Sasabe & Rancho de la Osa

Drive-out To Rancho de la Osa For a Gourmet Lunch

Sunday April 20, 2008

This event was be led by Joe and Judy Hite and consisted of a drive through Arivaca on the wonderfully curvy and scenic Arivaca Road off I-19 at Amado and on to the historic Rancho de la Osa near Sasabe for a very special gourmet lunch before driving back to Tucson.

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Judy led a great drive out to Rancho de la Osa. We had 27 club members making the drive on Arivaca Rd., a perfect road for Miatas, and the day was beautiful. Arrived on time for a visit to the Cantina at Rancho de la Osa which was built in 1830. After a drink (or 2) we assembled in the dinning room for an absolutely fantastic lunch and desert.

The chef at the Ranch is from the the Four Seasons in New Orleans. After lunch a very informative history of this guest ranch was presented by our host, Richard Schultz. This former working ranch dates all the way back to 1725. Movies have been filmed here, and many famous guests (including Lady Bird Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Supreme Court Justice Wm. Douglas, Zane Gray, Joan Crawford, the Norwegian Trade Council, President Lyndon Johnson, President Franklin Roosevelt) have enjoyed Ranch hospitality here. Chico's Catalogue did a lay out here, and the Marshall doctrine was drafted here in 1948. The Maxwell Document of WW 2 was also drafted at this ranch. John Wayne always stayed in room 10, and Tom Mix and Ceaser Romero used room 2 (but not at the same time).

Many thanks to Judy Hite for organizing this wonderful club event.

Following are some pictures from this unique OPMC event by Mike McGee and Jennifer Wiley.