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it in. I wasn't able to figure out how to actually pick up the fish to pose for a photo, so Max will have to remain my sole witness. Meals are social affairs, with everyone gathering in the main house's dining room and sitting with people they don't know. e food is cowboy classic — big slabs of meat, fried chicken and mac and cheese, and cobbler for dessert. e ranch can't serve alcohol, but guests bring their own, and often gather before dinner with bottles of wine to share. At night, there was singing by the piano, and I'm told, sometimes square dancing or campfires. I walked under the stars and then cuddled up in my cabin with a small heater powerful enough to ward off the 30-degree weather at night. Every day, I relished the chance to be on my own and have new adventures. As the ranch now prepares for its centennial celebration, there are special events planned, including a commemoration ceremony and campfires. is year is also when the ranch's lease with the government expires, so they will enter an open bidding process. e Turner family hopes their good stewardship of the land for the past 100 years will give them an edge. ese days, keeping anything going and pretty much the same for 100 years is a tremendous accomplishment, let alone something that's run by the same family. I couldn't help but wonder whether every Turner truly wanted to be part of this rustic family business. Lucas Turner says he did take a break, training to be a pilot and working elsewhere for a while. "But I could never really take this out of my system," he says. "I thought I was ready to leave, thought I wanted to do something else. But after a couple of years, it came pretty quickly that I wanted to come back and be here. I'm fourth generation and it really gets in the blood." Now, he's raising his own kids on the ranch, teaching them how to ride, but also wants them to have the chance to make their own adventures. "My parents didn't really push me one way or the other, so I also want it to be their decision," he says. "I hope it's here for them to make that decision." John "Tote" Turner, Lucas's cousin, still helps the business, but also has his own career. He says keeping Triangle X in the family has ensured it stays true to its history. "It's been a family-run ranch and I believe that's why it's been so successful, that it hasn't changed hands," he says. "We've gotten pretty good at this over the past hundred years. Now it's my cousins and our generation taking over, and the fifth generation is starting to learn the ropes." Guests who return year after year often make friends with others who are on the ranch at the same time, and that becomes a summer family for them. Triangle X always allows guests to rebook their same cabins for the same week the following summer — in fact, they won't allow others to reserve a cabin until the repeat guests have decided whether to book. Tote Turner's mother, Mary Turner, says many guests have become friends of her family as well. "I think it's a gift we give families, a chance to be families together, enjoying the outdoors and each other," she says. "is isn't a resort that caters to cocktails and fancy dinners. It's a place where people ride together, eat together, and just be together." Use code TXR&RC for special experiences and amenities for Ranch & Coast readers when booking via phone or by filling out the "Contact Us" form online. trianglex.com << ranchandcoast.com 72 JANUARY 2026 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE Meals are social affairs, with everyone gathering in the main house's dining room