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Guest Ranch Owner

Hospitality: Long Hollow Ranch, Sisters, OR
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Do you want to be a Dude Rancher?

Would you like to exchange your routine office “hellos” with an exuberant “HOWDY, Partner”? Ready to trade-in your business attire, briefcase and busy work schedule for a job where you get to ride horses, rustle cattle and do ranch chores?

Well, stop sittin’ on the fence! Come learn about owning and running your very own Dude/Guest Ranch with VocationVacations and owner Dick Bloomfeldt of Long Hollow Ranch in Sisters, Oregon!

Growing up, Dick thought he’d become a veterinarian. But he ended up working in management in the paper industry for 39 years instead. He never gave up on his long-term dreams of working with animals, however. So he and a few friends bought Long Hollow Ranch in 1984 to satisfy his “inner rancher.” For years, they ran it as a cattle ranch while still working their day jobs. But after Dick retired from the paper industry in 1999, he took the bull by the horns and decided to really combine his work life and hobbies into one! Long Hollow Ranch was remodeled and shortly afterwards opened its doors as a guest ranch. Dick was able to live and work the lifestyle of his dreams – and hasn’t looked back.

Long Hollow Ranch is in Sisters, Oregon, a historic town with a Wild West flavor. Founded in 1902, it was headquarters for The Black Butte Land and Livestock Company. Today, Long Hollow is a wonderful, family-friendly place offering an authentic working ranch experience. Besides cattle drives and horseback rides, guests are encouraged to help out on the farm, moving irrigation, feeding cattle, and fixing fences! Whitewater rafting and fly fishing adventures are available, along with hiking/rock climbing, golfing and shopping excursions. Guests enjoy delicious home cooked meals (using fresh fruit/produce grown on-site in gardens, a greenhouse and orchard), stunning panoramic mountain views and sincere down-home hospitality.

So get ready to “roll up your sleeves” and test-drive your dream job as a Dude/Guest Ranch Owner!

During your Dude/Guest Ranch Owner VocationVacations® dream job holiday, Dick Bloomfeldt will lead you through some or all of the following activities:
  • Dude/Guest Ranch business management
  • Dude/Guest Ranch sales & marketing
  • Guest Coordination - inquiries from public/guests
  • Meal preparation with the chef and kitchen crew
  • Interact with guests at meal time
  • Session with the horse program manager
  • Work with the wrangler to prepare for ride
  • Organize trail rides, wagon rides and barbeque events
The Dude/Guest Ranch Owner VocationVacations® experience includes:
  • Three days of one-on-one mentorship in your dream job as a Dude/Guest Ranch Owner
  • The opportunity to participate in a total of one hour of pre- and post-VocationVacation career coaching from an accredited, affiliated VocationVacations career coach
  • A pocket-size VocationVacations journal so you can document your dream job becoming a reality
  • Light lunches with your mentor

Available: All year based on mentor's availability

Price: $1049 Per Person

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Required Accommodations

Long Hollow Ranch

(Minimum three night stay required, but not included in the price of your VocationVacations® holiday)

Other activities and tourist destinations while on your VocationVacations® adventure:
 Reservation, Cancellation and Rescheduling Rules and Conditions:

Full payment of the VocationVacations dream job holiday is required to make a reservation. A $100 non-refundable fee is assessed if a VocationVacations experience is cancelled or rescheduled prior to 14-days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday, based on the approved availability of the mentor to reschedule. A VocationVacations adventure cannot be rescheduled and is non-refundable if cancelled within 14 days of the scheduled VocationVacations holiday. Written notification of cancellation or rescheduling is required in all cases. In the US, Grounded Nomads, LLC and VocationVacations holidays encourage all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling. In the UK, Grounded Nomads, Ltd and VocationVacations holidays must require all customers to acquire travel insurance to cover any unforeseen expenses due to cancellation or rescheduling and provide verification of such travel insurance to Grounded Nomads, Ltd.