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Western Travel
Are you a city slicker
hankering to be a
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Even though the settling of
the western part of the United States is well-known world-wide and the
activities related to it are referred to as "western" things, other parts of
the world have experienced the same kind of activities where settlers set
out to find a new home in remote parts of their country. We like to think of
that as the
western spirit.
We cover western activities
worldwide although most of the places are in the western United States and
Canada. They are also known as ranch vacations. They include
dude/guest ranches, cattle drives, horseback riding, pack trips,
fly-fishing, hunting, round-ups and other ranch
activities. Or how about a Bed and Breakfast ranch stay? So saddle up and
let's head on out! In South America, cowboys are known as gauchos.
There are many types of
ranches from working ranches to luxury ranch resorts.
Everycowgirlsdream.
Trail rides, mule training, cowgirl events, saloon, gun fights, and oh those
pretty cowgirls! A wonderful site.
Canadian Cowboy Trail. A good article about the wild west days of
Alberta province and the Canadian Cowboy Trail.
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Dude
Ranches also know as Guest Ranches |
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Wikipedia - Dude Ranch. To search the web for a Dude or
Guest Ranch use the name of the U.S. state, country, or province plus Dude
and Guest Ranches. (e.g. British Columbia Dude and Guest Ranches). |
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DMOZ Open Directory - North America - Lodging - Ranches.
Excellent
list of websites
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Ranchweb.com. One of the best, most comprehensive sources of
ranch-related activities worldwide on the web.
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GORP Dude Ranch
Vacations. Another premier ranch vacation website. Covers the
United States and Canada. Excellent articles on preparing for a dude ranch
vacation.
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DudeRanches.com
Covers dude and guest
ranches in North America.
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Guest Ranches of North America Covers dude and guest ranches in
North America (Canada, U.S., and Mexico). |
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USA Ranches List of dude ranches, by state, in the United States.
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Cities' 1st Travelers Choice Dude Ranch Directory Beautiful website that covers some dude and guest ranches
in Canada and the United States.
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RanchAmerica A British site for those living in the United
Kingdom and Europe who want to come over and visit a ranch, go on a cattle
drive or horseback trip.
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Round-Ups and Cattle
Drives Head'em up, move'em out. Also includes round-ups. |
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Wikipedia - Cattle
Drive To search the web for Cattle
Drives use the name of the U.S. state, country, or province plus Cattle
Drives. (e.g. British Columbia Cattle Drives). |
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The Great Australian Outback Cattle
Drive.
They offer 5-day "droving drives"
along various routes in the Australian outback.
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Australian
Cattle Drives. Search result at Google with a good list of Australian
cattle drive websites.
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GORP Cattle Drives. Search result at GORP Travel listing cattle drive
companies.
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Working Ranches.com - Cattle Drives
in North America. An excellent list of round-ups and cattle drives in North
America (Canada and the U.S.)
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RidingTours.net Covers round-ups and cattle drives in North
America and round-ups in Ecuador. |
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Horseback Riding and Trips
Of course, horseback riding is available at all ranches. Includes pack
trips. |
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To search the web for Horseback
riding and trips use the name of the U.S. state, country, or province plus
Horseback riding stables and horseback riding trips. (e.g. British Columbia Horseback riding
stables). |
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DMOZ Open Director Equestrian - Riding Stables.
This is a worldwide listing of riding stables.
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Hidden Trails - Equestrian vacations
The premier horseback riding
vacation website. Covers riding horses worldwide.
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Ranchweb. Enter horseback riding in the search box and select a location.
It will give you a list of all the ranches that have horseback riding
activities.
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Guest Ranches of North
America. Select a state and then under Activities, select
Horseback Riding. You can also indicate the time of year you want to
visit and the price range. This will give you a detailed description
of all the ranches that have horseback riding that meet your other criteria.
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Covered Wagon and Stagecoach Rides |
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If you are a Western fan,
wouldn't you like to ride in a stagecoach or covered wagon to feel what it
was like back in the wild west days, or even in merry ole England?
When searching the web, enter the name of the country, state/province or
city you will be visiting + covered wagon or stagecoach rides. Try both
stagecoach or stage coach if you don't get good results the first time.
Adding tourist may also help sometimes. |
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Stagecoach rides -
United States
Australia
South Africa
Europe
United Kingdom |
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Covered wagon rides
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United States
Australia
South Africa
U.S. Tetons Covered
Wagon Trip |
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To search the web for a Ranch Bed
and Breakfast use the name of the U.S. state, country, or province plus
Ranch Bed and Breakfast. (e.g. British Columbia Ranch Bed & Breakfast). |
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Ranch Bed and Breakfast Directory. Google search. Many Bed and Breakfast Directory websites
let you select by a category such as ranch B&B's. See our
Bed and
Breakfast topic for a compete list of B&B Directories.
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Wikipedia - Rodeo. To search the web for a
Rodeo use the name of the U.S. state, country, or province plus
Rodeos or Rodeo Days. (e.g. Wyoming Rodeos) or the specific name of a rodeo. |
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The Western Web - Worldwide Rodeo Associations. The best website
we have seen on rodeos worldwide. Also check out their
Noteworthy Rodeos in the United States, Brazil and Australia.
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Wikipedia - List of
Rodeos Worldwide. A nice list and links, by country, to rodeos in
the world.
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Famous Historic Trails of the World
These are trails
that were used by settlers, explorers, and to herd cattle from
ranches to market. Also slave trails used by slave traders.
Parts of them are still visible as wagon wheel ruts, for
example.
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Overland Trails.
United States. Excellent links to
all of the famous heritage trails of the American West and
between the United States and Mexico.
Canadian Historic Trails. Canada.
Some links to historic Canadian trails.
Australian Historic Trails.
Australia. Some
links to historic Australian trails. Also a
trail history search.
South African Historic Trails.
South Africa. Some
links to historic South African trails. Also a
trail history search.
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