June 2013 we spent a great week at Black Mountain Ranch near McCoy, Colorado

Horses, scenery, wranglers, food, range of activities, and accomodations were all wonderful!

Black Mountain Ranch HQ	Outdoor BBQ for 1st night supper	Being fitted for Chinks
Head Wrangler Amy gives riding rules	1st day ride - N & M (out with "our" wrangler Victoria who snaped the picture)	Host Nowell cooks lunch Neil helps from the shade
Ranch & guest kids in serious lunch discussion	Michal makes dust	Michal has lesson in the arena
Itchy back?	Brothers Nowell and Bryce show off longhorn roping	View from the mess Hall
Mess Hall - not always linen	After ride to overnight campout. Dinner on the fire	Amy & Kyle make camp margaritas
Campout Loo with a View	The Botting tent - boots left outside	Michal with "our" wrangler Victoria
Making a point?	Barrel racing lesson	Shootin the breeze outside saloon
Horses evening run to pasture	Bryce gives roaping lesson -missed	Watching evening entertainment at saloon
Dancing?	Shooting clays	And shooting clays
Beautiful forest, meadows & views	Off at a lope	Michal enjoys hot tub
Guests to Steamboat Springs for Semi-pro Rodio one evening	One morning woke up to the horses among the cabins	Guest Jane & Wrangler clean up after horses
Youngins help with morning grain for horses	Resting after a morning ride and lunch	Giving Max a brush down after a ride
Weekly round up starts	Facing off new mama with very young calf	Round up a success - horses proud of their work
Now the fun starts! Lasso a calf, take it down, and hold it if it needs branding. or tagging Victoria and 2 guests get 1 down!	Branding irons kept hot	Wrangler Madison & Neil & puppy secure calf
Brice, wrangler & 2 guests branding	Yup - kids worked too	Casterating calf
Start the heard back up to pasture	Kids, adults & wranglers all hearding back up to pasture	Brice's girl helps guest learn to fish
Watching kids fish	Michal makes 1 final point -	- THE END To a fun filled week!