Summer Special
Come enjoy the last of summer at a cool 5,000 ft.!! Enjoy a special end of summer rate: June 15 through August 31 2008
* $120 per person per night excluding the Deluxe Casita
* $200 per person per night for Deluxe Casita
GCR is Honored to Support our Military
20% off the accommodation rate for those individuals currently in the military
- Current Military ID card must be shown at check in
- Discount cannot be combined with any other offer
- Rates do not apply if booked through a tour operator or travel agent
Click here to book online now.
Grapevine Canyon Ranch Is a Proud Sponsor
Of the American Breast Cancer Foundation
| * PLEASE NOTE: We will not be accepting any promotional codes or discounts during this time |
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Please click on the image to the left to view a full size poster which will give details of how Grapevine Canyon Ranch is supporting this very worthy cause. |
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* PLEASE NOTE: The special rates do not apply if booked through a tour operator or travel agent.
* Cow Camp – Learn how to cowboy
We have had participation in our cattle round-ups for many years now, but this program is different. Here you will learn how a cow thinks, how she can be persuaded to see it your way – how to pen cattle, how to run them through the cattle chute, and how to herd them across country. The first day or so is spent in learning “cow talk” – where do you stand, what do you do, how do you get her to see it your way. Then there is the actual “cattle work” – learning how to influence a cow’s thinking, how to get her to move here and there. When all that is under your belt, it’s time to put all this in practice, by trailing the cattle across the ranch to a neighboring set of corrals. There you will find out just how much of an art roping a cow can be. After feeding all the livestock, you spend the evening around a campfire, eating steak and beans, then bedding down in a tent. Next morning, feed the livestock, enjoy a camp breakfast, and then hit the trail for the return journey. The aim of this whole exercise is not so much to get the cattle from point A to point B, but rather to learn how to do it – to learn how to outwit a cow, who, owning (we believe), a lesser brain, and without benefit of having been to college, can yet outwit lots of cowboys and make fools of the best of us!
Cow Camp - $175 per person
- Minimum 4 / Maximum 6 people
- Must pay in full for Camp when making reservation
- Non-refundable unless minimum requirement not met
Arrive at Grapevine on Sunday or before
Day 1 (Mon) – Teaching Day
- Eat breakfast, lunch & dinner at Grapevine
- Gather cattle and herd into corral at CL
- Show how to sort and handle the cattle
- Teach roping skills
- Gather camping gear
Day 2 (Tue) – TASK: Move cattle…
- Breakfast at Grapevine, pack lunch and dinner at campsite
- Ride to cattle corrals
- Move cattle to corrals at Middle March
- Set up camp
- Practice roping skills
- Discuss general cattle ranching information
- Cook dinner
- Relax and enjoy being a ‘cowboy’ (‘booz’n & BS’n)
Day 3 (Wed) – TASK: Move cattle back to Grapevine Canyon Ranch
- Breakfast at campsite; lunch on the trail, dinner at Grapevine
- Break down campsite
- Bring cattle back to ranch
Dates for Cow Camp
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January 25-29 February 22-26 March 22-26 |
April 26-30 May 3-7 November 22-26 |
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For Guests who want to sit back and relax…
- Bird Watching
- Star Gazing
- Unsupervised Nature Hikes
- Swimming Pool – Hot Tub
- Horse Shoes
Evening Activities
“Killer” Game of Spoons
Not a Spoons player? We can teach you this simple game where the guests play for fun and nonsense. This can be an exciting evening!
History Night
Learn about our local history from the ranch owner.
Live Music
Learn how to 2-step to our very own Grapevine Ranch Band.
Poker & Fun Night
One night of no stakes fun poker with staff and guests; or enjoy a game of pool, ping pong, or try your hand at darts.
Popcorn and Movie Night
Watch the latest Hollywood Releases
Astronomy
Study our beautiful sparkling skies with resident astronomy enthusiast, Ed. He will guide you around the night skies with his laser beam pointer so you will be able to identify various heavenly bodies; he will show you how to use his powerful telescope, and share with you his vast knowledge of the universe. Offered on Monday nights except during the full moon phase, or on cloudy evenings, a rare occurrence here in the high desert!
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Grapevine Team Penning
- Saturday morning advanced ride option (must be loped checked)
- $20 per person to participate
Description
- 9 - 12 cows
- Numbers painted on side of cow
- 3 cows each – number 1, 2, 3, 4
- Each team pens their assigned number only
- Penalty for wrong numbered cow penned
- 3 chances per team (maximum time allowed – 2 minutes each chance)
- Fastest time wins
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Horseback Games
Sunday Advanced Ride
No extra charge
Horseback Games – This is a program along the lines of a gymkhana, whereby riders, split into two teams, have to carry out a series of tasks on horseback. It tests your horsemanship skills as well as your co-ordination – and your team spirit! The games include:
- Pony Express
- Water Bucket Brigade
- Obstacle Course-Roping
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“Exclusively Yours”
Get your friends to reserve the other 11 accommodations for 4 nights and we will give you the Deluxe Casita for free (excluding riding cost). You and your friends have the entire ranch to yourselves!
* “Lone Rider” Day
$250 single
$400 double
Must be paid for in full at time of booking-non refundable.
You and a friend can have your own private wrangler/guide for the day.
Plan a trail ride, all-day ride, or trip to Tombstone, Bisbee, or destination of your choice. Your guide available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You pick the day (excluding Sunday).
* PLEASE NOTE: For travel agents and tour operators these are non-commissionable activities.
January 7th - 10th 2009
55 or older and must bring your sense of humor
20% accommodation discount
Must call (800) 245-9202 to make reservation
**If you try to book on-line, the dates will be blocked out, so you must call
- Some of the Activities – more coming!
- Short or long horseback rides
- Hot tub and ice packs provided
- Senior “Welcome” gift bags with all the items to “survive” the week
- Bingo Night with “prizes”
- Dominos Available
- Horseshoe Tournament for those with the strength
- Pool Table & Darts
- “Killer” Spoons Game
- Horseback Games
- Bird Watching – Star Gazing
- Hiking Trails
- Friendly Staff!
- Form lasting friendships
* PLEASE NOTE: For travel agents and tour operators this is a non-commissionable activity.
STEP INTO HISTORY WEEK
Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to live here in the 1800’s, with the Apaches, the bandits, the rustlers and the cowboys?
Find out! We are having our first ever “Step Into History Week” – a re-enactment of what life was like in those days for the tough living, hard riding, gun toting, brave people who settled the West.
Come and join us for a week of nostalgia. and be transported back to the mid/late 1800’s. For five days dress, eat, speak and BE the spirit of the Old West. Explore the era of Cochise, Geronimo, Doc Holiday, Bat Masterson, the Earps and the Clancys - from sunrise to dinner you will live in the past. Ranch functions, daily routines and trail rides will be mirror images of the events of the times. You can provide your own period costume, or purchase or rent one from a local Tombstone merchant. Characters needed are Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, Geronimo, Lt.Bascom, Mike Noonan, General Crook, Tom Jeffords, General Miles, many ladies of the night known as “soiled doves” - and any others you can dig up from your history books!
Some of the riding will be to Middlemarch, The Stronghold, the Noonan Canyon, and some of the evening activities will include: Cowboy poetry, Tall Tales by Gene, Campfire Night, and Casino/Saloon night with Doc and Wyatt.
To ensure that you'll be comfortable in your environment, a riding evaluation and familiarization session will be held before your trip begins to the 'days of yesteryear'.
Dates To Be Announced
Cost: $450 per person – must be paid when booking the reservation
Minimum number of guests is 15.
If we do not meet the minimum number required, we will put the refund of the $450 for this activity towards your account, and we will proceed with a regular week here at the ranch. Interest in “Step into History Week” has been high, so we don’t expect there to be a problem meeting the minimum number of people.
So call up now for more information and prepare to Step Into History!
Please call us at 800.245.9202 for more details.
* PLEASE NOTE: For travel agents and tour operators this is a non-commissionable activity.
Deadline Extended to May 31st!
Grapevine is planning on sending out press release packages to the media and we could use your help!
Write an article about Grapevine and we will pick the top 3 to include in our packages.
- 1st prize-$500 gift certificate for a future stay
- 2nd prize-$250 gift certificate for a future stay
- 3rd prize-$100 gift certificate for a future stay
- Prize must be used within the next two years
Articles must be sent by US mail only. Along with your article please include a note stating that Grapevine may use the article for any promotional purpose it chooses, and sign and date it.
GRAPEVINE CANYON RANCH
ATTN: JEN - Writing Contest
PO BOX 302
Pearce, AZ 85625
USA
If you have any questions please contact jen@gcranch.com
Thanks and good luck!
DEADLINE: May 31st 2008
*For this contest to be valid we must receive at least 10 articles from guests. If we do not get the required 10 we will give a gift to those that did participate.
