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Gene Kilgore's Ranch Vacations 6 Ed: The Complete Guide to Guest and Resort, Fly-Fishing, and Cross-Country Skiing Ranches in the United States and Canada [Paperback]

Eugene Kilgore (Author), Barnaby Conrad (Author), Gene Kilgore (Author)
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Ranch Vacations December 10, 2001
Vacations don't get any more unique than Gene Kilgore's ranch getaways. He highlights more than 200 ranches in the U.S. and Canada, ranging from working dude ranches to large family-friendly resorts, and includes all the information needed to choose the ideal spot. Readers interested in snowmobiling, horseback riding, hiking, golfing, or just lounging in a hammock will love this creative guide.

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No one knows ranch vacations better than Gene Kilgore. He's travelled thousands of miles exploring America's ranches and bringing ranch country to millions of people worldwide-through his book, speaking engagements, and numerous media appearances. Gene is a consultant to corporations and the travel industry on ranch vacations. He lives in Sonoma, CA.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 550 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 6th edition (December 10, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1566913187
  • ISBN-13: 978-1566913188
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #848,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for a ranch vacation., July 5, 1999
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My wife and I have been on six ranch vacations, and over the years purchased three edition's of this book. There is no better starting point in planning a ranch vacation than this guide. It allows the reader to narrow his search to the type of dude ranch one is looking for.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Comprehensive, Eminently Usable!, July 15, 2000
Gene Kilgore's Ranch Vacations is what all travel guides should strive for. Gene succinctly provides critical information on almost 200 ranches. He's identified and presents information on the major features that are important to ranch guests (number of guests, season, cost, closest airport and medical centers, activities, children's programs, accommodations, dining). He introduces a little history/background on each ranch (which largely seems to be taken from ranch brochures) but he also includes his own capsule summary with each review that accurately captures the essence of that ranch. Ranch Vacations allows the reader to easily compare ranches to one another to find that perfect vacation destination!

Gene also cross-indexes the ranches so it is easy to narrow down ranches that offer cattle work, fly fishing, English-style riding, or those that are adults' oriented, resort-like, and wheelchair accessible. The guide also contains wonderful black & white and color photos of the ranches.

While I've done a lot of ranch searching on the internet, and use Gene's ranch website extensively, I always come back to my Ranch Vacations guide. It provides fingertip access to side-by-side ranch comparisons - something that is still difficult to do on the internet!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, August 22, 2004
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John Lee (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gene Kilgore's Ranch Vacations 6 Ed: The Complete Guide to Guest and Resort, Fly-Fishing, and Cross-Country Skiing Ranches in the United States and Canada (Paperback)
Gene runs a web site which we reviewed, and we read his book as well. We booked a ranch -- Wit's end--based on his book review, and the great web site for the ranch. It was a bad experience. It is impossible, so far as I can tell, to write and post a negative review on Gene's site. It appears he takes commissions for booking people into the places he writes up. So beware. The mystical person who appears on the cover of the book likely does not exist. It is a sales document, so that he can get commissions booking people to the ranches. Go back and read the book and you will see there is not one negative comment in it, just as there are no negative comments allowed on his web site.
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