With the start of beautiful summer afternoons and nights at Wilder on the Taylor comes the introduction of the brand-new Founders’ Porch on June 1. When conjuring up images of a porch, most of us think of a place to casually linger on the front or back of the house. At Wilder on the Taylor, …
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At Wilder on the Taylor, we are always asking ‘is that Walter’? We have a hole at the top of our water named Walter’s Hollow, rumor is 15-20 lb brown trout has been seen on a few occasions. Nobody, to our knowledge, has caught Walter to date. Nonetheless we continually pull out large trout on …
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Roger Cesario is a multi-generational Colorado native, BHA Life Member. Roger started hunting elk at age 13 with his father and grandfather. Today, Roger is an avid traditional bowhunter and fly fisherman who also loves to chase spring turkeys and autumn upland birds. He is also one of Crested Buttes best home builders. Roger’s Review …
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This is a history of Wilder on the Taylor as told by the Gunnison County Courthouse Records: It was thought that the ranch, presently known as the Elsinore Cattle Co. was Homesteaded by Thomas Stevens, but according to records in Gunnison County Court House, he may have indeed planned to file. Perhaps he died before …
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Fly-Fishing Report at Wilder on the Taylor The fishing this spring has been extremely productive. With the flows being low, the fish tend to search out the deep holes and feed off the bottom. The fish are all stacked up and the opportunity to catch a big brown or rainbow is better than ever. Up …
A Wilder on the Taylor resident wakes up his son. He’s wearing a vest that appears to be filled with every lure and tool he’s collected since his father first woke him up at this hour wearing an identical vest. “We don’t want to miss the big ones,” he explains as the boy wipes the sleep from …
Wilder on the Taylor is a living, flourishing celebration of the American cowboy. At the heart of Wilder is an enduring hay and cattle ranch that has been in operation for a century. Cabins and fencepost built by the early ranchmen still stand, adding genuine bucolic beauty to the awe-inspiring landscape, and reminding us of the …
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In the nearby quaint mountain town of Crested Butte, The Club at Crested Butte features a scenic Robert Trent Jones II designed course, rated the Best Mountain Golf Course in Colorado by Mountain Golf Magazine. Starting in mid-June, residents will only be a short drive away from 7,200 acres of phenomenal golfing on an 18-hole …
The Crested Butte Colorado Ski Season is coming to an end we know we’re going to miss those days spent cutting up the slopes in the nearby towns of Crested Butte and Gunnison. We’ll miss the doglsledding, ice skating, snowmobiling and ice fishing. We’ll miss waking up and stepping out our doors to see a …
The wildflowers are in full bloom here at Wilder on the Taylor and it is truly something to behold. It’s hard to imagine that just months ago the grasslands were covered in snow. Now brilliant spots of red, pink yellow, purple and blue fill the valleys. It’s as if the land is so overjoyed to …
