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www.prranch.com | Pine River Ranch | info@prranch.com | 509-763-3959 Spring Special   Book your stay from now until May 25th, 2012 and save 25% off your suite rental! That is a savings of almost $50.00! Mention "NEWSLETTER" when booking The flowers are in bloom and Spring is finally here! Join us now through May 25th, 2012 and save 25% Off your stay. A great idea for a Mother's Day Gift or a romantic getaway for two just to say "I love you." There's no better way to rekindle a romance than an overnight stay at a luxury bed and breakfast suite on 22 private acres. Wake each morning to birds chirping and the sun shining in overhead and enjoy a delicious homemade breakfast brought to the privacy of your suite to enjoy on your private deck or even in bed! After breakfast take a stroll on our 1 mile nature trail and enjoy some of the best bird watching in the state or wonder into Leavenworth for some great spring activities like wine tasting, shopping and live music. Imagine the smile on your spouses face when you surprise them with this great deal!     What's Happening in Leavenworth right now? Maifest May 11, 2012 - May 13, 2012 Time: See Link for Details Location: Front Street Fee: Free Information: 509-548-5807 Flowers, music, entertainment, Maibaum dances, a Grand parade. leavenworth.org/modules/pages/?pageid=285 See a Full Calendar of Leavenworth Events, Live Music and More  2012 Wedding Dates Still Available Imagine your wedding day on 22 private acres surrounded by friends, family and loved ones at a beautiful Leavenworth wedding venue backdropped by the Cascade Mountains and wide open fields. Due to some last minute cancellations there are still peak 2012 dates available, with a savings of up to $1,500 if you book now!  Call Rob and Carrie to schedule your tour today at 509-763-3959 "The owners and their families did everything asked (and more!) to make the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, outside wedding and inside reception wonderful. Everything promised was delivered." "The location is gorgeous and the ranch is just as beautiful. I recommend pine river ranch to anyone who wants to have their wedding in the mountains of Washington surrounded with amazing scenery, you wont have to worry about anything, rob and carri will take care of everything for you and your guest." Read more 5 Star Wedding Reviews on WeddingWire.com  Stay up-To-Date with Last Minute Specials, Discounts and More "Like us" on Facebook

Bird Watching at Pine River Ranch

Early this summer we hosted a trip for the Wenatchee River Ranger District to come bird watching on our property here at Pine River Ranch. They spent the day observing throughout our property and traveled to Nason Creek where they observed 31 different kinds of birds. Leavenworth, Washington is a fantastic area for bird watching enthusiasts and beginners because of the vast range of habitats like snow-capped mountains, ponderosa pine forests full of sun, riparian zones and shrub-steppe. If you come to Leavenworth during May you will hear songs from birds sung only during the breeding season.
For our bed and breakfasts guests, each Suite has bird watching guide books and binoculars for your enjoyment to watch birds from your private deck, or for the more avid bird watcher, you can also take the bird watching guide books with you while you "take a hike" on our nature trail that winds around the property. You'll be sure to see many species of swallows, warblers and sparrows on your walk and most guests also see ospreys and even the occasional eagles. The trail winds down to Nason Creek where it is also very fun to pack a picnic lunch to bring with you during the warm summer months!

The Wenatchee River Ranger District bird watching members were nice enough to share their "Ebird" report with us of the trip!

Location:     Nason Creek - Pine River Ranch

Notes:     Weather: clearing after heavy rains of morning, pleasant. River rising, soils moist, vegetation in budding and in leaf. Birding by foot around Pine River Ranch on Bird Fest field trip Birds Of Bavaria (BOB).
Number of species:     31
Canada Goose     21     Two sets of parents in pond with 2 sets of young; remaining adults in grasses.
Turkey Vulture     2     Overhead flights.
Osprey     4     Two nests seen from Pine River Ranch pastures, active with adults on or next to.

Rufous Hummingbird     8     At feeders
Pileated Woodpecker     1     Heard one from deep woods.
Olive-sided Flycatcher     1     First of season hearing "quick, three beers".
Dusky Flycatcher     1     Visual and audio.
Steller's Jay     4

American Crow     5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     10     Mixed swallow group massing between barn and pond. Looks like nesting in holes in barn.
Tree Swallow     10     Mixed swallow group massing between barn and pond. Looks like nesting in holes in barn.

Violet-green Swallow     20     Mixed swallow group massing between barn and pond. Looks like nesting in holes in barn.
Red-breasted Nuthatch     3
House Wren     1

American Robin     2
Nashville Warbler     4     Heard and saw in shrubs near riparian and pasture shrubs.
Yellow Warbler     5     Great views with binos and scopes, at pond in willows.

Yellow-rumped Warbler     14     Excellent views of flycatching from cattails and willows over pond. Close up of "butter butt" by all. Found at house, pond, river.
Townsend's Warbler     2     Heard and saw in shrubs.
Spotted Towhee     2

Chipping Sparrow     2     In pasture shrubs.
Song Sparrow     1
White-crowned Sparrow     1     Mixed with Golden-crowned Sparrow in pasture shrubs.

Golden-crowned Sparrow     3     Mixed with White-crowned Sparrow in pasture shrubs.
Dark-eyed Junco     6
Western Tanager     2     Excellent views with eye, binos and scopes - perching from willow over pond.
Black-headed Grosbeak     1     Singing over house.

Red-winged Blackbird     8     Mostly at pond, also heard more.
Brown-headed Cowbird     5     On pasture fence-lines and tops of shrubs.

Purple Finch     4     Birds very wet from rain, in shrubs near wetlands.
Evening Grosbeak     4     At feeders and overhead flight.
A big Thanks to the Wenatchee River Ranger District for sharing your report with us and we look forward to your field trip next year!

Before and After Tree Trimming Views at Pine River Ranch

Summer Projects at Pine River Ranch

This week we tackled a large project just in time for summer and the great bird watching season here in Leavenworth. We opened up breathtaking views at Pine River Ranch by trimming back the trees! We love nature and the trees on the property are absolutely gorgeous, but as you can see in some of our before and after videos and pictures, trimming back some branches will give guests spectacular views of our 22 acre countryside.

This is the "Before View" off the private deck of the Nason Suite

A panoramic view off the deck of Nason Suite: Before View from Nason Suite. My video file is too large to post and I have wasted way to much time trying to resize it :/ So please check out the link! Then immediately after, watch the "After view" View from Nason Suite at Pine River Ranch for an amazing and breathtaking view!

Hard at work off the porch of the Lodgepole Suite

Trimming back the branches opened up a great view of the valley as well as the pond for the Nason, Natapoc, Lodgepole and Ponderosa Suite.

Before the "Tree Trimming" you could barely see the top of the mountain! Now the view is amazing! Plus, in the summer, the fields are full of white wildflowers! We also trimmed the trees off the back deck of the Barn Wedding Venue opening up views of the pond, meadows and hillside. The boys spent the afternoon chipping the branches and cleaning up the grounds. It was a team effort and a lot of rewarding work!I was in charge of lunch making and picture taking! Finally captured the hummingbirds in the frame! This is the view from our computer chair in the main house. Sure makes working go by a lot faster when you have a beautiful view and hummingbirds feeding away!We also put up privacy fences off the decks of Lodgepole and Ponderosa! Nason and Natapoc are next and will hopefully be done by next weekend.

This is the deck off the balcony of the Lodgepole Suite. Now you can enjoy your morning coffee in complete privacy with a wonderful view!

Hopefully these photos have inspired you to take a romantic trip and get away from the daily grind. When was the last time you were woken up by birds chirping or frogs croaking and enjoyed breakfast in bed with your companion?

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Come See Our NEW Nature Walk Trail

Our beautiful nature walk trail is now up and running (or walking!) around the Ranch. We have mowed a trail that takes you around the beautiful grounds, along Nason Creek with beautiful views of Big Jim Mountain and the Cascade Mountain Range along the way.

Since the completion of the trail we have enjoyed watching people with their bird watching binoculars and guides exploring the grounds and have also taken our resident horses throught the trail as well, which they have enjoyed immensely!

We are also looking forward to the winter time when the Nature trail will make for a great cross country skiing trail or snow shoe hike right from the back door of your Cabin Suite!

Come see for yourself and get a breath of the fresh country air for a great change of pace and scenery.

Slow down and smell the roses!

Photo by: Sea Studios