Dear Ms. Okafor, My partner and I are keen to book one of your cabins at Windy Ridge Ranch for the last week of August. I stumbled across your listing online, and the photos are gorgeous. Spending a week up in the foothills, with the mountains right there on the horizon, would be a wonderful escape from the city. I can almost feel the fresh prairie air already! I have heard that the chinook winds in that part of Alberta can be surprisingly fierce, and that they sometimes rattle the windows all night. Is that true? Your listing mentions guided trail rides through the ranch's back pastures, which sounds marvellous. The riders in your photos are wearing helmets, so I assume the horses can be spirited at times. We are complete beginners in the saddle, so I hope the rides are gentle enough for people who have never ridden before. Another thing I read is that a chinook near Pincher Creek once pushed the temperature up by more than twenty degrees in a single hour. Is that really possible? I can hardly picture such a sudden change. What do you do when a winter storm knocks the power out for a few days? How does anyone manage without heat or running water for that long? Do you keep any emergency supplies in the cabins? We would be lost without our morning coffee! We also love trying regional dishes wherever we travel, and I have read that Alberta beef and Saskatoon berry pie are not to be missed. I found one small spot nearby, more of a roadside kitchen than a restaurant, called The Chuckwagon, which is said to be a short drive from the ranch. Would you recommend it, or should we head into town for a proper meal? In any case, we would love to reserve a cabin. Please let me know what you need and how to send the deposit. Thanks, Daniel Cormier