The Hitchens Overlook Ranch dates back to around 1886 when James Hitchens began a 160 acre homestead near Milner in Routt County. Old-timers may remember the ranch as a post office stop on the stage route from Hayden to Steamboat Springs. Over the years, the ranch has grown to its present size of 1,980 acres. The Hitchens family will also be receiving the historic structures award for the preservation of several buildings dating to around 1918.