Made in the 1940s to promote travel to Arizona dude and guest ranches, this Santa Fe Railroad film starts with images of the Verde Valley. At 1:10 a cowboy herds cattle into a pen at the Rim Rock Ranch. At 1:20 the Rim Rock Ranch mailbox is shown. Cowboys sit on a fence with ropes in their hands. At 1:45 the Soda Springs Ranch in Rimrock is shown. At 2:01 tourists ride horses. At 2:05 the sign for the Beaver Creek Guest Ranch south of Alpine, Arizona is shown. At 2:12 the ranch grounds are shown. At 2:23 Montezuma’s Castle and the Red Rocks are shown. At 3:00 riders traverse the valley floor. At 3:18 the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff are shown. At 3:36 dude ranches near Wickenburg including the Remuda Ranch are shown, with horses being saddled for a group ride. At 4:32 cowboys laugh at the tourists. At 4:43 a young cowboy checks out a horse; at 4:55 children surround a burro. At 5:07 the famed Monte Vista Ranch is shown. At 6:38 ranch lands near Phoenix, Arizona are shown as well as the Sonoran Desert with its cacti (7:13). At 8:51 the Arizona Biltmore, Camelback Inn, Wigwam and Castle Hotsprings are mentioned as some of Phoenix’s famous resorts. The film ends with a title card mentioning the Santa Fe’s swift service to Arizona.

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