December 31 Blog Happy New Year! Best Dude Ranch Vacation, happy new year As the New Year rolls in, it is a good time to reflect on the year past and anticipate the year ahead. At Black Mountain Ranch, we are excited about what is in store for 2012! The horses still have a few months of holiday in warmer pastures while we are busy prepping for the 2012 season. We began construction on our two newest cabins this past September and we look forward to having them available this summer! We are, also, using this time to reflect on why we do what we do. This ...
December 29 Tour Comfortable Cabins Relax comfortably in one of our many cabin options. Here at Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch, our cabins range from one queen bed studios to three bedroom log cabins, all furnished to give you the ultimate ranch experience. We have a variety of options to make your vacation perfect! You can take a look at the full Cabins page here, or look at some of the cabin photos below. Golden Eagle Cabin Columbine Cabin Red Tail Hawk Suite Castle Peak Suite Longs Peak ...
October 19 Blog Wrangler Jacki Jacki Michell was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She graduated from a trade school for Muscle Therapy but quickly traded the East for the West and now calls Colorado home. She is a forth year wrangler and has also worked in the kitchen and housekeeping departments as well. Jacki is known for her amazing massages and many guests even credit her for "the best massage they've had." She spends her winters in Vail and McCoy with her boyfriend Chris. Jacki loves nature so her ...
October 13 Blog Wrangler Amy Amy Galipeault, is a first year employee here at BMR. She grew up on the east coast and has been residing in Vermont for the past 8 years. She just graduated from Vermont Technical College with a B.S in Equine Studies. She is a certified Equine Sports Therapist and hopes to move forth in that field in the future. She joined the BMR family this summer as a wrangler and even learned how to rope! She loves mountain biking, camping, and volleyball. Throughout the summer Amy loved ...
September 20 Blog Wrangler Floriane Bonjour! Floriane Meylan, known as Flo, is visiting all the way from France. She grew up in Paris and studies Art and Design in Lyon. She has a love (and talent) for rock climbing and drawing. This is Flo's second time in America and her first year working on the ranch. Flo has traveled around Europe and even though her favorite country is Ireland, she says there is no place like Black Mountain Ranch. She served on our kitchen staff but quickly grew attached to horseback riding; Stroker ...