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Rancho
De La Osa (near Tucson, AZ.) has
a colorful past that is woven
into the pages of Arizona and
U.S. history. From a one-room
mission trading outpost built
by Father Kino in the 1700's, to
a thriving cattle operation in
the 1800's and evolving into a
guest ranch in 1924, this ranch
has seen it all and met some
iconic cultural and historical
figures along the way.
Rancho
De
La
Osa
Guest
Ranch,
Near
Tucson,
AZ.
History
buffs,
beware:
You
may
never
want
to
leave
this
ranch.
The
adobe
hacienda
survived
an
attack
from
Pancho
Villa
during
the
Mexican
Revolution,
and
guests
can
touch
a
Mexican
cannonball
pried
from
the
walls
for
the
main
building.
Ranch
chefs
honor
the
place's
historic
roots
with
fusion
fare,
and
beer
is
served
all
day.
Don't
want
to
ride
horses?
Try
the
Hacienda
Rate
(from
$225/person/night;
2-night
min.)
for
a
high
Sonoran
weekend
of
hiking,
biking,
and
bird-watching.
From
$300/person/night;
2-night
min
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Great
Escapes Around the World 2008: Mi Adobe
Hacienda April, 2010: National Geographic Traveler: An adobe guest ranch with Spanish land-grant heritage in high Sonoran desert. Pool with 100-year-old saguaro. Mission bell rings when cantina (1725) opens. (more) Cowboys & Indians (December 2008) 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die (2007)
The Great Country Inns
of America Cookbook (2007) The Desert Home: "Evenings beckon their guests to the old hacienda patio for a famous ranch margarita or a sampling from their world-class wine collection. Interiors are a sophisticated blend of hand-hewn artifacts and the Schultz's impressive contemporary art collection." Objekt Interior, Architecture, Art & Design: "The peace is only disturbed by the sound of the ancient mission bell, ringing to announce the "cantina" is open or that dinner is served, very pleasant, especially when all you hear is the neighing of the horses, or the hooting of an owl in the distance." Arizona Highways: "The effect harkens to the more genteel, slower times of the 1920s and '30s. In fact, one of our primary impressions was the quiet; the lack of hustle and bustle, the plummet in our blood pressures, and our unwillingness to leave." Hip Hotels USA: "First, in terms of location Rancho de la Osa is exactly where a ranch should be: in the high Sonoran Desert, just a mile from the Mexican border, a land of red earth and canyons once haunted by the likes of Geronimo and Cochise." Highroads: "...dine on a variety of delicious, exquisitely prepared items. Meals range from pork chili verde enchiladas to grilled swordfish with cranberry-orange chipotle relish and is sinfully delicious, especially the chocolate decadence." Persimmon Hill (The Cowboy Hall of Fame): "...in the 1920s, Rancho de la Osa hosted such notables as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, author Margaret Mitchell, and cowboy movie star Tom Mix. Photographs in the library show a young Lyndon Baines Johnson on horseback during a ranch visit." San Francisco Magazine: "The place is as vibrant and playful as Chagall in a good mood. Against the dusty red dirt, fence posts blaze purple; 17th century adobe buildings are offset by a wall of turquoise." Bon Appetit: "Plates are filled with a red chili Caesar salad, mesquite-grilled turkey with raspberry-chipotle chili sauce, lemon pinon rice, oven-roasted asparagus and homemade cranberry-jalapeno relish." Travel Holiday: "City slicker? Give them (Rancho de la Osa) three days, and you'll be a lord of the ring." Architectural Digest: "The couple's admirable historicism, while evident in everything from furnishings to architectural details is always subjugated to a single imperative: to make sure their guests relax. Guests find peace in an ongoing series of small, perfect experiences." Sunset Magazine: "This former Spanish hacienda still has a pleasing air of wildness about it, good hiking, horseback riding and bird-watching." Outside Traveler: "Scanning the dusty arroyos it's easy to imagine a time when outlaws crossed this parched landscape to the safety of Mexico, cyclists can borrow the lodge's mountain bikes to explore imagining they're being chased by a posse and can't rest until they cross the border." Dove (Italian magazine): "...il territorio celebrato dalla prosa di Cormac McCarthy. |
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Rancho De La Osa Guest Ranch • P.O. Box 1215 • Tucson, AZ 85702
(520) 823-4257 • Fax: (520) 823-4238 • Toll Free: 1-800-872-6240 • Email: osagal@aol.com