What the renovation is actually changing

If you have tried to book lately, you already know nothing is available. That is deliberate, and it is worth explaining properly rather than leaving a grayed-out calendar to speak for us.

Three of our four cabins are closed for a full renovation. The property around them is getting work at the same time.

Which cabins, and which one comes back first

The Longhorn, the Angler and the Pecan are the three in the renovation. The Bluebonnet is not. The ground around it is part of the outdoor work, but the cabin itself is sound, and it will be the first one back.

That matters if you are planning ahead. When we reopen, we open with the Bluebonnet, and the others follow as they finish.

What is being done

Two kinds of work are running at once.

Inside the cabins. New work in the three that are closed. This is the part that takes the time, and it is the part you cannot do around guests.

Outside. Cleaned-up grounds across the property, including around the Bluebonnet, which is why even the cabin that is not being renovated is not taking bookings.

Doing both at once is unpleasant for a couple of months and much better than doing them in sequence, which would have meant two separate closures.

Why there is no date on this page

We could put a reopening date up. Plenty of places do, and then move it twice.

The renovation work sets the pace here, not a calendar we picked in advance. We are not going to hand you a date we cannot keep. The moment the calendar is real, the people on our list hear about it first.

If you want to be on that list, the contact form is the way. No pitch attached to it. It is the fastest way to know when the Bluebonnet opens.

What has not changed

The reason this ranch exists has not moved an inch. It supports Gold Star families and charities for America’s fallen, and that is true during a closure the same as it is during a full season.

The renovation is how the place gets better at doing that. Thanks for your patience while it happens.