Bucolic scenes from the Old West, like horseback riding through rolling hills and settling in at a remote hacienda, can capture the imagination. But these experiences don't have to be relegated to the ...

The origin of the dude ranch vacation is a fascinating story. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, “dude” was the name given to “big-shot city slickers” by Western cattle ranchers (or cowboys).

Prime rib, Caesar salad, shrimp and a dessert table? Whatever happened to franks-n-beans? Apparently, they’re long gone, like much of what I expected to find at a dude ranch. Thankfully, some of the ...

Most people equate dude ranches to the range-riding, dog-wrangling, pot-full-of-beans-eating experience we all watched Billy Crystal endure in the movie "City Slickers." While that experience is ...

I grew up in a household where exclamations like “oh my god!” were considered blasphemy by my parents, and as a result, the word “DUDE!” ended up being my go-to expression of surprise, boredom, ...