Trail rides through the fall foliageat Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch.
Make this a family vacation to remember. At Bucks and Spurs, guests can saddle up for ranch-style trail rides, go on cattle drives with ranch cowboys or climb aboard for a horse-drawn wagon ride. Bucks and Spurs is a working horse and cattle guest ranch in the Ozark Mountains next to MarkTwain National Forest.
Lodging is modern and clean. The cedar lodge has 3 full baths and private rooms. It includes laundry facilities and central heat.
The Oak and Walnut cabin features 6 inch by 6 inch oak logs sawn from the ranch with solid walnut beams and walnut paneling. This hideaway cabin has 2 private full baths and 2 private bedrooms.
A great place for a celeabration, this year, make someone's birthday surprise happen here. Or, reserve the bunkhouse for a family retreat at Bucks and Spurs. Sonny will help you plan a great get together.
History Lovers - Trail riders often stop by the old Osage and Cherokee Indian sites were arrowheads can still be found. Many guests are lucky enough to take home a still sharp flint arrowhead. (Ask C to show you his collection of arrowheads.)
Civil War Buffs - Explore the crumbling remains of what is believed to be Fort Lawrence, a union Civil War fort that was captured by the 14th Missouri State Militia Cavalry unit and burned to the ground in 1863.
Reservations - for trail rides and country vacations fill quickly for holiday dates at Bucks and Spurs Guest Ranch. Take advantage of these Special Vacation Rates. Prices include all meals, lodging, and all horseback riding on the ranch.
The details: Owners: Sonny and Cecil Huff, Phone 417-683-2381, FAX 417-683-5464, address: HC 71 Box 163 Ava, MO 65608, email: chuff@getgoin.net Located southeast of Springfield and 45 miles from Branson, Missouri.
You may also like: The Bucks and Spurs Ranch has some of the best bass fishing, turkey and deer hunts in the area. Cecil knows where the good fishing spots and swimming holes are. And, Sonny says, if you catch it and clean it, she will cook it.
Near by: visit Springfield Missouri’s biggest sporting goods store for Missouri fishing and hunting gear - Bass Pro Shops, Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum,or Branson’s Silver Dollar City.
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Great story Patsy
Fall colors will be spectacular. Come to Ava for the Glade Top Tour and Heritage Days at the Missouri Fox Trotter Grounds October 17th and see blue grass bands, horse pulling contest and much more. At 5:00pm there will be a ride on a first time colt by Cecil Huff the Winner of the 2009 Ulimate Equestrian Challenge(TM) sponored by MFA. Go to the versatility arena.
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