dude ranches

Vacation cattle farms

Dude ranches are vacation resorts offering a Western ranch experience to city dwellers—horseback riding, cattle work, campfires, and rustic accommodations.

The "dude" is the paying guest, originally Eastern slang for a dandy unfamiliar with frontier life.

They spent a week at a dude ranch in Montana.

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  • corralFenced livestock enclosure
  • horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
  • saddleMounted rider's seat
  • herdGrazing animals together
  • dustFine settled particles

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Coastal lodging for vacationers

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