Opening Week Howdy

Just wanted to say "Howdy!" and let you all know that we did it! Drowsy Water Ranch is now open for Ken and Randy Sue's 34th year!We may only have eight guests this week, we've been busy! Many of the horses were still out at pasture, frolicking in the Colorado sunshine. So we'd catch those doggies, load 'em in the trailer, and bring 'em home. And we've been having a lot of fun with our small crew of guests. We had a few go rafting on Tuesday, some great rides, a beautiful morning for our breakfast ride where we serve breakfast on top of [...]

Opening Week Howdy2010-06-04T18:00:00+00:00

A Real Ranch Easter Egg Hunt

Maybe it's because we have a little cowgirl running around. Or maybe I have a minor case of cabin-hermit fever. Or maybe I just have way too much time on my hands. Whatever it is, I am having a blast hiding Easter Eggs this year. What a place to hide eggs, too. This Colorado Dude Ranch has endless hiding spots. See if you can guess each spot!Oh, and yes, it is snowing. April 1st and still snowing. Hmmph.A horse feed box.In the pasture with the cows. The DWR sign post.In with the chicks. I hope their eggs aren't this color when they start laying.In [...]

A Real Ranch Easter Egg Hunt2010-04-01T20:13:00+00:00

Chickens are here!

In most old-fashioned photos of farms and ranches, you'll see a few chickens milling around in the background. Chickens are relatively easy and inexpensive to keep, they provide fresh, nutritious eggs, they control weeds and bugs, they manufacture great fertilizer, and they are a fun and friendly pet.We stopped by a chicken farm while we were in Denver and picked up eleven new chicks. Hopefully, they'll all make it to the summer and be laying eggs by July.

Chickens are here!2010-03-25T17:19:00+00:00

Cabin Fever RX: Carrot Cake at Drowsy Water Ranch

The long winter starts getting to me right about now every year. I start getting sick of layering up sweaters and socks to go outside. I start wishing for beaches and sunshine and little paper umbrellas floating in cool, brightly colored drinks. Lucky for me, we have the perfect prescription here at Drowsy Water Ranch. We share this little secret with our family and friends each summer at our Colorado Dude Ranch. It cures my dreams of islands and my addiction to saltwater. I'm going to share our cure with you; I'm going to show you how we make our mouth-watering carrot cake. And, [...]

Cabin Fever RX: Carrot Cake at Drowsy Water Ranch2010-02-23T17:29:00+00:00

Bovine Adventures at Drowsy Water Ranch

Ahhh, the Bovine. What a wonderful creature. Here at Drowsy Water Ranch, we have one or two of them to play with. In the winter, Randy Sue keeps about 30 mama cows down the road and a few younger "yearlings" up here at the ranch. They eat, a lot. And they moo. And then the food comes out. It sounds boring, I know, but really, they're great fun. The next blog or two will be about keeping cattle at a Colorado Dude Ranch--a fun but time consuming endeavor. We'll start now, with the little guys that eat and moo and poop just a few [...]

Bovine Adventures at Drowsy Water Ranch2010-02-01T23:47:00+00:00

Drowsy Water Ranch is Number One!

Big News! Big News! We just heard that we have been chosen by tripadvisor.com as 2010's Number One All Inclusive resort! We are thrilled, flattered, excited and giddy. Most of all, we want everyone to come find out for themselves what set us apart. Hope to see you here soon!

Drowsy Water Ranch is Number One!2010-01-21T18:23:00+00:00

Time for Ranch Chores with the Pink Marshmallow

I suppose most of us that grew up in colder climates went through some kind of mother-inflicted marshmallow phase during childhood. Peyton, our ranch 1 year old, is not exempt from the marshmallow rule. I always wondered what the deal with all the clothes was, but now that I have my own child to dress to go outside when it's 5 degrees, I get it. Here she is, the Pink Marshmallow!and in this shot, a sneezing pink marshmallow! Bummer timing on the shot, I guess.All decked out in multiple mommy-inflicted sweaters, coats, hats, and mittens to be out in our bitter cold weather, she [...]

Time for Ranch Chores with the Pink Marshmallow2010-01-05T23:46:00+00:00

Ranch Lessons

After having lived at Drowsy Water Ranch for the past year and a half, I’ve learned quite a few things. I’ve learned that horses eat…a lot. And when they finish all the hay in a pasture, they have to be moved to another place with more grub. Yesterday I went on a ranch field trip to help move all the horses from one winter pasture in Walden to another. It was another lesson in my ongoing ranch education. I’ve learned that it is really really really cold in Northern Colorado. I’ve learned that things never quite go as planned. The initial game plan was [...]

Ranch Lessons2009-12-29T17:18:00+00:00

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 press or call the president, we just invited friends.  At our ranch, the Skydeck is around 8400 feet high.  It is Colorado at it's finest. Unlike Chicago's version, you can't see any skyscrapers or cathedrals, all the mountains get in the way.  Our Sky deck has a world-class tour guide,High-Speed Shuttles,and a high-tech kitchen [...]

Drowsy Water Ranch SkyDeck Now Open for the Season2009-06-26T17:39:00+00:00

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, but that won't buy you a slice of bologna when you have a horse hurt, a cow loose,  or a crew to feed. But wait a minute. . . don't count me out as a rancher yet. I wasn't a total city slicker when I fell for my cowboy.  I did, for instance, ride my [...]

Lazy K-Quarter Circle Day at Drowsy Water Ranch2009-06-22T20:34:00+00:00