Weather in nearby Clifton, AZ
(Our weather is ~7° cooler)
Fair, 79 °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.

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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