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 [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Product Description
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 delightfully different guide.

About the Author
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 Publishing; 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.com Sales Rank: #1,365,535 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for a ranch vacation., July 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gene Kilgore's Ranch Vacations: The Complete Guide to Guest and Resort, Fly-Fishing, and Cross-Country Skiing Ranches in the United States and Canada (Ranch Vacations, 5th ed) (Paperback)

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.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Comprehensive, Eminently Usable!, July 15, 2000

By	"barngirl" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gene Kilgore's Ranch Vacations: The Complete Guide to Guest and Resort, Fly-Fishing, and Cross-Country Skiing Ranches in the United States and Canada (Ranch Vacations, 5th ed) (Paperback)

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!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, August 22, 2004

By	John Lee (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.