Rancho de la Osa (includes lunch) - Friday 11/20/2026

Rancho de la Osa (includes lunch) - Friday 11/20/2026

Cost: $30

Prior to arriving at Rancho de La Osa, we will venture to the Sasabe Border Port of Entry. The U. S. Customs and Border Protection Supervisor will provide some information about the port of entry and the border wall. There are great photo opportunities for photos of the wall.

From there we stop at the Sasabe General Store for refreshments. Deborah, the fourth-generation owner, will open the unique Hill-Top Bar, located at the rear of the store. It is a uniquely designed bar with great photo opportunities.

Then we will proceed to Rancho de las Osa, an historic ranch and sportsman's paradise, situated on 590 acres and surrounded by an additional 120,000 acres of the Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge in Sasabe, AZ. It is really a true and historic place made up of luxurious adobe guest rooms, Mexican antiques and vintage furniture and a perfect location for horseback riding, wildlife photography and more.

Many historical people have stayed here including John Wayne (guest room 10), Margaret Mitchell (author of Gone with the Wind), Pancho Villa, and several US presidents. On April 3,1948, President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.  You may fall in love and want to come back to stay or maybe have a reunion at the ranch. 

Learn more about Rancho de la Osa here.

We’ll meet at the Photography Club at 8:00 AM for carpooling, departing at 8:15 AM. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes (no sandals). A brimmed hat, sunscreen and water are also highly recommended. Please wear your GVR Photography Club or Camera Club badge, if available. For those carpooling, $15.00 is an appropriate contribution to the driver.

Lunch will be a buffet of assorted items. Please inform Danny no later than November 15th if you have any dietary restrictions. A cash bar is available prior to lunch.

The last date to cancel for a refund is November 13, 2026. If you need to cancel, please contact the Field Trip Co-Chair Lynn Rozema at 719-351-5193 or email lrozema51@gmail.com.  We may have people on the wait list to take your place. 

If you have to cancel on the day of the trip, please call Danny as soon as you know you cannot make the trip. 

NOTICE:

All participants need to be responsible for an assessment of their mobility and health issues relating to field trips. Some trips may not be appropriate, but you must make that determination. However, the trip leader may deny participation in a specific field trip to anyone deemed not suitably prepared or able to walk with the group.

Be sure to have your GVR card with you for each and every field trip. Without it, you won't be allowed to go on the trip. No refunds will be granted for failure to comply with this requirement.  To protect GVR and club member benefits, GVR has implemented a new process that requires each field trip participant to come into the club and scan his/her GVR card to confirm eligibility. We no longer have the option of typing in your name or GVR number – only the physical GVR card will do.

We will no longer meet in the parking lot. We will meet in the GVR Photography Club where you will scan your GVR card confirming your eligibility to go on the trip. We’ll also review important/late-breaking information, pair up drivers and riders, provide driving directions, and give participants a chance to visit the restrooms prior to departure. Again, be sure to have your GVR card with you.

In order to participate in this event, you must be a member of the GVR Photography Club and GVR.