Washington dude ranches [Video]

Washington Dude Ranches

The exquisite beauty of nature is best experienced firsthand. The state of Washington is covered with lush forests, towering mountains and quiet volcanoes. For hundreds of years this landscape has been explored and experienced on the back of a horse. Today, you can still experience nature how it should be at Washington dude ranches.

Although times have changed around them, the dude ranch still serves its original purpose – to give others the real ranch experience. Dotted throughout the state of Washington, as well as other states throughout the United States, dude ranches are located near some of the most beautiful locations in the west. So, intrigued by the beauty, romance, and mystery of the west, easterners would travel to the rocky mountain region for scenery and sport. The easterners became known as “dudes.”

Dude ranches grew out of the tradition of ranchers offering hospitality to eastern hunting parties. Eventually …