What is the Ranch?
The Flying X Ranch was originally part of the McGill Ranch, homesteaded, in the 19th century. Several old homestead sites and the ruins of a one room school are still visible and a number of Indian teepee rings mark the campsites of earlier inhabitants. The US Cavalry frequently crossed the original ranch, using historic Guide Rock as a landmark. The Flying X was purchased from the McGill family in the 1973 by developers who established a membership ranch and private wilderness preserve. When the development fell on hard times, membership dwindled (at one point the ranch had 900+ member families) and progress was halted. A group of forward-thinking individuals pooled their resources, bought the facility and restructured it to its current status, a Limited Partnership. The Ranch property has been paid-off with expenses now limited to the operation and improvement of the Ranch, on a yearly basis. Proper management, conservative financial controls and long range planning have allowed the
