There’s something undeniably romantic about riding a horse through a cactus-laced desert: the fresh air, the array of colors in the unpolluted sky, and the rugged sense of adventure only a horse can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Dude Ranch stay is 'the original form of nature-based tourism' - Circle Z/Diana Nash One hundred horses and a lone donkey ...

It's not easy to find a travel experience that can transport you to a different world, but dude ranches certainly fit the bill. On these spacious properties, Western culture is alive and well. You'll ...

Saddle up for a great vacation at one of these authentic dude ranches. We've chosen a range of options that give you and your family plenty of activities without sacrificing leisure time. From ...

Dude ranching has been part of the American West for 150 years. Does the industry’s longevity offer clues about how newer recreational activities like rock climbing or snow sports can balance economic ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dude ranches often are associated with summer vacations. We picture city slickers slipping away to enjoy the great outdoors and fresh mountain air, learning ...

Monica Ellis, Lone Mountain Ranch’s head wrangler, points up the hill. A group of 15 wranglers—all but one, women—descend ...

A ranch vacation means shedding your cares — and your “g”s — as country hospitality and wide-open spaces often stir up a hankerin’ for fishin’, shootin’, ridin’ and ropin’. A newfound dialect and ...

Republished from Western Confluence, which covers natural-resource science and management in the West. Western Confluence is published by the University of Wyoming Institute of Environmental and ...