Ranch Redux
September 2006
In the heart of Colorado's fertile North Fork Valley, Smith Fork Ranch offers a distinctive blend of western hospitality, luxurious accommodations and five-star cuisine.
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Living off the land
High-country retreat (Smith Fork Ranch) plans menus around local bounty
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
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Colorado Expression Magazine
The Best of Colorado Living
August/September 2006
For the authentic dude ranch experience with deluxe ambience, head to Crawford’s Smith Fork Ranch. Even cowgirls can wash away the blues with everything from fly-fishing to haute Western cuisine. by Joy Overbeck
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Telegraph Travel Magazine
February 2006
Wrangle with Care... Article by Richard Grant highlighting his trip to the Smith Fork Ranch.
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2006 Grand Award Winner
January 2006
Smith Fork Ranch was chosen as one of America's seven hideways of the year.
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A Call to Cowgirls
Published: October 23, 2005
By Dana Coffield
Denver Post
Yee-haw. After way too long a stretch riding a desk in the city, I was off to cowgirl camp at the second-to-last spread on Needle Rock Road, west of Crawford.
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August 2005
"...a gracious and charmingly rustic ranch that evokes the Old West and a distant, more innocent age...lovingly restored with full modern amenities...We loved the genuine Western spirit, timeless tranquility of this ranch and would not hesitate to return."
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In the Lap of Mom, Dad and Luxury: Treehouses and Go-Karts
Published: June 5, 2005
In her article on fun, adventurous, upscale destinations for families, Caren Osten Gerszberg, reviews eight recommmended destinations world-wide. Smith Fork Ranch was the only American retreat noted in her article,... "in the lap of Mom and Dad and Luxury"
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Sundowner Magazine, Spring 2005
"Outstanding beauty...tucked away in a secluded valley...abundance of activities and wildlife...extraordinarily excellent staff...fine gourmet dining and well stocked wine cellar. We rated Smith Fork Ranch very highly, and it is undeniably an excellent choice for families who are looking for soft adventure in a wonderfully comfortable environment."
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Food & Wine Magazine, August 2004
"Colorado's Smith Fork Ranch is all about saddle leather and feather beds, fly fishing and fine dining...one of the most luxurious and low-key destinations in the West."
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Town & Country Travel Magazine, June 2004
"Casting About in Colorado"
Writer/editor Janet Carlson Freed of Town & Country's new travel magazine gives fly fishing, hiking and horseback riding experiences at Smith Fork Ranch.
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London Daily Telegraph, May 2004
Home on the Ranch
"Smith Fork Ranch...without a doubt, one of the most peaceful, welcoming and thoughtfully run places I've ever stayed, and the children were equally impressed."
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Delta Sky Magazine, September 2004
"Such is life at Smith Fork Ranch, an intimate, luxurious Colorado retreat for those who appreciate a good wine list as much as a good horse."
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Fodor's Escape to Nature–without roughing it, 2004 edition
Fodor's chose Smith Fork Ranch as one of it's "handpicked" special places in the U.S.A. with "amazing natural settings" for its 2004 edition of Escapes to Nature.
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"5280" Denver's Mile-High Magazine, June/July 2003
Top Weekend Getaway - EDITOR'S CHOICE
Editors at 5280 chose Smith Fork Ranch as the first pick for weekends away in Colorado in their annual issue.
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The Express-Times, December 2002
"Smith Fork Ranch...one of the best guest ranches in the West...the food is the best I've ever experienced at a guest ranch."
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5280 Magazine, Dec/Jan 02/03
Last Perfect Places
Editor Amanda Faison says "In a little discovered corner of Southwest Colorado sits a guest ranch that just might be Colorado's most perfect place of all.
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