Most people equate dude ranches to the range-riding, dog-wrangling, pot-full-of-beans-eating experience we all watched Billy Crystal endure in the movie "City Slickers." While that experience is ...

Flathead Lake Lodge, a Montana dude ranch known for its horseback riding program and rustic Western ambiance, may not seem like an ideal place to go sailing. After all, who goes sailing at a dude ...

There’s something undeniably romantic about riding a horse through a cactus-laced desert: the fresh air, the array of colors in the unpolluted sky, and the rugged sense of adventure only a horse can ...

Dude ranch vacations bring to mind western states like Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Montana, which are chock-full of places for a city slicker to ride horses, eat hearty meals, square dance and ...

The origin of the dude ranch vacation is a fascinating story. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, “dude” was the name given to “big-shot city slickers” by Western cattle ranchers (or cowboys).

Cowboys. Horses. Guns. Booze. And tennis? When it comes to dude ranches, hosts are adopting John Wayne’s, “A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do,” and are offering options unheard of just a few ...

I never thought I'd visit a real dude ranch, much less ride a horse - something I had never done. This fact surprises many, because I grew up on a farm near Floodwood. (I did drive a tractor, though.) ...

A golden retriever belly flopped enthusiastically into the swimming pool at Doggie Dude Ranch and O’Cat Corral, paddling hard for its tennis ball. Seconds after, a horde of Labrador retrievers and ...

David Scott finds a new friend at French Broad Outpost Ranch. Dude ranch vacations bring to mind western states like Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Montana, which are chock-full of places for a ...