COLORADO Chuckwagon Dinners & Sleigh Rides Flying W Ranch, Colorado Springs Don’t miss this tribute to Colorado Western heritage nestled at the base of Pikes Peak. Enjoy tender steak or a steaming baked potato and tap your foot to lively country and folk music from the renowned Flying W Wranglers. Walk the grounds outside to see red-granite formations and admire chuckwagon decor nodding to the past of this former cattle ranch. Bar D Chuckwagon, Durango Towering Durango plateaus and rock formations are the backdrop as you fill up your old-fashioned tin plate with roast beef, chargrilled rib-eye steak and homemade biscuits, while enjoying live performances at the Supper Show. Roll along on a miniature train ride amid the charming surrounding buildings, learn about the historical importance of leather goods or appreciate local Western-inspired art at the gallery. Keystone Stables, Keystone Snuggle up in a provided blanket and watch hills of spruce trees pass by while horses trot on smooth, snow-blanketed landscapes with you in tow. Knowledgeable guides will impart countless facts about the Soda Creek Valley, which once housed one of the region’s earliest ranches in the 1880s. After the ride, warm up with a hearty meal of grilled beef or fish paired with seasoned veggies in a cozy cabin while live bands play. The chuckwagon was invented by a rancher named Charles Goodnight in 1866. The portable food wagons towed by horses helped travelers carry their eats to Colorado and other states during Westward Expansion. MATT BASS Keystone Stables COLORADO . COM 63
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