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Cattlemen’s Days—Gunnison County Fair 2022

When we went to the Gunnison County Fair last year (2021), it took us several hours to get there. Highway 50 was closed (due to work on the canyon) and we had to go around. Luck was on our side … Continue reading

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Mesa County Fair Ribbon Winners 2017!

This year’s Mesa County Fair was really exciting! The judge and the announcer moved things right along, so that when one class was done, the other was already lined up to come in. There was very little downtime between classes, … Continue reading

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4H Kids Make Good Showing in Delta and Gunnison Counties

We recently traveled around to some of the other county fairs to see some of our 4H kids show their goats. We were curious to see how they would do. We love watching our four-legged kids grow and thrive, but … Continue reading

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Swan View Ranch Welcomes 5 New Barn Cats!

As regular “Swan View Ranch” readers may already know, Miss Fluff Puff has been our lone barn cat for many years. (If you haven’t heard about her, you can read her introductory post here, though we talk about her in … Continue reading

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4H Beauties from Swan View Ranch: Tank

On August 10, 2016, we traveled to Hotchkiss, Colorado, for the Delta County Fair. This time, we wanted to see how our wether, Tank, was going to do. Tank was a sweetheart from the day he was born on January … Continue reading

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Prize Winners from Swan View Ranch: The Story of Figgy Puddin’ (Rosie)

Figgy Puddin’ was born one of a set of twins on December 25, 2015 at Swan View Ranch. She is the daughter of SVR1 Banana Puddin’ and KNR Radical Cat. Here she is at 3 weeks old. She was purchased … Continue reading

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