Chances are at one time or another as a child you pretended you were out on the range. Your best imaginary friend was your horse, and you stayed under the stars rustling the herd in. Now that youre grown up, you can take a trip back in time, but instead of an imaginary experience, you can be a cowboy for real.
Here are some of the places where you can still live the cowboy dream in your vacations.
Hartley Guest Ranch, New Mexico – This is not just a cute themed vacation spot, but also a family-owned operational ranch. Spanning 25,000 acres, this is the real deal. When you get to the ranch, you will be taught to find the right horse that suits you, how to ride it, and how to wrangle cattle on the trail. Then its off to work. There are cattle to gather and move daily, but if youre really up for adventure, you can also take part on multi-hundred mile trails of cattle drives where you will camp and sleep on the trial, under the stars. There are other recreational activities, including hiking, and fishing areas. And if you dont really want to do cattle drive duty, thats ok. You also have the option to just enjoy the farm life and watch all the bustling...