Articles Tagged 'California Guest Ranches'

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Meet Your Host- The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in California

Located by the Danish Village of Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley, The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort offers the thrill of riding horses along 50 miles of trails coupled with fine dining and traditional resort activities like golf and tennis for a vacation that can definitely appeal to g...

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California Dude Ranches & Horseback Riding Photo Journey

Rolling green mountainsides dotted with white-faced cattle, cool creeks, rural pastures and verdant pine forests... this is some of the scenery you may find exploring the great outdoors from California dude ranches, where horseback riding is an excellent way to take in the diverse landscapes and n...

Meet Your Host

Meet Your Host- Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort in California

Meet David Lautensack, the general manager of Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort, a Solvang, California resort and guest ranch that's been welcoming guests since 1946. Located on a 10,000-acre working cattle ranch, Alisal's giant sycamores, rolling hillsides and grazing cattle make for a peac...

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Hunewill Guest Ranch Cattle Drive, California

For over 102 years, generations of the Hunewill family have had their annual fall cattle drive. Learn how you can join in the fun on a California cattle drive vacation and about other great cattle drive holidays! by Darley Newman There are "City Slickers" type cattle drives put on for tourists...

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Hunewill Ranch Vacation & Cattle Drives in California

A rider vacations at a family-owned, Western ranch just east of Yosemite National Park, enjoying Gold Rush history and cattle drives. by Dorina Lindberg Bridgeport Valley lies below the slope of the highway like a green carpet, a contrast against the dun-colored rock hills and sagebrush. Hunew...