Celebrate Your National Parks with Goosewing Ranch!
This year, the National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday, and to celebrate, fourth graders are being given free park passes for them and their families. Yellowstone National Park is the oldest park in the United States. It was established in 1872 as an Act signed by President Grant. It wasn’t until August 25, 1916 […]
The Whiskey Gentry meets Goosewing Ranch
Just over a month ago we had a very special band come visit us at the ranch. The Whiskey Gentry boasts an excellent collection of covers and original songs which they serenaded our guests with while they were here. It started with Jason, guitarist and overall band savant (on occasion referred to as “head honcho” […]
Survival of the Fittest
On June 23, 1925, a landslide on Sheep Mountain dammed up the Gros Ventre River with a high tower of rocks and dirt. Lower Slide Lake was born in the following flooding, only six miles from the town of Kelly, Wyoming. Over the next two years, the lake filled in, and the nature-made dam held. […]
The Beginning of a Journey
I graduated from college on May 9th, and six days later I was on a plane headed to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The time I spent in the airport—a total of about four hours across two layovers—didn’t feel real, and my impending adventure was suspended above my head. I had flown alone before to visit family, […]
Treat yourself to an All-Inclusive Guest Ranch Vacation….
For many a Dude or Guest Ranch vacation seems like a good way to spend a lot of money for doing work instead of relaxing. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, some Ranches are a bit pricy, but once you take into account that most are All- Inclusive than the sticker shock is […]
Giddy Up at Goosewing Ranch
Many guests that come to visit Goosewing Ranch have seen a lot of western movies and have seen the silver screen cowboys racing across the plains at a gallop and they want to do the same. They often do not know, however, that there are more than just two speeds for a horse. A gait […]
What the Heck is a Lariat?
The lariat is one of the most versatile tools a cowboy has at their disposal. I’m sure you know what a lariat is, even if you have never heard that term used. You would instantly know what I was talking about if I referred to it as a ‘lasso.’ Although most people use it as […]