Bonding with nature, and each other, with a healthy dose of open air adventure is crucial to living life to it's fullest!
In the “screen-time” world we live, it is so important to put the phone down and “get outside”. Fresh air, exciting experiences, and adrenaline have been proven to boost moods, and stimulate productivity!
Throttle: “A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine.”
Therapy: “Healing power or quality.”
Throttle Therapy: “The healing quality of controlling the flow of power to an engine!”
Our purpose:
To provide our customers a personal experience that is refreshingly real, one that jerks them out of the daily grind, and plunges them directly into a big pile of fun!
Our values:
• Honesty and integrity to ourselves and others.
• Intense pride in who we are and what we give.
• Always giving more than we receive.
• Consistently creating a culture of fun and professionalism.
• Our customers are our family.
• Our work environment is a reflection of our values; clean and orderly.
Our daily reminder:
• If you are not striving to be the best at something, why are you doing it? Just to be so-so?
Our Diamond S. Ranch is located in the beautiful Lost Sierra. We are California’s only mountainside dedicated to thrilling adventure tours for corporate outings, bachelor/bachelorette parties, family gatherings, and kick a** group excursions! The barn located on the Ranch is a unique collection of paraphernalia, and is now recognized as a “Sierra Valley History Museum”.
The Ranch offers visitors a place to camp, have a wedding, or reception, large gathering meeting spaces, and home to amazing Santa Maria style tri-tip BBQ meals!
Founder of Explore!, Father, Grandpa, Adventurer, and “Forever Young”! Ken Smith started the Touring company on a dream…
Large film crews have contacted our organization within the last few years. It is a dream! The more people we can share this beautiful land with…we will. Visit California Olympic gold medal skier, Johnny Moseley (and his crew), came in February 2019 to film for their next project! What an honor! They are a nonprofit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs that inspire travel to California.
“When great opportunities present themselves, and you have the chance to meet great people, trying to make the world a better place…you help! We see wildlife everyday, breath unpolluted air, and sometimes experience things that just make you stop and take a deep breath. I love this life. This is what I was meant to do. If you, or anyone you know, would like to come and experience the land, and help expose it to others who need a “screen-time” break, let me know…I am ready to help!” – Ken Smith
When we built out the Diamond S Ranch, we hoped to share it with folks from across the country!
