| Taking a dude ranch vacation can be one of | | | | holiday. You can choose from ranches across |
| the best experiences you'll ever have. Just | | | | the country, but the National Dude Rancher's |
| take a moment to imagine the best vacation | | | | Association has ranches in British Columbia, |
| you've ever been on. You'll experience cool | | | | Alberta, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, South |
| mountain air, wide open plains, steady horses | | | | Dakota, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, |
| that can take you to freedom from your | | | | Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arkansas. |
| typical nine to five job, fishing for bigger | | | | The location you choose will determine some |
| prey than you've ever imagined, and some | | | | of the activities you will participate in. |
| perfect quiet time with your family. There | | | | You should choose a ranch in a location you |
| are many things to think about as you prepare | | | | want to visit. You should also choose a ranch |
| for a dude ranch vacation. | | | | that has some fun and exciting activities |
| | | | that you would enjoy participating in. Don't |
| Dude ranches evolved after most of the west | | | | forget to factor in price ranges, because |
| had been explored. Eastern tourists could get | | | | many dude ranches have varying prices at |
| to the great west by train, and most wanted | | | | varying accommodations, so you want to be |
| to see what it had to offer. However, | | | | sure to choose something that will best fit |
| settlers in the west were little prepared to | | | | your budget. |
| take on tourists, and the great dude ranch | | | | |
| was born to offer eastern tourists a vacation | | | | Once you've made your dude ranch selection, |
| sport with all of the amenities they might | | | | you can start looking forward to the |
| expect during a time of vacation. Most of the | | | | activities you'll enjoy. While activities to |
| earliest dude ranch visitors stayed for long | | | | vary from location to location, most have a |
| periods of time, and they were guests in the | | | | pretty standard set that will be available at |
| ranchers' home. Each ranch had its own | | | | all locations. One of the best, yet not often |
| variety of things to do, depending upon the | | | | considered activities to engage in while |
| owner of the ranch. Many ranchers noticed | | | | you're on a dude ranch is hiking. Dude |
| that it was not only the natural beauty of | | | | ranches are located in the most beautiful |
| the surroundings that continued to attract | | | | regions of the country. Many are even |
| the visitors, but also the ranch experience | | | | adjacent to national parks or other public |
| itself. As a result, ranches began to develop | | | | lands. This means you and the whole family |
| programs for guest, build lodges, and start | | | | can set aside a day for drinking in nature's |
| working on attracting visitors (and the | | | | beauty from the comfort of your feet. Another |
| profits that came with them). | | | | good activity on a dude ranch is fishing. |
| | | | There are many ranches that are located along |
| The first thing you need to do to prepare for | | | | some of the best fly fishing rivers. Others |
| your dude ranch vacation is to choose a | | | | have beautiful mountain ponds on their land |
| ranch. This can be a bit daunting, because | | | | that see little activity from anyone except |
| there are literally thousands of choices you | | | | the guests of the ranch. Those fish are just |
| have to make. The first thing to do is to | | | | waiting to bite your hook. |
| narrow down a location for you dude ranch | | | | |