Christmas at the Flying W Ranch

Nana, Papa, and friends Judy and Gary headed up to the Flying W Ranch this evening for what turned out to be a fabulous event. Lynn has wanted to go to the Flying W ever since we got to town, but the place was destroyed by a forest fire (2012) before we moved to Colorado and finally re-opened in 2020. I don't know what the old place was like, but the new place is nothing like I expected. The dining hall and concert venue is incredibly large, beautiful, and modern (well-done "rustic"), the meal was quite good (and pie!), and the entertainment, well... It was great! A western-style Christmas music show, 5 headliners (The Flying W Wranglers) on stage and a 7-piece orchestral ensemble on the floor in front. The music was fun, great selection of pieces (from classical to Rawhide to Joy to the World), and masterfully performed! The visuals on-screen behind the musicians were a wonderful addition, too. It's located a few miles north of the Garden of the Gods. Two more reasons we have to go back: they have a narrow gauge railroad, and bison!