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.

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends out in internet land. Hope you have a great holiday—whether it be Hanukah, Kwanza, or just winter solstice. For us it is Christmas- a special day to be grateful for all of God’s gifts. Hope the [...]

Fourth of July

I can’t believe it is almost the 4th already. There won’t be any fireworks in this part of Arizona – too high a fire danger still. [...]

SHSWBC Wanted – Short-Haired, Stock-Working Border Collie

Cowdog Resting – Is It Time to go to Work Yet?

Wanted, an SHSWBC – a short-haired, stock-working border collie. We want to breed Belle Starr. Belle is the smartest cowdog I have ever had. Too bad I am not a really good trainer. Belle should have had professional training. Even with limited training, [...]

Bird’s Eye View of Double Circle Ranch

Nothing but wide open space. Miles of grassland and woods, ridge after ridge, canyon after canyon. [...]

Ranch History – The Greenwades

Ty Greenwade and his fiancé Tori came to see their family cemetery and old homeplace. Ty’s great grandfather and great uncle both worked on the Double Circle Ranch. [...]

Merry Christmas!

Belle Starr the Cattle-Herding Cowdog

Our cowdog pup, Belle Starr, has joined the ranch cow dog work crew here at the Double Circle Ranch. [...]

Wilson Family and the Ranch’s History

We had the most wonderful visit 2 weeks ago with members of the Wilson family. Their relatives were members of the Double Circle Cattle Company, which purchased this ranch in the late 1920′s. [...]

Super Bowl Sunday with Friends

Super Bowl Sunday with Friends on Eagle Creek

When you live this remote and your neighbors are few and miles away, you really appreciate and enjoy them. Super Bowl Sunday was a good example. We all went to Errol’s house to watch the Super Bowl. Doug and I don’t have TV and neither does [...]

Herding Dust Devils

Belle the Cowdog Worried

Belle Starr the cowdog met her match the other day before the last snow. It had gotten dusty again and the Arizona wind was really whipping up. A big dust devil started by the porch and up our driveway. Belle apparently thinks her job description includes running intruders away. She [...]