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Working on a Ranch in Wyoming, USA

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Imagine living in a world where you could call a log cabin home, ride horses or hike through mountains and forests to lakes and hidden meadows every day, and dance with cowboys and cowgirls at night. This was my reality for two summer seasons as I went to work at a ranch-style lodge in remote north-western Wyoming, USA. Living and Working on a USA Ranch Looking out from the lodge lay a large, glistening lake, surrounded by willows and meadows and a circle of curving mountains surrounding you on every side. The lodge catered for 30 guests who were offered activities like horse riding, hiking, fly-fishing or just relaxing in the solitude and grandness of nature. Regular visitors included two osprey who soared over the lake in search of fish, a grizzly bear who came onto the property at night to rummage through the bins in the back of the staff accommodation, and several families of moose. Finding a place called home I became part of a small staff of 28 people who all lived on site i...