Dude Ranches and Adventure Vacations

The dude ranch type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism. It is a phenomenon of the romanticization of the American West after the official closing of the United States frontier in the late 19th century. The Western adventures of hardy aristocrats like Theodore Roosevelt were made available to paying guests from cities or the East, called 'tenderfeet' or 'dudes' in the West.

After World War I, the transcontinental railroad network brought these paying visitors to the local depot, where a wagon would be waiting for them. Some dude ranch visitors expected a somewhat edited version of the 'cowboy life', while others were more tolerant of the odors and timetable of a working ranch.

Dude ranches have become a feature of the Australian Outback.

Adventure tourism is a type of niche tourism involving exploration or travel to remote areas, where the traveller should expect the unexpected. Adventure tourism is rapidly growing in popularity as tourists seek unusual holidays, different from the typical beach vacation.

Adventure tourism typically involves travelling into remote, inaccessible and possibly hostile areas. It may include the performance of acts that require significant effort and grit and may also involve some degree of risk.

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The first mention of Hope Ranch was in 1769 when Portola wrote about it in his diary. He was greeted by the Canalino Indians which were somewhere between where Modoc and US Highway 101 currently run. The Canalinos had been there almost 10,000 years at the time and we're probably pretty
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If you've ever heard someone say that he needs a "vacation from his vacation", that person did not spend his time at a dude ranch. Vacation is meant to be a time of relaxation, a break from the stress and chaos that too often comprises daily routine.
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