AGRITOURISM Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City. Guest Ranches Dinner just tastes better when it’s earned and shared. After helping round up the cattle, feed the livestock or check the fences, you’ve earned your ticket to the freshest and tastiest food on the planet. Guest ranches offer everything ranging from the hands-on, week-long complete cowboy experiences to a quick ranch tour and everything in between. Real working ranches, like Rowse’s 1+1 Ranch or Double R Guest Ranch , offer a true cowboy adventure, where you don’t play cowboy—you are a cowboy. Working alongside lifelong cowboys, learn to drive the herd, rope, brand and work the cattle. If being a cowboy sounds like a little too much work for vacation, the good folks at Kreycik Elk & Buffalo Ranch can simply show you how they raise elk and buffalo while you ride in a covered wagon around the ranch. Visit when the leaves change in the scenic Niobrara River Valley for an especially beautiful experience. Find a happy middle ground at Our Heritage Guest Ranch , where you can strap on cowboy boots and ride the horses without tending the fences and branding the cattle. Instead, you can choose from fossil hunting, trail riding, art classes and even train watching to pass the time. That’s right—ride the horses to the nearby train tracks and take photos of the miles-long trains passing by against the beautiful backdrop of grasslands, buttes and badlands. No matter where you end up, be sure to head out at night, away from all the big-city lights, and look up at the incredibly clear starry night sky. VisitNebraska.com 41
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