay. You want unspoiled vistas, the chance for daily riding time along with other ...

Decades before statehood in 1912, the riches of the Sonoran Desert attracted prospectors and the outlaws who followed them. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Johnny Ringo and the wildest of the Wild West ...

In the late-1800s, big-shot city slickers (known to cattle ranchers as “dudes”) discovered that ranch visits out West made for unforgettable getaways. This spurred a unique niche of travel as working ...