The Flying A Guest ranch lies in a high mountain valley at the end of a rutted pasture road in the Wind river Range of western Wyoming. This small spread 50 miles south of Jackson is exclusive and off-limits to children under 18. Six handcrafted one-room cabins encircle a trout pond and feature big picture windows, fireplaces and front porches. Despite the luxe digs, most guests spend their days in the great outdoors, following game trails on horseback through aspen and pine forests and dropping a line for brook and rainbow trout in seldom-fished streams. Conceived as a tranquil, isolated refuge where adults can get away, the ranch accommodates only 12 to 14 guests.
Guests can be as active as they choose to be.
Guided hikes, mountain biking and horseback riding gets guests into the high country. Visitors are given their own horses for the week, and with trails going off in every direction, there is no limit to the diversity of discoveries. The ranch also provides fishing equipment, instruction and guided trips. A hike to the 9,600-foot Continental Rim is a popular trip. Built in the 1930s, the ranch has been in the Hansen family for decades.