Reagan, for his part, often said that doing ranch work was his form of therapy. Few presidents have ever gained so big an emotional and political payoff from their choice of vacation destination.

Reagan also made his own lake on the ranch, Lake Lucky. Reagan spent 345 days of presidency at Rancho del Cielo, and it became known as the “Western White House” during those years.

UPDATED with latest: The Alisal Fire near Santa Barbara grew from 15,445 to 16,801 acres overnight into Thursday, with flames coming to within a half-mile of the historic Reagan Ranch there. “I ...

Wildfires are encroaching near the Reagan Ranch, with the organization that maintains the historic site saying they are taking measures to protect it. Young America’s Foundation (YAF), a ...

When Reagan was at the ranch, he would often be horseback riding, cutting wood or doing projects to improve the ranch. Leroy took care of much of the development at the ranch, including the ...

After my column, Myth and memory: The battle over Reagan's legacy, was posted, I got a note from Andrew Coffin, director of the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara. In the article, I noted that ...

The Alisal fire in Santa Barbara County swelled for the third day as flames closed in on homes, threatened Ronald Reagan’s old ranch and kept the 101 Freeway shut down. The blaze — the first ...

Santa Barbara’s famed Reagan Ranch, known as the Western White House during the Reagan administration, narrowly escaped the flames of the Alisal Fire, which has charred nearly 17,000 acres since ...

A crew of roughly 1,500 firefighters have so far successfully steered the Alisal fire away from the Reagan ranch, where the former U.S. leader hosted the likes of Queen Elizabeth and former Soviet ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Alisal Fire is between a quarter mile and a half mile away from the iconic Reagan Ranch in the mountains high above Refugio. Rancho del Cielo sits at the top of ...

While Thor has visited the Reagan Ranch before, Trump has been invited but has yet to visit. His campaign did not respond to the Examiner ‘s request for comment. Tags 2016 Elections Donald Trump ...

Reagan Ranch, Calif. -- Saturday was the 110th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birthday. Just the day before, I spent some time in California with the team that is finishing a new movie on his life.