The west end of our ranch, also known as Patterson, has a windmill tower and large steel water storage tank that have been around over 50 years. The old windmill is laying on the ground about 50' away. We now use solar power to pump water from the well into the storage tank and up the hill to more storage tanks. This well is one of the best on the ranch. The corral at Patterson is used regularly for roundups. The trek across the ranch to Patterson takes at least an hour and a half by ATV or up to three hours by Jeep or truck. This part of our ranch is the lowest, at around 4600', and the vegetation is thick with prickly pear, mesquite trees, and various grasses. We share a three mile boundary on the west end of the ranch with the Muleshoe Ranch, owned by the Nature Conservancy and well known for their nine hot springs that run year round.
