Because Grandads is a real working cattle ranch and farm, activities vary depending upon the time of season.  While your at Grandads you may be able to participate in activities including harvesting, calving, or branding.    Each day can be different and there is always work to do. If you choose, you could join the cowboys and cowgirls while they check cattle, water tanks, salt  and fences.  There are activities including sorting , moving cattle to rotate pastures, and branding.     After supper, join in around the campfire, telling stories about the days events. If you are not in for riding, you may want to take advantage of hiking , biking or birding. We are only 4 miles from the Pawnee Buttes, also known as "Rattlesnake Buttes" in James Michner's book "Centennial."

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There are great places to  explore and hike. Spring-time is a time for all the beautiful wild flowers to bloom and cover the prairies.The pastures are a great place for bird watching. Some of the species species observed on our property, in a study done by Colorado State University were: horned larks, lark buntings, Mc Cown's longspurs, western meadowlarks, mountain plovers, chestnut-collared longspures, vesper sparrows, killdeer, mourning doves, Swainson's hawks, chipping sparrows, tree swallows and burrowing owles. We border the Pawnee National Grasslands where over 250 different species of birds can be found.