The Last of the Texas Longhorns

Last of the Double Circle Longhorn Herd

The Double Circle Ranch has turned another page in its colorful history. The herd of beautiful Texas Longhorn cattle has been sold to make way for the new ranch owners’ Brangus cattle. I have nothing against Brangus, and the Bryce family has a reputation for raising the […]

Double Circle Ranch Changes Hands

Wilma Ridin' Out

Well, it is official – Doug and I sold the Double Circle Ranch yesterday. It is time to retire and put the ranch in the hands of younger folks. The Bryce family from Pima bought the ranch. They are several-generation cattle ranchers with good work and conservation ethics and years of […]

Repairing the Cabin Roof

Gene and Bernice bailed us out again. They drove all the way from Tucson and helped repair the main portion of the cabin roof that the wind storm blew off. […]

Windstorm Rips Off Cabin Roof

I was saving the blog about the cabin when I could hear wind coming and getting loud till it sounded like a train. It hit the house like a ton of bricks! […]

Henry “Bull” Moore

Visiting Bull Moore's Gravesite on the Double Circle

We had an unexpected visit. The daughter-in-law and two granddaughters of Henry Moore, aka “Bull” Moore, stopped in. As children they spent a lot of time with their grandfather on Eagle Creek. Doug and I live in the old Moore cabin, and it really hasn’t changed […]

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. […]