❘ Destinations
5 ❘ Klamath Life ❘ SENSATIONAL SUMMER
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RESORT LIFE Aspen Ridge Resort gives guests a taste of life on a historic working cattle ranch
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hree women from the Willamette Valley spent the morning on horseback, scouting out some of the 500-plus mother cows roaming the Fishhole Creek Ranch’s 4,000 acres at Aspen Ridge.
By early afternoon, after they had tied up their horses and adjourned for a nap at their Aspen Ridge Resort cabin. A group of eight celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary arrived and settled in their two adjacent, spacious cabins before dinner. Another pair of visitors arrived shortly afterward, then settled into a spacious second story room overlooking one of the large meadows fronting the resort. For the Willamette Valley trio — Deborrah Haag of Elmira, and Kellie Rahm and Jennie Joiner, both from Creswell — their three-night, four-day stay was focused on guided horseback rides around the ranch’s spacious Fishhole Valley holdings. The three were celebrating Joiner’s 40th birthday. “I wanted to find a place we could go to and enjoy,” Joiner, the birthday girl who organized the outing, explained during the morning ride. “We wanted to be spoiled, at least a little bit. This is perfect. You’ve got meadows and beautiful scenery here.” For Ken and Ellen Bastian of Chiloquin, their two-night 50th anniversary celebration stay wasn’t so physically ambitious. Instead, they spent time with their son and daughter and their spouses, and two grandchildren enjoying an easier-paced stay. For Judy and Marshall Alexander, a two-night resort stay was a chance to get out of Klamath Falls for a few days and see their granddaughter, Ashley Bussey, who’s spending the summer as a chef-server. See RANCH, page 6 Minding the herd: A trio of Willamette Valley horsewomen join Fishhole Creek Ranch manager Larisa Robertson for a working tour of ranch lands and cattle. H&N photo by Lee Juillerat
By LEE JUILLERAT: H&N Regional Editor