Derek is Back!

Derek, Doug’s younger nephew from Florida, came back to the Double Circle with us. He wants to learn different skills – so Doug put him right to work. […]

Ranch Handyman Extraordinaire

Repairing the Dump Trailer at the Ranch

When you live as far from town as Doug and I do here at the Double Circle, you have to be able to repair, patch, substitute, and rig up a replacement for anything that breaks. Sometimes it takes more than the standard duct tape to fix something. […]

Building Fences for the Ranch

Derek Welds Pack Saddle Racks

This winter is fairly warm and pretty well snow free here at the Double Circle. SO – it is time to build more fences. Our next funded project is about 4 miles of rebuild along our southern border with Tule Ranch. There is no road access to any part […]

Cowgirl Julie From Tucson

Julie from Tucson came to the Double Circle. I put her right to work herding cattle. […]

Volunteers Make Antelope Habitat Improvement Possible

Antelope Habitat Improvement Fence Workshop

We just got the figures from the Arizona Antelope Foundation habitat improvement project held here at the Double Circle Ranch. There were 30 people here from as far away as Albuquerque and Prescott, and as close as Clifton. The volunteers drove about 10,896 miles at their own expense […]

Ranch Hand Jeremy Balderrama is Back!

Our ranch hand intern Jeremy Balderrama has come back to give us a hand before his college classes start up this fall. […]

Jeremy Balderrama – Ranch Hand Intern

Herding Texas Longhorns

Jeremy Balderrama is here working as a ranch hand intern. He is an absolute breath of fresh air – makes you have confidence in the younger generation. He is a college student with major in Animal Science and a minor in Criminal Justice – and a second minor that I can’t […]

Rick Cioppa Visits the Ranch

RickCioppa Heading to the Ranch on Motorcycle

Rick Cioppa, Forrest’s brother, stopped at the Double Circle on his way across country on his BMW. I always like to meet adventuresome folks, and Rick and Forrest surely qualify. Rick is a lot like his older brother – full of life and fun, smart and pleasant. […]

Goin’ Steer Crazy

Our Friend Forrest Cioppa and Wilma

Well, I am laid up with a broken leg. On a working ranch, that is a disaster. My not being able to work cuts our workforce in half – but 100% of the work still needs done. Fortunately, friends and neighbors have come to Double Circle Ranch to […]

Volunteer Ranch Hand David Harding

Ranch Hand David Harding Herding Cattle

David Harding came all the way from Cincinnati, Ohio to spend part of his vacation as a ranch hand volunteer at Double Circle Ranch. We certainly put him straight to work! He helped haul water pipe and work on new water systems on the ranch, picked up lots […]