The Price of Value
This picture doesn't really have anything to do with my post, but little fawns are popular anyway.
Budgets, deficits, and trillions of dollars doing who knows what any more. These days the news can make you feel a bit like the riders in Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade with “cannon to the left of them, cannon to the right of them, cannon in front of them.” But regardless of your political persuasion, or your like or dislike of the news, there is no question that times are a bit lean and it looks to get worse before it gets better.
“So what?” you ask, “I already know this, and what does it have to do with a dude ranch?” Understandable queries to be certain, but, in fact, it has a great deal to do with what you pick for your summer vacation. It’s a time when, from all sides, we are getting messages telling us how to save money; how we can be a bit thriftier and “beat the recession”. But perhaps price isn’t the only thing that should be considered.
When it comes down to a simple dollar amount, it is quite probable that you could find a summer vacation that would cost less than a Colorado dude ranch. However, I would very much doubt that you could find a vacation with better value. Being basically self contained and most of them are all inclusive, with no hidden charges or sneaky little extras seeking to eviscerate your wallet. But much more importantly, when you come to visit one of us, you aren’t just another tourist taking pictures of what millions of other tourists have already photographed. No, at a guest ranch you’re a friend, you are family.
So when you’re considering a vacation this summer, remember the MasterCard commercials, and think of us. Time with your family enjoying an experience that is truly like no other: priceless.
