
Kelli Bechtel how old do you have to be to join this camp?

Winston Churchill said, "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a person." (He used "man," but he might pardon our update.) That idea has been central to Elk Creek Ranch from day one...

Elk Creek Ranch Summer Camp for Teenagers The new 2010 Application is no online and can be downloaded here.
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A Summer Camp and Western Wilderness Adventure for Teenagers, Ages 13-17

Cameron Delaney ELK CREEK RANCH IS THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH!!!

Mary Isabell do you need any riding experience for the horse program?

Cara Drane What are the cabins like?

.An Early Storm: The 2009 ranchers will testify to the coolness and wetness of the summer. Strangely, or perhaps appropriately, the summer was followed by one of the warmest Septembers on record...

Work Crews and Elk Creek Ranch: When Emily and Doc Ridgway established Elk Creek in 1957, they wanted the western ranch experience to be authentic. A part of that vision was the knowledge that work was a part of ranch life...

Elk Creek Ranch Summer Camp for Teenagers Photos Thanks to Courtney Summers, Aly Ridgway, Rob Plakke, Melissa Ridgway, and Grant Ridgway
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WATER IN THE WEST, CHAPTER II Last month's newsletter offered the working side of water--a dry West and irrigation--but water is also central to many of our lighter moments. One traditional packtrip activity is the wick-i-up or Plains Indian sweat lodge...

Elk Creek Ranch Summer Camp for Teenagers First photos from Elk Creek, 2009, thanks largely to the camera talents of Henry Stanislaw and Maggie McDermut.
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