We awakened this morning to the cacophony of coyotes singing, dogs barking, horses whinnying and wranglers urging the herds in to the corrals.  The sound of the coyotes’ singing as they head out to hunt in the evening and as they return in the early morning reminds us that we live in the wilderness and […]

Our last week with families and children ends soon and we begin “adult” weeks.  It will seem quiet without the laughter, squeals on the swings, and sometimes tears from the little ones when weariness happens.  This week families and their kids hiked to the Indian Caves and even an eight-month old made it up the […]

August arrived with a hint of autumn in the air – cool nights and mornings. And we finally got rained on. We begin another week with families and kids excited to ride and enjoy the ranch activities. All await eagerly the square dance to come. Last night several staff members slept on the lawn and […]

Guests and staff alike were awakened by the high pitched howling and yipping in the middle of the night this past Wednesday.  Many stories came about as to what might have possibly been happening.  This pack of coyotes kept the ranch up for a good hour, making their way past the rec hall and through the […]

The clouds are finally tempting us with what looks like a good possibility of precipitation!  We have gone weeks now without a drop of rain and are in dire need of some moisture here in the basin.  No rain means dry, hot sunny days and we have been enjoying every minute of them.  In fact, […]

Summer has taken off here at the 7D Ranch!  Guests have been arriving steadily for the past few weeks and many great memories have been made so far.  Staff have been working hard to maintain the beautiful grounds of 7D.  In fact, just recently, a new fence was built around the vegetable garden in hopes […]

 This was suppose to be put up about a month ago, better late than never!  Written by our head cook Grace.   In the morning, the guests walk outside and feel the crisp cold air. Crunch, crunch is heard as their footsteps touch the thick frosty dew. The sun coming up over the mountains with […]

Sun continues to shine into the basin here at the 7D Ranch. There have been many shifts and changes in the staff recently; we are down to 12 staff members as Meade and Chris Scheer have bid us farewell to return to guiding hunters. Carol finished second in her rodeo event, Breakaway Roping, and fourth […]

The weeks continue to fly by here at the 7D.  Already the evenings and mornings have turned chilly, and it’s no longer light out until almost 10!  These last weeks of August mean we say goodbye to large numbers of our staff who are returning to school and jobs that start back up in the […]