Hello Everyone!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. Here at the Covered Wagon, the fourth is a special celebration day. We pack up all of our guests and crew and caravan to Ennis, MT for the parade and rodeo.

The parade is in the morning, and it is the perfect small town parade: all local businesses and everyone participates in making a car or wagon or float to show off. We park right in front of the Silver Dollar Saloon and try to duck the candy/water guns as they roll by.

Then it is a few free hours for shopping! There are many boutiques and stores in Ennis to draw crowds on the fourth. Us girls here at the ranch are rather partial to Benjie’s – a little jewelry etc. store that has everything sterling silver at 50-60% off!

As the afternoon goes on, it is rodeo time! Ennis has a great rodeo for the fourth, and families and couples alike will be very entertained. Finally, it is back to the Covered Wagon in the evening for our traditional cookout on the fourth: steaks, burgers, hot dogs, and brats at the rec hall with some live music and some time to practice those rodeo moves.

That was our Independence Day – and it was a wonderful one 🙂

It is finally summer here, and we have been having absolutely gorgeous weather. Warm in the day, perfect for riding (especially at higher elevations where you cool off as you ride up), and still great weather at night to cozy up to a fire and hang out with all of us guests and crew. Hoping everyone is having as fantastic of a summer as we are! Can’t wait to see and meet all of you, and hope you all get here or come back soon!

 

Eryn