Joe Vitone Photography

(l. to r.) Chuy Navarrete with sons Demitrio and Enrique after helping out with branding, marking, vaccinating, and castrating on the Ryan Ranch.

Juana and Israel Rangel have been resident caretakers of the Ryan Ranch for 16 years.

Jill and Bill Miller framed by persimmon trees near their residence on C.E. Miller Ranch.

(l. to r. and f. to b.) Jody (JoEllen) with husband Clay Miller Jr. backed by their son Albert Walter and grandson Clay (Albert) Miller, behind the main house at C.E. Miller Ranch.

Father and mother Cleat and Cami Stephens with daughter Courtney and family prize belt buckles and saddles earned in rodeo, junior rodeo, high school rodeo, and FAA competitions.

Avery Weatherman was the pole bending event champion for the 2015 Texas High School Rodeo Association and the National High School Rodeo Association.

Kade Weatherman does team roping in Balmorhea, Texas.

Shelley and Bodie Means with dogs and cats in the side yard of the main house, Y-6 Ranch, Means Ranch Road.

Ruth Means, mother of Bodie Means, resides in a house at the Y-6 Ranch.

Clay and Barbie Miller with daughter Jordan in pasture with cattle that Clay runs on the Gearhart Ranch. Clay is the manager of nearby Antelope Valley Ranch. Barbie is a health care financial consultant.

Ellen Baize stands at private road to her ranch house near Fort Davis. She and husband Wayne Baize raise polled hereford cattle.

At foot of Blue Mountain, father and daughter, stand at the base of an old Aermotor windmill converted to use electricity. Elizabeth teaches horsemanship at a Christian camp in Alberta, Canada and Wayne is a well known cowboy artist.

Former cowboy turned craftsman, Randy Glover now makes jewelry at his home studio between the McDonald Observatory and Fort Davis. 

The McIvor's, husband and wife, raise primarily hereford cattle on the McIvor Ranch, which has been in the family since 1882.

Limpia Creek Hats is located in Fort Davis and well known in the area. A good western hat is a valued tool and can run over $200.

Evan and 8-Ball have competed in reined cow horse and ranch versatility through the Stock Horse of Texas Association. Evan is a 9th grader at the high school in Valentine.

Riders after a day of Spring work. This routine includes rounding up cattle and separating calves from cows. Calves are then branded, marked (typically a small ear cut or tag), vaccinated, and castrated before being let out again to pasture.

Cousins at Jon Means' Moon Ranch mounted on Y-6 Ranch horses from a bloodline developed by Bodie Means.

Ron Helm raises cattle and offers long term pasturage on his EV Ranch near Van Horn.

Dr. Box is based in Pecos but travels widely in his practice. He has just finished testing a number of cattle for pregnancy.