So many great submissions for our inaugural Photo of the Year contest – we can’t thank everyone enough for sharing such amazing photographs from ranches across USA, Canada, & Mexico!
The winner for 2013 embodied several aspects of the dude ranch vacation industry we hold dear – those being an opportunity to disconnect from this wired world of ours, relax, and simply enjoy the moment.
That being said, we’re happy to announce the Winner, along with several Honorable Mentions:
2013 Winner:
“Lunchtime nap at Red Meadow”
Captured by: Catherine James – London, England
Location: Covered Wagon Ranch – Montana
Honorable Mention:
“Evening Dance”
by: Stacy Townsend
Mountain Sky Ranch – Montana
“Between Heaven & Earth”
by: Debbie Powers Cepeda
Bull Hill Guest Ranch – Washington State
“Big Sky Country”
by: Bar W Ranch
Bar W Guest Ranch – Montana
“Longhorn Cattle Drive”
by: Sheri Hemrick
Beaumont Ranch – Texas
“Fall Rodeo”
by: Shelby Katelyn McCann
Ranch at Rock Creek – Montana
“Refreshing dip in Grouse Creek Falls”
by: Western Pleasure Ranch
Western Pleasure Ranch – Idaho
“Learning to Rope”
by: Pamela DeSanto
White Stallion Ranch – Arizona
“Ridge Ride”
by: Lori Harmon Shockley
Spotted Horse Ranch – Wyoming
“Green Boots”
by: Rosalyn Young
Brush Creek Ranch – Wyoming
“Purple Sunset”
by: Cyril Deretz
Lone Mountain Ranch – Montana
“Boot View”
by: Phyllis Mcdonald
Bar Lazy J Ranch – Colorado
“Ridge Riders”
by: Sundance Guest Ranch
Sundance Guest Ranch – British Columbia, Canada
“Morning Roundup”
by: Bull Hill Guest Ranch
Bull Hill Guest Ranch – Washington State
“Whip crack”
by: J. Chiboucas
Rainbow Trout Ranch – Colorado
“Morning Roundup”
by: J. Chiboucas
Rainbow Trout Ranch – Colorado
“Evening Nature Walk”
by: Ruthann Jones
Laramie River Dude Ranch – Colorado
“Good Morning”
by: Karen Collins Koontz
Vista Verde Ranch – Colorado
“Morning Roundup”
by: Keith Bush
Vista Verde Ranch – Colorado
“Horses at Sunrise”
by: Elizabeth Winterbourne
Vista Verde Ranch – Colorado
“Patient Barn Cat”
by: Lucy Allen
Vista Verde Ranch – Colorado