Arizona Dude Ranch '09

Our fun and exciting trip to the Arizona Dude Ranch began bright and early Monday morning! The owners of the ranch, Dan and Carrie, picked us up from the airport, and our fun began!! The scenery was gorgeous each morning and we spent a lot of time watching the sunrise. Dan and Carrie did an amazing job of cooking us delicious homecooked breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day we were there! YUM!! We also spent each morning going out for a stroll on the horses at the ranch. This was almost everyone's favorite part of the trip! What was also really neat was that we met a group from Maryland very similar to ours that were staying at the ranch at the same time we were! We became great friends with them and were very sad when having to say goodbye. We spent a whole day in the town of Oatman, which is on the famous Route 66. There we watched an old time gun fight,bought souvenirs from the numerous shops,and fed carrots to the donkey that roamed the streets. We had a small downfall when one of our vans got a flat tire, but it was fixed in no time! Each night we spent some time swimming in the pool, sitting by the hot tub, or hanging out by the fire with our friends from Maryland; it was a blast! It was a sad day when we had to leave the Arizona Dude Ranch, but like the slogan that we kept saying at the ranch said, "you'll come as friends and leave as family." It was incredibly true! Even though our trip was done, we had a great time and can't wait to go back again!