What is a dude ranch? It's a vacation destination where hosts share their Western lifestyle activities to guests, according to the Dude Ranchers' Association. These all-inclusive vacation often ...

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 ...

In the late-1800s, big-shot city slickers (known to cattle ranchers as “dudes”) discovered that ranch visits out West made for unforgettable getaways. This spurred a unique niche of travel as working ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Have you ever wanted to experience the life of a cowboy? We can't all be like the Drummond family, living ...

Republished from Western Confluence, which covers natural-resource science and management in the West. Western Confluence is published by the University of Wyoming Institute of Environmental and ...

Ask dude ranchers to define the word “dude,” and there’s nothing snarky about it. “A dude is someone who is very humble about the Western experience,” said Kristen Swenson, executive director of the ...