Wagon Ride in Keystone

dgrubs — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:00:18 +0000

We were in Keystone for my friend Gabe’s wedding to his college sweetheart Jill. The wedding itself was beautiful and it gave us an excuse to go to one of the hottest destinations in CO. Most of the guests stayed over Saturday night so Gabe’s parents hosted a wagon ride and bbq dinner. We met at the resort and we were bussed to the pickup point near the stables. About a hundred of us hopped on 4 carriages.

The ride was about 30 minutes to the open field and homestead.

You couldn’t have asked for a better location – so picturesque. Make sure to pack some bug spray, those mosquitos are fierce – they were biting people’s faces.

The horses always pull with the same partner. You should have seen the size of these horses!! They were ENORMOUS! They can comfortably pull three times their body weight, so somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,000lbs.

Sweet flowers as centerpieces on the picnic tables.

Guests were give cowboy hats and bandanas by the wedding party to get into the mood.

The kids were pretty darn cute, wrangling the metal cows.

Dinner was served buffet style: garden salad, grilled BBQ chicken, smoked ribs, corn on the cob, Durango beans, corn bread muffins and apple pie a la mode.

Entertainment was provided by Randall McKinnon, who has been singing for the last 23 years. Randall had the whole group singing favorites like Sweet Home Alabama, American Pie and House of the Rising Sun.

Guests cooked s’mores around the fit pit.

Randall can be reached at 970.389.1246 or you can email him at mckinnon@colorado.net

Check out Randall in action.

A really great night over all – everyone had a fun night!

For more information about wagon rides at Keystone, see their website.

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Horseback Riding in Keystone

dgrubs — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:00:05 +0000

I’m not a biker or a hiker, or an outdoorsy person for that matter, so the best way I know how to see the landscape is to go on a horseback ride. I have plenty of experience riding English style, however, most places that tourists go offer Western. The hotel offers 1 hour or 2 hour rides, and note that they leave from different locations, so check with guest services as to which site you need to go to. We chose the 2 hour ride for $74pp. We were fortunate enough to only have one other person in our group. Make sure that if you are planning on going for a ride to 1)turn off your cell phone – you don’t want to startle your horse, 2) wear long pants – trust me on this one, 3) wear sneakers or some other closed toe shoe option and 4) bring a light jacket, it could get cool.

It’s only fitting that my horse’s name is Rebel!

The two hour ride has a lot of uphill and downhill stretches and weaving in and around trees – it’s not to say that you have to be an experienced rider, but know that the ride isn’t all flat.

The views are amazing.

Group size can vary, there can be up to 8 riders with each wrangler.

The horses don’t live in CO all year round, they are rented and come for the summer and early fall season.

If you’re feeling adventurous, call up Keystone and book your ride! You can get more information on their website.

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Wagon Ride in Keystone

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