A New Twist on Pumpkin Pie this Thanksgiving
Fall is here, and with the shorter days I have more time indoors to experiment and create new dishes for my family and guest ranch friends. This past week I was in the mood for pumpkin pie and could not…
Solitude on the River
My normal day is filled from sun up to sun down with endless tasks: Feed the horses, clean the cabins, rake the leaves, harvest, can the harvest, feed the horses, watch our grandchildren, drive the shuttle, breakfast, lunch, dinner for…
Girls at the Dude Ranch? You betcha!
While our primary target audience at Marble Mountain Ranch is families traveling with kids, we often have clients seeking a serene spot sans the distraction of young-uns. For us, the answer is simple: come when the kids are in school.…
Klamath River steelhead fly fishing highlights for 2011
I started carrying a small camcorder with me on our fishing trips this Fall, and was able to build a "highlights" video for our 2010 season, which I will post here. I had enough fun with this project, that I…
My Favorite Things
My favorite things... Family, friends and flowers are my favorite things. Saturday I got to spend the morning with Taylor hiking along the Klamath river and teaching her to cast. We had lots of fun, saw a huge salmon (didn't…
Loquatious (but not redundant) Steelheading
OK, as past president of the Somes Bar Department of Redundancy Located In Somes Bar, I take pride in the accusation (or accolade) from Brad Holst yesterday. As a professional communicator, Brad's descriptor of my guiding style as "loquatious" should…
All Things Pear
All things Pear'85from Heidi at the Marble Mountain Ranch kitchens Most of the fall is usually fishy, with fishermen coming and going for our steelhead fly fishing trips , or nutty, with walnuts and pecans dropping both nuts and leaves…
Steelhead Politics
This past November 2 was Election Day. During the course of our steelhead fishing trips, the topic of discussion has often turned politics. Now I generally try to avoid the topics of politics, religion, and other personal topics during the…
Klamath River October fishing report
The mid Klamath River is fishing nicely and we are enjoying a healthy run of steelhead this year. Current water temps are at about 60 degrees, the flow at Orleans is at 1800 cfs see the Klamath River Report…
Peter’s Horse Camp
When Peter, our eldest son, left San Francisco and his career path of law to return home, I doubt he thought about the possibility of his running a horse camps at Marble Mountain Ranch. Of all our activity offerings here…