| lmost that time of year again, the time when | | | | arrowheads and even check out an old Range |
| school lets out and families start planning summer | | | | War cemetery. |
| vacations. If your family is like others, you try to | | | | There are many attractions around the dude |
| get creative and try new things. You want to go | | | | ranch for your family to see. The Frontier Times |
| different places, see new things and have new | | | | Museum is located in Bandera. There is the |
| memories. | | | | Cowboy Artists of America Museum just down |
| For a new twist on your vacation, why not try | | | | the road in Kerrville. If caves are your thing, you |
| vacationing at a dude ranch? It can be | | | | may want to visit the "Cave without a name" in |
| adventurous, fun and exciting. The Dixie Dude | | | | Boerne. Take the family for a day in the park at |
| Ranch in Bandera, Texas is just right outside San | | | | Sea World or Fiesta Texas, just down the road in |
| Antonio, in the hill country. The ranch is an old | | | | San Antonio. |
| time stock ranch that offers vacations. The dude | | | | There are plenty of fun things to do at the dude |
| ranch is still in operation and has been for five | | | | ranch. It is a unique vacation idea, and something |
| generations. | | | | that gets you and your family away from the big |
| Visitors at the dude ranch can enjoy hiking, | | | | city and fast pace. |
| horseback riding, swimming, fishing, dancing, | | | | Spending time with your family outside, without |
| hayrides and much more. The ranch offers 20 | | | | bright lights, loud music and cars could be just |
| different units within duplex cabins, cottages and a | | | | what your family is looking for. |
| two story bunkhouse. All of the cabins have air | | | | Roast marshmallows over a campfire and telling |
| conditioning, private baths and a few even have | | | | stories, whether it is ghost stories or just old |
| fireplaces for those who love sitting in front of a | | | | family memories. Take a family ride on horseback |
| fire. All the accommodations are rustic, but very | | | | and enjoy the great outdoors and all of the |
| comfortable! | | | | beauty that the hill country has to offer. |
| The dude ranch has a fishing pond for its guests | | | | If you're tired and sore after your long horseback |
| to fish in, only rule is it is a catch and release | | | | ride, take advantage of one of the two massage |
| pond, the ranch will even provide the gear you | | | | therapists the ranch has on hand. They can be |
| need to fish! | | | | very therapeutic and relaxing. |
| Each day when the dinner bell rings, visitors are | | | | If you love animals, Dixie Dude Ranch is the place |
| treated to a real dude ranch feast! All meals are | | | | to be. They have cattle, horses, goats and |
| cooked from scratch, just like they did it in the | | | | everything a working dude ranch needs. There is |
| old days. | | | | also lots of wildlife to see. Everything from deer |
| Visitors can also hike the trails and hunt for fossils, | | | | to coyote and maybe a bob cat or two! |