Horsing Around
I realize that the purpose of this blog is to give you ideas for activities for your back yard wherever that might be. For a few of you, however, the Ranches in this reprint may be very close to your backyard.
KIDS DALLAS | August 17, 2009
Horsing Around
Dude Ranch Getaways
the flying l guest ranch!
The kids think a ranch comes on salad. Sounds like it’s time to take your city slickers out on the range.
Discover the (not so) wild west at The Flying L Guest Ranch (Wharton’s Dock Road, Bandera; 800-292-5134), two hours southwest of Austin. No spurs required for horseback trail rides, and urban cowboys will get a kick out of putt-putt golf and a water park with slides and shoots. Send buckaroos ages 3-12 to the kids’ club for activities (leatherworking, archery, pony rides) while you sneak off to the spa.
Prefer the plains of Oklahoma? Head north to the Tatanka Ranch (8235 North 48 Road, Stroud; 918-368-2251) outside of Tulsa. Explore trails on foot or horseback, then skim the lake in a kayak or canoe. Amateur fishermen catch on quickly in fully stocked ponds, and gamers go old school in the arcade with foosball and ping-pong. Map It
For a selection of oudoor games for backyard play go to: http;www.cysbackyardsports,com
