2025 Ranch Memories

We have a new tenant at Lost Creek Canyon Ranch, and we're thrilled to break the news.  The Southern California Mini-Horse Sanctuary has relocated from Hemet to our Middle Ranch area and taken over about a dozen acres.  Their critters include miniature horses, donkeys, and cattle, alpacas, emus, guinea fowl, and more.  Jeannie is the on-site owner there and we will be adding a tour of her menagerie to our own in a newly available combined tour.  It's like your own private zoo

So just like every year, September is monsoon season here in the desert foothills. More unusual this year was a flash flood warning that gave us a 10-minute heads-up before a deluge of mud from the San Bernardino mountains rolled down the hill and filled up our two ponds. Both were filled to the brim, flat as two little football fields. And since some of our heavy equipment was down for repair, our ranch hands got to work the old-fashioned way: with shovels and sweat. It was

Look what our trail cameras caught roaming in our west pond: a female mountain lion (or cougar) and her three cubs taking a morning...

Our ranch manager Guilmer had a noteworthy 50th birthday this month, and the whole crew celebrated with thousands, or perhaps even...

Well, it looks like June brought with it an uninvited guest in the form of a juvenile black bear.  He and mommy showed up one...

This has been a very sad month. Barley, our beloved top dog for more than 10 years, passed away due to a run-in with a service vehicle. ...

Our ranch Rivian has been a great purchase, and we were especially appreciative when a Rivian tech came out to the ranch for a service...

Linda received a belated birthday gift from Don Joaquin in the form of this handmade swing. It's a great way to while away the day as you the watch the birds and the shadows creep across the mountainside. And there's plenty of room for our big white pooches to saddle in for a pat.

The ranch staff surprised Linda with a birthday party complete with cake, flowers and a card. The "Happy Birthday" chorus was a little rough, but it was a kind and thoughtful thing to do.

January is birthing season for our local cattle, this little cutie is going to get very big.  These cows are feral but used to our...