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Reflections on 2009

January 21, 2010

For me, the end of the year is all about celebrating Christmas, and I spend much more time preparing for the holiday than I do reflecting on the accomplishments of the year. Today, I was enjoying a solitary ski on top of Kasdorf, and it was fun to think through the events that are classified a...

Thoughts on a Fuller Sense of Place - Latigo Dude Ranch

November 29, 2009

Randy and I were listening to a discussion entitled, “A Fuller Sense of Place” last week created by the Highland’s Study Center. Although they were directing their conversation toward where people choose to live and how a sense of community grows, Randy and I could see a direct correlation to ...

2009 Summer & Fall at Latigo Ranch

October 30, 2009

We don’t seem to get around to our blog until the “off season.” Summer is over, and here we are again. Some of you may say: “What? Summer's over?” It is in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. We have snow on the ground and freezing temperatures almost every morning now. We had grea...

Skiing With The Robins

April 20, 2009

While Denver and much of the front range recently received a phenomenal spring snow storm, we only had a dusting. But, that was on top of a big winter of snow accumulation. Latigo had a great winter of skiing guests, ski races, and other events, but we’re quite happy now to be enjoying o...

Going Green

January 15, 2009

The word “green” has taken on a life of its own these days. For those of us who went to college in East Lansing, the word will always be paired with “white” and will shout school spirit. Even though I might hum the MSU fight song and finish the chant of “Go Green” with “Go White”, we alw...

Latigo Logging Fitness Program - Fall 2008

October 20, 2008

We’re officially in our off-season now that all of the staff have gone home and our last guests of the season (hunters) have departed as well. Normally we don’t have staff stay this long, but we felt with the huge project of taking out dead trees positioned close to ranch buildings, we needed the ex...

A $40,000 Vacation -- For being on the staff?

June 09, 2008

Summer has been a long time arriving this year, but now that the aspen are sporting tiny green leaves, a few dandelions are dotting the lawn, and our first guests of the season are enjoying all that Latigo has to offer, we can feel that summer has begun. The staff who have chosen (and been cho...

Dr. Dobson knows his stuff.

March 30, 2008

It is a thrill when you discover someone else who shares your zeal for a topic close to your heart. Dr. James Dobson with Focus on the Family wrote a short column in the most recent Focus magazine about the importance of taking family vacations. I was nodding my head and smiling as I hea...

Fond memories of a friend from our first season.

March 19, 2008

In the calmer days of winter, I spend quite a bit of energy trying new recipes. I enjoy looking through old cookbooks with a fresh eye and making menus from dishes that now look appealing to me. I grabbed a tattered old book from the top shelf in the ranch kitchen cupboard, and it brough...

Escape into the Quiet

March 06, 2008

One of the most remarkable benefits of living at Latigo Ranch is the ease with which one can escape into the quiet. I pondered that as I took an afternoon ski. I shuffled my way up Sunrise and then did a laborious herringbone to the top of the Kasdorf trail, and as my chest heaved in eff...