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The guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism. A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel

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Guest ranches arose in response to the romanticization of the American West that began to occur in the late 19th century. The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar In 1893, historian Frederick Jackson Turner stated that the United States frontier was, at least demographically, "closed. For other people of this same name see Frederick Jackson and Frederick Turner Frederick Jackson Turner ( November 14, 1861 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " This belief led many people to have feelings of nostalgia for bygone days, but also, given that the risks of a true frontier were gone, allowed for nostalgia to be indulged in relative safety. The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form Thus, the person referred to as a "tenderfoot" or a "greenhorn" by westerners was finally able to visit and enjoy the advantages of western life for a short period of time without needing to risk life and limb.

Thus, by popular demand, the Western adventures of hardy aristocrats like Theodore Roosevelt were made available to paying guests from cities or the East, called "dudes" in the West. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The term dude is an infected hair on an elephant's butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! American English Slang word generally used informally to address a Male individual In the early years, the transcontinental railroad network brought paying visitors to a local depot, where a wagon or buggy would be waiting to transport people to a ranch. Transcontinental Railroad is a Railroad that crosses a Continent from "coast-to-coast" Experiences varied. Some guest ranch visitors expected a somewhat edited version and more luxurious version of the "cowboy life," while others were more tolerant of the odors and timetable of a working ranch. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of While there were guest ranches prior to the 20th century, the trend grew considerably after the end of World War I, when postwar prosperity, the invention of the automobile and the appearance of Western movies all increased popular interest in the west. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. In 1926 the Dude Ranchers Association was founded in Cody, Wyoming to represent the needs of this rapidly growing industry. The Dude Ranchers Association was founded in Cody Wyoming in 1926 Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William

In the United States, guest ranches are now a long-established tradition and continue to be a popular vacation destination. Depending on the climate, some guest ranches are open only in the summer or winter, others offer "year-round" service in all four seasons. College students are often recruited to work at guest ranches during the summer months. Common jobs offered to college students include: housekeeping, wrangler, dining staff, and office staff or babysitters. A number of working ranches have also survived lean financial times by taking in paying guests for part of the year.

Guest ranches have also become a feature of the Australian Outback. Outback or the Outback refers to remote arid areas of Australia, although the term colloquially can refer to any lands outside of the main Urban areas

Hunting ranches

Some guest ranches cater to hunters. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. Some feature native wildlife such as whitetail deer, mule deer, bison or elk. The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout The mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) is a Deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. This is an article about an animal For other uses see Bison (disambiguation. The elk, or wapiti ( Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest Species of Deer in the world and one of the largest Mammals in Others feature exotic species imported from other nations such as Africa and India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Both types of ranches are highly controversial. While many traditional ranches allow hunters and outfitters on their land to hunt native game, the act of confining game to guarantee a kill is considered unsporting by some people. A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle A surety is a person who agrees to be responsible for the Debt or obligation of another

The introduction of non-native species on ranches is even more controversial because of concerns that these "exotics" may escape and contaminate the gene pool of native species or spread previously unknown disease. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. In Population genetics, a gene pool is the complete set of unique Alleles in a Species or Population. The advocates of hunting ranches argue in turn that they help protect native herds from over-hunting and the stocking of exotic species actually increases their numbers and may help save them from extinction. In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa.

Dude ranches in popular culture and media

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Hospitality services
Agritourism | Amikeca Reto | Catholic Worker Movement | CouchSurfing | Guest ranch | Hospitality Club | LGHEI | Pasporta Servo | Servas Open Doors
The concept of Hospitality Services, also known as “accommodation sharing” “hospitality exchange” and “home stay networks” refers to centrally organized Social Agritourism is a style of vacation that normally takes place on a Farm. Amikeca Reto ('Friendship Network' is a directory of people around the world who do not necessarily want to host other Esperanto speakers but want to work together and exchange The Catholic Worker Movement is a Catholic organization founded by the " Servant of God " Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933 The CouchSurfing Project is a free Internet-based international Hospitality service, and it is currently the largest hospitality exchange network The Hospitality Club is an international Internet -based Hospitality service of 392304 members in 219 countries Lesbian and Gay Hospitality Exchange International (L/GHEI is a network of gay men and lesbians who offer accommodation to other members for short stays The Pasporta Servo ( Passport Service) is a Hospitality service for speakers of the language Esperanto. Servas Open Doors is an international non-governmental interracial peace association running in over 125 countries by volunteers
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