Inspired by Our Frontier Past

Hidden Gem
Mine for sapphires in the Sapphire Mountains
Discover your inner miner by spending an afternoon panning for sapphires of all colors at the base of the Sapphire Mountains. Mines in the area once provided sapphires for use in Swiss watches. Now, they are some of the few operational sapphire mines in the country. Wear your play clothes—it’s a hands-on kind of place. Depending upon how you handle your sapphire gravel, bucket and wash screen, this may just be the dirtiest, good, clean fun you’ll ever have.

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Twice-daily on-ranch adventures are included in your stay
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Sapphire gravel, mesh sieves and tweezers are provided
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Rod and Gun Club staff will provide instruction on how to sift gravel, and then you can perfect your technique
Wisdom from the wild
From our Activities Concierge

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Twice-daily activities are included in your stay. Our all-inclusive rate structure ensures that visits to The Ranch are memorable for their adventures and amenities, not their logistical challenges.
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