We trailer the horses to the parking lot of the Far-away Ranch, once the home of Ed and Lillian Riggs. From there we ride past the recently restored homestead, an interesting example of early Arizona architecture, through rolling meadows of ranch country, and then up a steeply ascending trail winding through tall pines reminiscent of Montana. After many switchbacks, each one revealing more breathtaking scenery, we arrive in the almost lunar landscape of Balancing Rock and the Heart of Rocks - an outing you will never forget. This trail is not for novice riders, as it is steep, with switchbacks and steep drop-offs. This trip may not be possible in winter, as the elevation is 7,000 feet.
Turkey Creek is offered as an alternative.
From the ancient people of the Dragoons Culture, to the Chiricahua Apaches with Chief Cochise and Geronimo, and the United States Dragoons, this was a turbulent land. Come and see where it happened, and step back into the past. Deliberately, the ranch is kept to a friendly maximum of 30 guest, at a ratio of one staff member to two guests, which translates into excellent, personalized services, as we wish to make your stay memorable. Our accommodations are carefully spaced around a 90 acre headquarters area, each hidden in groves of Arizona oaks, manzanita and mesquite trees, so that the feeling is one of being alone in nature. All cabins and casitas have spacious decks and porches, where you can sit and watch the deer or perhaps the javelina forage, or relax late at night under the crisp night skies of Arizona's high desert.