OK........So what a really neat place!
Enchanted springs ranch is only about 30 minutes from the house. It is a small ranch that has only been up and running for about 6 years. They built it to be used as a movie set and then couldn't decide what to do in between movies. So they decided to allow large corporations to hold events there and then they opened it to the public.
So we get there, and we went in for a "cowboy talk". That is where Cowboy Ron tells us all about life on the trail, what they wore, what they ate and all types of trivia. After the talk,the kids had a chance to ride Mike, a 25 year old horse. They walked the kids around a bit so they could get the feel of what it is like to ride. Then we loaded up in the wagons and took a small tour of the ranch and saw some animals. They had some of the biggest catfish ever. I swear that they had to be at least 2 1/2 feet long. There were tons of longhorns and wild turkey. There were even some exoctics like zebra and gazzel.
After the wagon ride, we saw a short bank robbery and gun fight. Each of the kids got a bullet from it. It was a spent blank, very cool. After the fight we took a tour of the buildings. There is a really neat church that they hold weddings in. It has an antique organ that Mimi would love. There was an old firehouse and inside there were a lot of antiques including a Studabacher Wagon. We looked at a few more things including some Buffalo and then went to watch the Pistol Packin' Paula show. This is a woman that makes a decent living by spinning guns on her fingers. She also is the world champion. Hard to imagine. I leaned over to explain to Skye that this was how Paula made a living. She found it hard to believe. I think she was impressed!
We looked at a few more things, like the indian teepees and then loaded up to go home. It wasn't too hot and we had a great time. Skye's favorite was the wagon ride and animals, Jaxon's was Paula's show and the gunfight.
Enchanted springs ranch is only about 30 minutes from the house. It is a small ranch that has only been up and running for about 6 years. They built it to be used as a movie set and then couldn't decide what to do in between movies. So they decided to allow large corporations to hold events there and then they opened it to the public.
So we get there, and we went in for a "cowboy talk". That is where Cowboy Ron tells us all about life on the trail, what they wore, what they ate and all types of trivia. After the talk,the kids had a chance to ride Mike, a 25 year old horse. They walked the kids around a bit so they could get the feel of what it is like to ride. Then we loaded up in the wagons and took a small tour of the ranch and saw some animals. They had some of the biggest catfish ever. I swear that they had to be at least 2 1/2 feet long. There were tons of longhorns and wild turkey. There were even some exoctics like zebra and gazzel.
After the wagon ride, we saw a short bank robbery and gun fight. Each of the kids got a bullet from it. It was a spent blank, very cool. After the fight we took a tour of the buildings. There is a really neat church that they hold weddings in. It has an antique organ that Mimi would love. There was an old firehouse and inside there were a lot of antiques including a Studabacher Wagon. We looked at a few more things including some Buffalo and then went to watch the Pistol Packin' Paula show. This is a woman that makes a decent living by spinning guns on her fingers. She also is the world champion. Hard to imagine. I leaned over to explain to Skye that this was how Paula made a living. She found it hard to believe. I think she was impressed!
We looked at a few more things, like the indian teepees and then loaded up to go home. It wasn't too hot and we had a great time. Skye's favorite was the wagon ride and animals, Jaxon's was Paula's show and the gunfight.
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