Something for Everybody at the North Fork Ranch

Just in from a boot scootin' adventure at the North Fork Ranch nestled in the Platter River Valley in Southwest Colorado

Aspen leaves spinning in a stout wind rattled like castanets. I found shelter beneath the spreading arms of an ancient spruce from the intense sun on a ledge overlooking the Platte River Valley. The ceaseless chatter of the river on its merry way to Denver kept me company. Below, nestled in the cleft of the blue mountains sheathed in Ponderosa Pine, North Fork Ranch rests hidden from the modern world. People come here from around the globe to breathe the crystalline air, fish in the clear waters and let a good horse take them back to the days when the west was young.

Full articlein my column at the National Association of Baby Boomer Women

http://nabbw.com/expert-columns/travel/adventure-travel/last-chance...