Cowboy Bill on Drivin’ His Chuckwagon
Double Circle Ranch now has a real, honest to goodness chuckwagon – brought here by Bill Emrick. Everything on it is authentic – from the Arbuckle coffee crates to the wheel tables. Bill cooks a pretty good fare out of this chuckwagon too – sourdough pancakes, vinegar pie, shut-up-and-eat-it [...]
Mickey Harrison and His Experimental Airplane
I was standing at the kitchen window this morning and heard what sounded like a go cart heading my direction. I was trying to figure out what I was hearing when a small plane flew right at the cabin. It circled us about 3 times and flew towards [...]
If you want to have a quiet getaway in the wilderness, I bet you would think this house, tents, and dining hall are just the ticket. Open April to [...]
Butterfly Garden Before Work Began
Our community butterfly garden is done!!! Almost – we ran out of mulch. Thanks to Adriane Grimaldi’s garden design and planning, we planted 75+ butterfly nectar and host plants. The butterflies were checking out the garden while we were still planting. It is a thing of beauty, and it will [...]
I feel like Pa Kettle. When it is raining, you can’t fix the roof. When it is sunny, you don’t need to fix the roof. [...]
When we came to this ranch 5.5 years ago, we had no electricity. Of course, being 30+ miles to the closest electric pole had something to do with that. [...]
Sure are a lot of challenges when you set out to be a sustainable, alternative energy facility. We bought two used oil burning stoves – one for each house. [...]
Wall tents are large, canvas tents 14 by 16 feet. They are up on a raised deck that has a porch and private bath, hot and cold shower, and composting [...]