http://blog.coloradotrails.com Dude Ranch News & Views Tue, 07 May 2013 00:49:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/the-52nd-season-at-colorado-trails-is-about-to-begin/ http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/the-52nd-season-at-colorado-trails-is-about-to-begin/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:29 +0000 lee http://blog.coloradotrails.com/?p=1115 Here in Durango, CO, the last of the late snowfalls has come and gone, trees and flowers are starting to bloom, and the days are warming up. At Colorado Trails Dude Ranch, we’re busying ourselves with our last-minute preparations as we get ready to welcome our honored summer guests. We have a long history of [...]]]> http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/the-52nd-season-at-colorado-trails-is-about-to-begin/feed/ 1 http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/new-pool-and-whirlpool-at-colorado-trails/ http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/new-pool-and-whirlpool-at-colorado-trails/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:00:14 +0000 lee http://blog.coloradotrails.com/?p=1078 At Colorado Trails Dude Ranch, we spend our winters getting ready for our spring and summer guests. While the rest of Colorado hosts skiers and snowboarders, we build, clean, add on, scrape and polish. This winter’s main project has focused on two items we know that visitors of our guest ranch will definitely enjoy once [...]]]> http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/new-pool-and-whirlpool-at-colorado-trails/feed/ 0 http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/colorado-trails-ranch-vacation-in-reality/ http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/colorado-trails-ranch-vacation-in-reality/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:00:39 +0000 lee http://blog.coloradotrails.com/?p=1069 HISTORY The history of Colorado Trails Ranch is unique in the fact that it was designed to be a guest ranch from the beginning, rather than an adaptation of a traditional ranch. In 1960, two ancient but sturdy buildings stood on the original property; namely, a small barn and an anteroom to a dance hall [...]]]> http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/colorado-trails-ranch-vacation-in-reality/feed/ 0 http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/main-street-at-colorado-trails-dude-ranch/ http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/main-street-at-colorado-trails-dude-ranch/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:30:06 +0000 lee http://blog.coloradotrails.com/?p=1056 When you stroll up Main Street at Colorado Trails Dude Ranch, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into another era, but you won’t be leaving modern comforts behind. Our Main Street includes a Trading Post, an Opera House, a Blacksmith Shop, a Jail, Saloon and School House. These parts of our guest ranch aren’t always what [...]]]> http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/main-street-at-colorado-trails-dude-ranch/feed/ 0 http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/a-dude-ranch-donation-more-valuable-than-money/ http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/a-dude-ranch-donation-more-valuable-than-money/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000 lee http://blog.coloradotrails.com/?p=968 A lot people have a cause that they donate to, whether it be money or their time. It is always an organization whose goals match their convictions or beliefs. Things aren’t much different for the owners and staff here at our dude ranch, Colorado Trails. Our belief is in families and the importance of being [...]]]> http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/a-dude-ranch-donation-more-valuable-than-money/feed/ 2 http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/casual-comfort-family-vacations-loaded-with-extras/ http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/casual-comfort-family-vacations-loaded-with-extras/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:00:15 +0000 lee http://blog.coloradotrails.com/?p=847 Lodging, Dining, and Extras at Colorado Trails Dude Ranch Does the phrase “dude ranch” conjure up images of rough cabins, no hot water, and living like a cowboy? If it does, you haven’t experienced the all inclusive family vacations offered by our Colorado dude ranch, Colorado Trails. At Colorado Trails, you’ll live in the lap [...]]]> http://blog.coloradotrails.com/all-inclusive-family-vacations-2/casual-comfort-family-vacations-loaded-with-extras/feed/ 0