Sharp enough to change your mind
Why Max Wenerstrom thinks a hand forged knife is worth the investment.
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Chico Basin Ranch Calendar Overview
Stays at Chico Basin Ranch are a full immersion into life on our 87,000 acre working cattle ranch. Here’s a […]
Horween: a tannery steeped in tradition
A leather tannery with traditional methods and a modern approach.
Water is King
Water is the most crucial tool in establishing a regenerative, rotational grazing operation on a large scale.
How to shape your Sunbody Hat
A step-by-step tutorial on how to shape your Sunbody Hat in the buckaroo style. All you need is a hat and water!
A practical accessory tied and dyed to history: the politics of the bandana
The bandana is a colorful accessory we have come to associate with vintage Americana, but its historical roots extend far beyond the West and cowboys. Paisley, the classic pattern imprinted...
Simulating Miles of Wear for Continual Development
In permaculture it is taught that borders have the most biodiversity, i.e. the edge of a pond, meadow, or any biome. The success of each environment depends on the other....
A Timeless Pursuit
A lone hunter weaves his way through the sagebrush islands pockmarking the sand of the San Luis Valley. He left at daybreak, just as he has on countless autumn mornings...
Our 16 All-Time Favorite Bison Works Photos
Bison Works, which takes place annually at the Medano-Zapata Ranch, is a photographer’s dream. Running bison kicking up clouds of dust, early fall light, and the chance to get up...
Talking Tannins: the Chemistry of Wine and Leather
Red wine and leather have more in common than you’d think. Both are made using tannins, a naturally-occurring molecule commonly found in plants that binds to proteins and results in...
From Locals, for Locals
For six years, Nick Chambers, aka Chef Funghi, has managed Valley Roots Food Hub, a distributor of locally grown produce located in Mosca, Colorado. Besides supplying truly local produce to...
Pam Houston on Writing and the Natural World
Next fall Zapata Ranch will be hosting a writing workshop with award-winning American author Pam Houston.
How to Size Yourself for A Sunbody
Our Sunbodies are Guatemalan hats, which have a foam-padded cotton twill sweatband that tends to shrink about 1% with heat and moisture. This is about 1/2 of a hat size...
Birding at the Chico with David Tønnessen
David Tønnessen has already made quite a name for himself in the Colorado birding community. He recorded the first sighting of a tropical king bird in the state of Colorado...
Wildness Incarnate
“The Crane is wildness incarnate. High horns, low horns, silence, and finally a pandemonium of trumpets, rattles, croaks… a new day has begun on the crane marsh. A sense of...
What are chaps?
What do ranchers have in common with frontier trappers, Native Americans, Texas Rangers and Christian missionaries? We all played a role in shaping the history of the American West and...
A Timeless Trade
Ranching is a trade that is deeply rooted in history and tradition as well as being on the forefront of progress and innovation. It is a trade that can be...
From Open Range to Zapatas Table
Feeding hungry guests after a long day of ranch work is no small task, but Chase Kelley is no stranger […]
Smoking Ques and How Tos
Welcome to your new favorite introduction piece on the oh-so delicious thing that we call barbecue! I’m going to walk you through some dos and don’ts when it comes to...
How the Dunes Were Formed
Thousands of years ago, a large plate in the Earth’s surface shifted. This rift created the San Luis Valley in Colorado, a valley roughly the size of Connecticut. As the...
