RANCHES How about a winter The Kades love C Lazy U Ranch nown for its “Five Spur Service,” Granby, ranch reunion? Colorado’s C Lazy U Ranch (clazyu.com) is f you’re planning a reunion during the anotherK popular reunion locale and hosts groups Iheart of the winter, warmer climates large and small year-round. The Kade family has of the Southwest feature horseback rides had more than 15 annual Christmastime reunions and cattle drives. Ranches in the central at the ranch. Four generations, 25 total, travel from or northern Rockies offer adventure- as far away as Maryland to visit the ranch, packed excursions into the snowy high approximately two hours from Denver. The Kades’ country. Ranches in more northerly favorite activities include riding the ranch’s states are open for the winter season with Snowcat, skiing, sledding and snow tubing, an emphasis on guided snowmobile snowmobiling, snowshoeing, playing a friendly ice tours, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hockey match and skating on C Lazy U’s Zamboni- horse-drawn sleigh rides, ice climbing or groomed pond. The older generation enjoys downhill skiing. Some ranches also offer watching the youngest generation experience the guided elk- and deer-hunting. same winter experiences they did earlier, At many ranches you’ll find an all- especially the magical moment each Christmas Eve inclusive vacation experience that when Santa arrives at the Lodge in a horse-drawn includes wine cellars and pairings, sleigh. Some of the children have come back as sumptuous meals and relaxing massage seasonal employees to work at C Lazy U Ranch. treatments in addition to the cowboy experience. Ranch cuisine is often an unexpected experience for many first-time guests. Numerous ranches combine ranch fare with gourmet cuisine. Ranch cuisine has evolved into multi-course gourmet dishes and healthy alternatives, alongside all the old ranch classics like barbeques. “Never-empty” homemade cookie jars, other homemade treats and bowls of fresh fruit are always on hand. In Winter reunions at C Lazy U Ranch are cold, crisp and exciting! addition, many ranches utilize organic and/or local produce and some employ farm-to-table practices. Many ranches have their own wine Tanque Verde Ranch is a cellars featuring international and domestic wines, and offer wine pairings as well as, in some cases, wine tours to Travel Channel Top Ten for Families local wineries. anque Verde Ranch, Tucson, Wranglers (ages seven to eleven) include The Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch TArizona (tanqueverderanch.com), is daily horseback lessons, trail rides, Association (CDGRA) is comprised of 28 an all-inclusive upscale dude ranch- tennis, swimming, games, arts and crafts, certified ranches located throughout the resort that takes pride in offering hiking, educational nature programs and mountains and mesas of Colorado. For something for everyone in the family. For more. Offered daily from 7AM to 3PM, more information and/or to request your bonding time, families can partake in the activities include breakfast and lunch in free Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch ranch’s newest group activities: Ride and the children’s dining room. Parents are vacation guide and DVD, visit Seek takes teamwork to solve clues and welcome to accompany their children for www.duderanching.org. make your way to designated locations activities or pursue other activities. found on the ranch map, and Horseshoe Tanque Verde Ranch features 76 Hunt turns the entire resort into a well-appointed rooms and suites, all scavenger hunt on horseback; find with breathtaking views of the Sonoran painted horseshoes and exchange them Desert and Rincon and Catalina for prizes. Mountains. All-inclusive room rates Tanque Verde’s children’s programs include all meals, snacks, daily for Buckeroos (ages four to six) and activities and evening entertainment. LIST YOUR REUNION FREE! Email ([email protected]) Contact name, address, phone, reunion name, date, and place. Check us out at www.reunionsmag.com
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