2012 Focus Update
Again, a new year has started and the plans for 2012 are rapidly developing. As we look ahead, we also look back to see where we have been. Here are some thoughts about 2011 and projections for 2012.
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Horseback Riding & Cattle
In a normal spring, we receive our yearlings from May 5th to the 20th. We put them in pastures on the ranch and look for health problems before they go to our forest pasture on May 25th. Our pasture rotation is based on a “holistic” management approach. We intensely...
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Fishing and Other Activities
The Little Snake River begins at the confluence of three streams, the North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork. Day trips to these high mountain streams are popular in both Colorado and Wyoming.
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Food & Lodging
Lodging Focus Ranch was homesteaded in the 1890’s and until 2001, the original house hosted many visitors. After years of patching, painting and room overhauls, the cost of maintaining structural integrity outweighed the benefits. In 2002, work began on replacing the old log...
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Welcome and About Us
A real working cattle ranch... Horseback riding and cattle are the mainstay at Focus Ranch but special weeks featuring photography, painting, yoga, fly fishing and birding have broadened the meaning of “the best week at the ranch!”
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2012 Workshops & Clinics
The addition of painting & photography workshops, fly fishing clinic and birding have made a week at the Ranch even better. These activities are offered periodically throughout the seasons and some are available on demand. Flexibility in daily routines allows guests to participate in both the traditional ranch activities and any featured weekly offering.
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USA TODAY … “10 Great Places to be a cowboy”
A Working Cattle Ranch…
Focus Ranch is a traditional working cattle ranch that invites guests to share in the day-to-day operation of the ranch.
Horseback riding and cattle are the hallmarks of Focus Ranch. Yet, the remote features of the ranch offer fly fishermen, photographers, hikers, naturalists, fitness enthusiasts – to name a few - unique opportunites to pursue their interests in a pristine setting.
We Are Unique…
We run yearling cattle as the basis of our agricultural operation. By agricultural industry standards, there are few yearling ranches in our class. There are two reasons for this: the quality of our grass and the guest business. We ride six days a week with our cattle -moving them through pastures on the ranch and in the forest.
Learn in Our Workshops…
The addition of painting and photography workshops, fly fishing clinic and birding have made a week at the Ranch even better. These activities are offered periodically throughout the seasons and some are available on demand. Flexibility in daily routines allows guests to participate in both the traditional ranch activities and any featured weekly offering.