DWR life lesson # 1,456: Makin’ Hay While the Sun Shines
You've probably heard the expression "Make hay while the sun shines", right? Do you ever wonder "what the heck is that supposed to mean?"Well, folks, I can tell you exactly what it means. After a few short years of being married to a hay-man, I've learned the expression's meaning well.This [...]
A Day in the life of a Drowsy Water Ranch Wrangler
Jen Burn, one of our wranglers, is a fine writer. She wrote a little something to give insight to the hard work endured by our wranglers.A day in the life of a wrangler:“My alarm clock didn’t go off this morning, but I woke up before 6 on my own, anyway,” [...]
Drowsy Water Ranch SkyDeck Now Open for the Season
Tomorrow, July 2, 2009, the Sears Tower is opening the new Skydeck on the 103rd Floor. At 1,353 feet, the deck is the highest observatory in Chicago and offers a fine view of the city's architecture.Well, out here, we've had our Skydeck open for a month now. We didn't alert the [...]
Lazy K-Quarter Circle Day at Drowsy Water Ranch
There's a lot about ranching I don't know. For example, I'm not great at riding horses and I don't know how to rope. I can sit behind a computer and crank out emails like I was born with a keyboard and draw roadways faster than you can tie your shoes, [...]
Opening Day Jitters at Drowsy Water Ranch
Sunday, May 31 was a monumental day around here for two reasons. First, because it was the first day of our 2009 season. That means all of the prep needed to be finished, cabins cleaned, food ready, staff in place. The second reason was because, for the first time in [...]
T minus 13 days. . .and Counting!
Remember how all winter I rambled on romantically about life on this Colorado Dude Ranch, talking about the snow and the cold, the peace and the quiet? Yeah, well, forget all that. That is over, dudes. Those days are gone. Totally and completely gone. We're now a hive of activity. The worker bees are buzzing [...]