Merry Christmas!

Belle Starr the Cattle-Herding Cowdog

Our cowdog pup, Belle Starr, has joined the ranch cow dog work crew here at the Double Circle Ranch. […]

Wilson Family and the Ranch’s History

We had the most wonderful visit 2 weeks ago with members of the Wilson family. Their relatives were members of the Double Circle Cattle Company, which purchased this ranch in the late 1920’s. […]

Super Bowl Sunday with Friends

Super Bowl Sunday with Friends on Eagle Creek

When you live this remote and your neighbors are few and miles away, you really appreciate and enjoy them. Super Bowl Sunday was a good example. We all went to Errol’s house to watch the Super Bowl. Doug and I don’t have TV and neither does […]

Herding Dust Devils

Belle the Cowdog Worried

Belle Starr the cowdog met her match the other day before the last snow. It had gotten dusty again and the Arizona wind was really whipping up. A big dust devil started by the porch and up our driveway. Belle apparently thinks her job description includes running intruders away. She […]

Cow Dogs

On a ranch as big as the Double Circle, a pair of cattle dogs is well worth their keep. I have heard it said by ranchers that a good dog is worth four cowboys. […]

Training Belle Star the Cowdog

These 1200 lb. Texas Longhorns sure do pay attention to a 25 lb.dog! Now my cowdog just needs to pay attention to me! […]

Thanksgiving!

It’s Thanksgiving! And a beautiful day to boot. I have so much to be thankful for. […]

Ranch Cowboys, Characters, and Celebrities

The history of Double Circle Ranch is full of characters and famous people. What an interesting history there is in this little corner of Arizona! […]

Welcome to the Ranch

We not only run Texas Longhorns on 47,000 acres of remote SE Arizona mountains and grasslands, we also run a small-scale tourist business and dude ranch. […]