Weather in nearby Clifton, AZ
(Our weather is ~7° cooler)
Fair, 76 °F

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spring 5-Day Cattle Drive Vacation
April 30 - May 5, 2012
Limited to 6 participants - Make your reservations now!

End of Summer 5-Day Cattle Drive Vacation
September 15-20, 2012
Limited to 6 participants - Make your reservations now!

Women Only Ranch Vacation
September 24-30, 2012
Come join two to eight like-minded women for a ranch vacation to remember. Limited to 8 participants - Make your reservations now!

Erosion Control Workshop #7
October 12-14, 2012
We have openings for 30 people at the Fall AWPF Commission-funded Erosion Control Workshop at Double Circle Ranch.

Cowgirl Erin from Ohio

We had a great visit and lots of saddle time with our new friend Erin from Ohio. She is absolutely a natural cattle handler. [...]

Our Cowboy Bill is Leaving…

Bill and Amy Emrick and their Kids

Well, we are losing our cowboy. Bill got a really good job offer managing a feedlot in Texas. It was one of those deals you can’t turn down. Plus the kids can go to school. Here on Eagle Creek, homeschooling is the only option. I think the [...]

Ranch Hand Intern Aerin

Riding Fence in the Tall Pines

We have a new ranch hand intern. Aerin is here from sunny California to learn a little about ranching and check out a different lifestyle. He is still on the vertical learning curve. One thing he learned very quickly is that horseback riding lessons in an arena are [...]

2011 Tombstone Cowboy Music Festival

Doug and I took a two day break and went to the Cowboy Music Festival in Tombstone. What great music! Don Edwards was the featured performer. [...]

Welcome Bill Emrick and His Family

Cowboy Bill Emrick Rides By

Double Circle Ranch is pleased to welcome Bill Emrick and his family to the ranch. Bill and his wife Amy, and kids Josie and Seth will be an important part of the ranch from now on. In Bill we have a good working cowboy, a farrier, a cowboy poet, [...]

Our Intern – Dave from Seattle

Double Circle Ranch has had another intern. Dave from Seattle is spending a month here doing all types of work. [...]

Karl’s Return Visit

Cowboy Karl Gatherin the Longhorns

Our friend Karl was back to the Double Circle Ranch last week. He drove in from Los Angeles. Karl wanted to get the feel and spirit of ranch life. So we put him right to work. Karl and I rode picking up remnant cattle and herding cattle on the [...]

Jeremy Balderrama – Ranch Hand Intern

Herding Texas Longhorns

Jeremy Balderrama is here working as a ranch hand intern. He is an absolute breath of fresh air – makes you have confidence in the younger generation. He is a college student with major in Animal Science and a minor in Criminal Justice – and a second minor that I can’t [...]

Cowboy Ranch Hand Internship

Hands-on ranch-hand/Cowboy training in ranch skills. Cattle herding, horse care, riding, solar installation, house/barn repairs, monitoring forage, etc. [...]

A Cattle Herding Vacation for Cowboy Karl

Karl on his Cattle Herding Vacation

We had a wonderful guest here at the Double Circle Ranch last week. Karl Lentini from Los Angeles came to the Double Circle for a cattle herding vacation. He spent a week riding and herding Texas Longhorns. He chose this ranch because he didn’t want to go [...]