Marlboro Ranch

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Marlboro Ranch Trip

We got back yesterday from the trip of a lifetime!!! We had a great time and I just wanted to post a few key pictures to give you all a "teaser" - I will post more about it later. They kept us busy and extremely well-fed the whole time we were there.

Here's a quick overview of our activities:

Day 1:

• Arrived at the ranch at 5pm
• Appetizers & Dinner (BBQ Ribs, BBQ Chicken were the main course)
• Drinks

Day 2:

• Breakfast at 7
• Cattle Drive in the morning - We drove 200 pair Corriente from one pasture to another about a mile and a half away)
• Lunch
• Driving H1 Hummers through the Mountains (my favorite! This was no course in a field, they actually let us drive Hummers up mountain sides and through big ditches)
• Massage
• Town Party with magicians, live music, roping dummy, branding leather and trick roper Kowboy Kal!
• Dinner at the Livery (Trout and the best beef brisket you've ever tasted with homemade Cheesecake for dessert)
• Live Music, Karaoke and DJ

Day 3:

• Breakfast at 7
• Mountain Hiking and Zip Line
• Lunch (Yummy Sliders and wonderful chicken salad!)
• Clay Shooting - This was the first time I had ever shot and I did pretty darn good!
• Fly Fishing
• Massage
• Ranch Party on the Lake
• Dinner in the Saloon (Roasted Sirloin)
• Live Music, Poker, Blackjack and Line Dancing in the Livery

Day 4:

• Breakfast (Omelet bar)
• Massage
• Travel

The gifts on our bed when we arrived:


There was another Matt Legan there!!


On the cattle drive:



Getting ready to go across the zip line (I was scared to death!!):


Shooting clays:


Fly fishing (we didn't catch any trout but lots of other people did):


Heading to the Ranch Party on the lake (I tried Rattlesnake and Rabbit!):


Hiking in the Crazy Mountains:


Driving H1 Hummers in the Mountains - this was AWESOME! (look at their tires off the ground):


Standing in Kowboy Kal's loop (he holds the 13-yr World record for world's largest loop!):