Weather in nearby Clifton, AZ
(Our weather is ~7° cooler)
Fair, 49 °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

A Dry Monsoon

Cowgirl in a Slicker Herding Cattle

Cowgirl in a Slicker Herding Cattle

We sure do need some rain. This is the driest, dustiest I have ever seen it here. A few of the steers have a cough. Jim and Clarice said it was just from the dust. They would know being from here for generations. I am a Tennessee gal originally. The Smoky Mountains never get this dry. This is the driest monsoon we have had in 116 years according to the news. I hope it is another 116 years before another year this dry. The old-timers claim that this winter will be extra wet after the dry summer and fall. Hope they are right. The rain/snow will be too late to make grass grow, but it will recharge springs, creeks, dirt tanks and raise the water table. I am ready for rain, hail, sleet, or snow – anything WET! I don’t mind toting a slicker behind my saddle..

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