NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Gaylene Ore, Ore Communications, gaylene@orecommunications.com, 970-887-2536
Colorado Dude Ranches Offer End-of-Summer Rates, Workshops
– Late-season specials in Grand County include discounts, adults-only weeks, women’s riding/yoga retreat –
Granby, Colo. – Still trying to squeeze in a summer vacation? There’s a cowboy or cowgirl in just about everyone, and come end of the season, it’s never been easier – or cheaper – to heed the call of the West.
The Dude and Guest Ranches of Grand County, Colo. (www.dude-ranch.com) are all-inclusive ranches in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, located 100 miles west of Denver. Several of the ranches are offering discounts for singles, couple, families and groups in late summer and early fall – when the crowds are gone, the skies are clear and the leaves are just starting to change.
Latigo Ranch (www.latigotrails.com)
Visit between Aug. 22 and Sept. 18, and the weekly rate drops from $2,600/week to $2,250/week. Partial-week stays also are available. For grown-ups preferring a quiet vacation without kids, Sept. 12-18 is adults-only week.
Accommodations at the intimate Latigo Ranch are limited to 35 guests, who receive homemade caramel corn upon arrival. For horsemanship activities, the ranch works carefully to closely match guests with horses, and for experienced riders, offers an authentic cattle drive with a local rancher each September. The ranch has been named “Best Dude Ranch in Colorado” in “Colorado’s Best: The Essential Guide to Favorite Places.”
Drowsy Water Ranch (www.drowsywater.com)
Weeks after August 29 are designated for adults only, including special-event groups. These weeks carry a 15 percent discount. The prices per individual, with discount applied, are $1,585.25 (single occupancy), $1,581.00 (double occupancy), or $1,517.25 (triple occupancy).
During the week of Sept. 5, Drowsy Water will hold an art workshop, with a professional art instructor onsite. The week of Sept. 12 will focus on cowgirls – though all cowboys are welcome, too.
Nestled in its own private mountain valley, the 600-acre ranch has specialized in providing authentic western vacations for more than 70 years. Focusing on horseback riding and meals, Drowsy Water also offers swimming, horseshoes, steak fries, trout fishing, square dancing, jeep trips, hayrides, movies, pack trips, gymkhana rodeos, raft trips and golf. TripAdvisor® named the ranch the “#1 All-Inclusive Resort in the World” in its 2010 Travelers’ Choice® awards.
Bar Lazy J Ranch (www.barlazyj.com)
The week of Aug. 22, and all of September, are adults-only time at the ranch. During these periods, Bar Lazy J also offers an additional 10 percent discount, making the per-person rate $1,552.50.
Relaxation and personal attention are the passwords at Bar Lazy J, the oldest continually operated guest ranch in Colorado. The owner even keeps a supply of hats and boots for visitors who arrive without them. The ranch is popular with fishing enthusiasts – on site are Gold Medal trout-fishing waters of the Colorado River.
CLazyU Ranch (www.clazyu.com)
The upscale CLazyU will hold the LyricQuest event Oct. 8-10. Songwriter Monty Powell, writer for many of popular music’s biggest stars, will highlight the weekend. A 25-year music business veteran, Powell collaborates with artists such as Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Chris Cagle, James Otto, Dee Meesina, Chuck Wicks and more. Cost is $750, which includes horseback riding, swimming, fishing hiking, biking, a songwriting workshop, campfire jam session and special performance by Anna Wilson, the critically acclaimed jazz artist and songwriter whose recent album, Yule Swing!, reached #12 on the Billboard jazz chart.
All of the ranches are all-inclusive, meaning that food, beverages and all activities are included in the base price. Every guest can try many activities – no extra charge – and stay with them for as little or as long as they’d like. Typical activities include swimming, river rafting, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, cattle work, fly fishing, western dancing, archery, riflery and cowboy skills. The ranches are located near golf courses and shopping.
Dude and Guest Ranches of Grand County, Colo. (www.dude-ranch.com)
Five all-inclusive dude ranches are nestled in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, located 100 miles west of Denver. The ranches offer family and group pricing, and early- and late-season specials.
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