Imagine learning to ride horses and beginning to master equestrian techniques, while learning to fly fish and enjoying shooting five-stand and sporting clays and also, in season, working with sporting dogs or hunting five species of gamebirds-in your very own national-park-sized parcel.
Okay, technically, you’ll have to share this Western wonderland with your own family and other guests. But it’s just like having your very own national park for as long as you stay The High Lonesome Ranch, outside DeBeque, Colorado. The working cattle ranch is situated on more than 408 square miles of deeded and permitted land-framed by alpine mesas, the North Dry Folk Valley, the Kimball Creek Valley, and Cow Mountain with elevations climbing from 4,000 to more than 9,000 feet. The Ranch offers endless recreational opportunities and is a place where bird hunters, fly fishermen, and equestrians can get their fix.