Weather in nearby Clifton, AZ
(Our weather is ~7° cooler)
Fair, 42 °F

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ranch Photography Workshop
April 17-20, 2012
Tom Whetten will teach a photography class where we will use cowboys, horses, steers, etc. as models. Here is your chance to photograph the American West! Herds of Texas Longhorns, working cowboys, and wide open western skies are the setting for great pictures on the historic Double Circle Ranch.

Erosion Control Workshop #6
April 20-22, 2012
We have openings for 30 people at the Spring AWPF Commission-funded Erosion Control Workshop at Double Circle Ranch.

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.

2012 Workshops
Double Circle Longhorns, LLC is currently setting dates for our 2012 classes. Keep checking for more info on upcoming birding, photography, art, and wilderness survival classes

Erosion Control Workshop Date Change

Ranch Scenery Clouds Around Mountain

Craig Sponholtz has had to change the dates for our April 2012 erosion control workshop. It will be April 20, 21, and 22 this spring. Everything else is the same – great erosion control instruction, good conservation work, free (including the food and camping), beautiful worksite, fun people – AND [...]

2012 Ranch Photography Workshop Dates

Tom Whetten is coming back to Double Circle Ranch April 17th – 20th for another one of his excellent Ranch Photography Workshops [...]

5-Day Cattle Drives Dates Set for 2012

Throwin a Cattle Drive Together

If you ever wanted to drive Texas Longhorns across open country, listen up. We have set our 2012 cattle drive dates. Our Spring cattle drive will be April 30th to May 5th. The cattle will be moved to a pasture with good spring annuals that need to be utilized the [...]

October, 2011 Erosion Control Workshop a Big Success!

Erosion Control Workshop Group Photo October 2011

October’s erosion control workshop was a big success – again. It is amazing how much 30 sets of hands can accomplish with a good instructor’s guidance. This time we repaired a breached dirt tank by constructing multiple Zuni bowls separated by rock laydowns. Plus we worked on the [...]

Erosion Workshop Update

Erosion Contol Workshop Outdoor Classroom

Hey – we have a few openings still for the October 14, 15, 16 Erosion Control Workshop.

It is a great deal – free instruction by Craig Sponholtz of Dryland Solutions, Inc., free camping and free food. We have a good time and get a lot of useful work done [...]

Fence Mods for Antelope a Success!

Fixing Ranch Fence For Antelope

We have had the best weekend. The Arizona Antelope Foundation came to the Double Circle Ranch and replaced bottom strands of barb wire with smooth wire on some of our pastures that have lots of antelope traffic. The Arizona Game and Fish Department provided smooth wire, a 4 wheeler, and [...]

Arizona Antelope Foundation Fence Modification Project

Double Circle Ranch is happy to have the Arizona Antelope Foundation working on a habitat improvement project fixing barbed-wire [...]

Erosion Control After the Wallow Fire

We have put in over 120 one rock and other small rock structures designed to slow water so it can infiltrate the soil. [...]

Erosion Control Workshop October, 2011

This fall we will have an Erosion Control workshop on October 14th, 15th, and 16th. The price is great – free. [...]

Winter Must be Silver

If summer is golden, then winter must be silver. Here are some pictures Kaisa took. With the snow and early morning light, everything blends into a [...]