Home Wildlife Vacations Custom-Guided Tours Photo Albums Guests' Remarks Nature and Wildlife of Riding Mountain About Our Ranch Ranch Location About Us Contact Us Registration Form ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Horizontal Scroll: Guests' Remarks Many thanks for the wonderful trips through the years. There is nothing so exciting as viewing the bears at the blind. Thanks also for all the great food and your wonderful pets. May these visits continue! Bob Chaplick Maryland, USA ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for sharing your lovely home and incredible wildlife with me. You both work so hard and make it all work so well. I couldn't have had a better introduction to Canadian wildlife - bears, wolves, coyote, moose and a bald eagle, all on our first day! Dawy Humphreys Conway, Wales ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ There is no other place I feel so happy as at Riding Mountain Guest Ranch. Everything is wonderful here. I'll keep coming again and again! Dionora Forli, Italy ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What can we say? Bears on the first evening, followed by all the local wildlife. Thank you for a fabulous few days. Janet Green Surrey, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our special thanks to you both for a great holiday. We shall remember the bears and other wildlife seen with our `fearless' leader, Jim. Candy, you've set new standards in culinary treats. Janet & Larry Welch Ohio, USA ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We had a great time and saw lots of animals - bears, moose, elk, deer, beaver and a river otter, plus lots of birds. Our grandson especially enjoyed Billie The Deer. The food was fabulous and now we must go home and diet! A special thanks to Jim for his sincere effort to see lots of animals. We especially wanted to see the black bears and we were not disappointed. The Guptons Winston-Salem, USA ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Excellent birding all around the ranch. For a British birder, it is a feast! Anne & Chris Turner Surrey, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What a wonderful start to our Manitoba birding trip! Too bad you're so far from Albany, New York - we could come back next month! Chris Winters & Ron Bussian New York, U.S.A. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Memories of Manitoba - the black wolf, moose, elk, the eagle, the flower meadow, exquisite birds, the black bear and her cubs, learning how to cook bannock dogs. Learning about the Medicine Circle was fascinating, too. S. Swinchatt Ireland ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for a very interesting holiday. We met some lovely people and enjoyed our stay. The wildlife was superb and we saw so much, from wolves to moose, not forgetting the beautiful black bear and her babies. Cynthia Pickering Nottinghamshire, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The scenery is amazing. The wildlife is amazing. The hospitality is overwhelming. Thank you for making my week such a wonderful memory. Linda Fitzjohn Manningteee, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My first visit to Manitoba has exceeded all expectations. A super week with wonderful wildlife viewing. Thank you to Jim for his untiring efforts to show us so much of `beauty and the beasts!' Ann McCallum Lincolnshire, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Great wildlife. The moose swimming across the beaver dam was really special. The Great Grey Owl babies were so cute. I really enjoyed the food and the pets. Brenda Schmalzried Missouri, USA ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you so much for the fantastic experience! Great company, humour and hospitality. We would love to return and will ride together again. Vincent & Christine Smyth Surrey, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you very much for the days on your ranch. We learned a lot, but most of all, we learned that your ranch is like a home for your guests. Ridi & Eckhard Nussmuller Oberaich, Austria ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I really appreciate your wonderful hospitality here. To you Jim, for finding all the wildlife for us to enjoy. For you, Candy, for your delicious cuisine - the best meals I've had since leaving New Zealand! Edith Mercier Dunedin, New Zealand ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We had a great time with you and we wish to thank you for your amazing hospitality. The scenery was lovely and very, very interesting, with the bears, big moose, the bison, beavers and your lovely pets. Margot & Klaus Pehl Stutttgart, Germany ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We have the honor to be the first Dutch guests here. We thank Jim and Candy for their great hospitality. Excellent food was one of the many adventures we met here. Hope to return again soon. Bea & Anton Helbing Rotterdam, The Netherlands ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I loved the bears, the wildlife and the company. But don't stay here if you're worried about your figure - the food's fabulous. Sheila Richardson Cumbria, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for a fantastic vacation - beautiful location, fantastic food, great wildlife! And, we learned loads about how to take good photographs. I think a repeat visit will be necessary! Susan & Colin Williamson, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you Candy for great Canadian cooking. Thank you Jim for guiding us to hidden places and opening our eyes to wildlife and Mother Nature. Mechtild and Helmut Hahnemann Iserlohn, Germany ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Seeing three bear cubs following their Mom is one vision we will never forget. What a wonderful way to see the natural interaction among these great beasts. Bison, beavers, coyotes, elk and a lynx were among the many treasures we came across. So many memories to bring back and to cherish. See you again - that's a promise! Cynthia & Steven Gray, Pennsylvania, USA ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Riding Mountain Guest Ranch guests I had very special days to stay at your ranch. I will not forget these 4 days here. Jim, you guided us by using easy English so I could learn a lot of things about wildlife. Candy, you are a cooking expert. I love your delicious dishes and lovely interior decorations. I loved the pets very much. I wish that I will meet you again some day. Chie & Hiroko, Osaka, Japan ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Very difficult to express fully what a super time we have had, which was not long enough. Both of you welcomed us as if you had known us for years. And, as we go away we are talking about returning. Thank you for your kindness, your super food, first class accommodation, sharing your knowledge of the wildlife and their habitat, helping us with our cameras, sharing your pets with us and everything else. Wendy, Mary, Richard & Toni, Essex, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Many thanks for your wonderful hospitality and Candy's superb cooking. We've fallen in love with Riding Mountain and we'll be back. Chris & John Hamilton Sussex, England ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Leaving this small paradise, we try to compensate our depression with a mountain of pictures! Anton & Maria Maselis Belgium ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Wildlife Vacations Custom-Guided Tours Photo Albums Guests' Remarks Nature and Wildlife of Riding Mountain About Our Ranch Ranch Location About Us Contact Us Registration Form ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ©2002 by Riding Mountain Guest Ranch. 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