Dude ranching has been part of the American West for 150 years. Does the industry’s longevity offer clues about how newer recreational activities like rock climbing or snow sports can balance economic ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- There's a new event at Rodeo Houston and the cowgirls are the stars. For the first time ever, an all woman's ranch rodeo competition took place on Friday at the Houston Livestock ...

Award-winning author Lynn Downey discusses her latest book, "American Dude Ranch," at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West July 23 from noon – 1 p.m. in the Coe Auditorium. Downey’s history considers ...

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 ...

Hey dude, you're nude. And at the Mira Vista, a dude ranch in Tucson, Ariz., you're likely to have a lot of company. Imagine that: bare-skinned partners on the tennis court and in the yoga studio. The ...

GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - When life feels like a lot, we start to look for a place to get away. Have you ever tried visiting a dude ranch? A few hours from Phoenix is a place called Cherry Creek Lodge in ...