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The George family lives at the ranch year-round and operate Latigo as a Nordic center in the winter and a dude ranch in the summer. Latigo Ranch is relatively small, having a guest capacity of 35. Around 50,000 acres (202 km) of the land that Latigo uses for horseback riding and cross country
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