Durango Mountain lodging at The Blue Lake Ranch has long been a favorite destination of travelers, sports enthusiasts, and explorers in their Southwest journeys. We have had the honor of being featured in numerous articles and press reports over the past 26 years which we realize sophisticated travelers rely upon when searching for the best vacation spots. Below are just a few of the feature articles that have been written about our romantic Colorado bed and breakfast.
Travel + Leisure and travelandleisure.com include Blue Lake Ranch among their "favorite 30 Great Inns", June 2002.
Bedandbreakfast.com names Blue Lake Ranch as one of the "Top Twelve Most Romantic B&B's in the United States". 2001
Bnbinss.com named Blue Lake Ranch in their "Top Ten Most Romanic Inns of the Year". 2001
Town & Country, Traveler's Notebook "Colorado Comfy" May 2000 pg. 103-108
Birds & Bloom, Collecters Edition, "A Colorful Backyard Playhouse", 1999 pg. 44-45
Country Living Gardener, Cover, Feature Article, "Eden in the Rockies", May-June, 1999 pg. 48-55
USA Today, "Great Places for a Romantic Weekend", February 12, 1999 pg. 3D
Sunset Magazine, "Garden Guide" February 1999, pg. 59
Albuquerque Journal, "Inn-Side Scoop", May 17, 1998 Section C pg. 1
Wildbird, "Birding in Someone Else's Yard", March 1998, pg. 62-63
Outside Magazine -Family Vacations, "Where Families Get Together", 1998, pg. 20.
Durango Herald, "B&B Hot Spot", November 18, 1997.
Bon Appetit, "Go Rest, Young Man", November 1997, pg. 32.
Conde Naste Traveler, "15 Instant Vacations", October 1997, pg. 182.
Country Home, Regional Travel Section, "Weekend Hideaways", September/October 1997, pg. 221.
Birds & Blooms, "Flowers and Guests are Tended with Care", Collector's Edition 1997, pg. 45.
Outside Magazine, "Top Ten Finds", Annual Travel Guide 97/98, pg. 24-26.
Denver Post, "Postcard Perfect Hideaway", July 1997.
Durango Herald, Home & Garden, "By Hollyhocks Possessed", April 1997.
National Geographic Traveler, "Inns of The Rockies", March/April 1997, pg. 82-95.
Rocky Mountain Gardener, "Rocky Mountain Gardener Gardening Conference", Spring 1997.
Birds & Blooms, "Outside Inns - Gardens and Guests are Tended With Care", August/September 1996, pg. 50-51.
Durango Herald, Home & Garden Insert, "Changing Times of Fort Lewis Mesa", April 1996.
Sunset Magazine Garden Guide, "Great Gardens", Spring-Summer 1996, pg. 34-35.
Outside Magazine, "America's Top 50 Hikes", April 1996, pg. 109-121.
Family Circle, "Color, Color Everywhere", March 1996, pg. 103-104. (Pictures only)
Rocky Mountain Gardener, "Blue Lake Ranch", Summer 1995, pg. 22-23.
Victoria, "Favorite Things", June 1995, pg. 17.
Diversion, "Blue Lake Ranch", May 1995, pg. 82.
The Denver Post, "Inn For The Night", April 1995.
Sunset Magazine, "Wake Up In A Dream Garden", April 1995, pg. 108-114.
Wings West, "Remote Relaxation", February 1995, pg. 16-18.
Beautiful Gardens, "The Beauty of Blue Lake Ranch", November/December 1994, pg. 28-35.
Historic Inns, "The Top 25 Inns for 1994".
Conde Naste Traveler, "The Epicurean Cowboys", September 1994, pg. 117.
Southern Accents, "A World View", July/August 1994, pg. 20.
Victoria, "Finding Your Calling", August 1994, pg. 112.
Country Inns, "The Traveler's Garden", Winter 1993/1994, pg. 98-105.
Durango Magazine, "A Baker's Dozen", Summer/Fall 1993, pg. 28.
Sunset Magazine, "Colorado Country Gardens", June 1993, pg. 90-94.
Denver Post, "Cabin Fever", May 23, 1993, pg. 3.
Country Inns, "The Year's Top Twelve Inns", February 1993, pg. 8.
Albuquerque Journal, "Garden Of Delight", May 3, 1992, pg. 18-19.
USA Today, "Combing The World For Winning Lodgings" December 31, 1992, pg. 9D.
Country Inns, "Paradise Lies in Colorado's Southwestern Corner", August 1992, pg. 42-49.
Country Inns, "Gone Fishing", March/April 1992.
Metropolitan Home, "Walden West", April 1992, pg. 44A-C.
Colorado Expression, "Inns & Outs", November 1991, pg. 10.
The Denver Post, "Blue Lake B&B Transformed With Flowers", September 2, 1991, pg. 5E.
Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, "The Business of Living", May/June 1990,pg. 39-43. |
