Marble Mountain Ranch

09/09/2026

One of the most beautiful trails that we ride is the Irving Creek trail that moves up towards the Bull Pine Mine...a historic site, and an amazingly beautiful historic road / trail...

09/02/2026

One of the most unique activities that we include in our weekly agenda...is the hike up to the Ukonom Falls, as part of our rafting trip in the middle Klamath. It is NOT a groomed and managed trail up to the falls...but it its a BEAUTIFUL, EXCITING, and fulfilling hike of about 45 minutes alongside and upward on the Ukonom Creek. FYI...."UKONOM" is a Karuk name for the upstream reservoir...that is translated as "A small lake or pond"...The Falls has an option to swim in the pond below the falls, and enjoy a cool water exposure on an often very hot Summer day, It is a great opportunity to cool, and bond with the environmental region on a remarkable section of the Klamath River...

08/29/2026

Fall is arriving here at Marble Mountain Ranch and that means more adults and fewer numbers which means more opportunities for Heidi to create new treats for our guests.
Tonights dessert featured Lime bars, Homemade Strawberry Basil Ice Cream and Heidi’s take on Chocolate covered strawberries.
The strawberries were cored and then filled with melted Italian dark chocolate. The strawberry stem was replaced with a small basil leaf and then drizzled with more chocolate. We were able to eat the strawberry without loosing any of the chocolate as so often happens with chocolate dipped strawberries and the basil stem added a wonderful flavor burst to the strawberry and chocolate.
The ice cream has a very mild hint of basil. Sour cream replaced part of the Heavy Cream giving the ice cream a little bit of a tangy taste and brown sugar was used to give a more subtle and richer sweetness. The recipe follows.
For those of you who have Heidi’s cookbook follow the directions for her Lemon Bars and replace the 1/3 cup lemon juice and zest for lime juice and lime zest. Hope you give it a try. We all loved it

Strawberry Basil Ice Cream,
2 cups Heavy Cream
1 cup whole milk
3 cups fresh strawberries - diced
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
1 tsp. vanilla

In a heavy saucepan bring Heavy Cream and basil to a simmer. Remove from heat and cover. Let stand for at least 30 minutes. Strain thru fine sieve and set aside.

Place whole milk and brown sugar in sauce pan and cook over medium heat until sugar has fully dissolved. Cool completely.

Process strawberries until almost pureed but not runny. Stir in sour cream, cooled milk, heavy cream mixtures and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until completely chilled.

Process in your ice cream maker per manufacturer instructions.

08/25/2026

The "saddle and paddle" or "raft and ride" feature at Marble Mountain Ranch puts guests on BEAUTIFUL Klamath River canyons while rafting...and on BEAUTIFUL Klamath mountain trails while horseback trail riding...what a unique blend of activities!

07/31/2026

We share the history of the second amendment with a black powder muzzle loading session at the shooting range....part of the lingo...is the description of the phrase "Fire in the HOLE" and getting a "Flash in the pan" on the flint lock muzzle loaders....here is the obvious "Fire in the HOLE".

07/29/2026

There are so MANY reasons to visit Marble Mountain Ranch in the late Summer and early Fall: Abundant harvests like today's collection of white peaches, strawberries, grapes, plums, squash and peppers and many types of tomatoes. There are cooler temperatures, opportunities for longer trail rides, and more personal attention with smaller group sizes. Come and join us in the bounties of the Fall! call 1-800 KLAMATH (1-800-552-6284)

12/18/2025

last night was an anxiety filled horse birth here on the ranch. Our pregnant mare "wildfire" birthed a foal without our knowledge during the night. Erin, our resident wrangler, went out to feed and saw the placenta and birthing flesh on the ground but there was no visible foal to be found! We began to think that perhaps it had fallen to a larger predator since there was no sign of the new born foal, and the mother was emotionally neighing and circle moving.
BUT! about 15 minutes after our evaluation of the situation concluded, we had some of our neighbors drive up onto the ranch and report that a baby horse is standing out along side the highway!
I went and haltered up the mother mare to bring to the site and to connect with the foal, and Heidi and Erin followed out to assist with the attempt to return the foal home. When we arrived, the foal had moved out to the edge of the cliff dropping from highway 96, down 200 feet to the Klamath River, and was standing behind the last outer edge grown oak tree at the cliff boundary...Oh what a scary site this was....
While holding on to the closest oak tree, I leaned out over the cliff, while Erin positioned up-hill to receive the foal. It took some effort, but I was able to move the foal up-hill close enough that Erin could grab a hold of the baby. Yes....we got the baby up onto the road, and started to follow its mom back home, as Erin, Heidi, and I worked to motivate it to move with the vocally crying and neighing mother horse.
It took some time to calm the foal down and get him (a c**t) to feed from his mom as she kept pushing him back to her udder. So the end of this absolutely scary and anxiety birthing of one of our horses is at the moment resting in a quiet and peaceful setting in the corral.
We wish to THANK and PRAISE those who spotted the foal, and drove up to inform us of the lost baby horse scenario...they waited and quietly watched the foal for us as we moved to arrive and start his rescue. Cheers to you all, and God Bless you for your ministering for this lost and newborn horse. Doug, Heidi and Erin

10/10/2025

O.k folks, It's a go. We will begin feeding folks on Wednesday for dinner. We need 3 staff for a 7 hr. morning shift from 4:30 to 12:30 (1 hour lunch) and 3 staff for an afternoon/evening shift from 1:30 to 9:30 (7 hours with 1 hour dinner). Please let us know asap if you are interested or know someone who might be. The pay rate is $25.00/hour. 530 - 469-3322

08/12/2025

Well, we are covered by LA Times in an article about California's dude ranches:

Dreaming about trading office lights and parking meters for dusty boots and wide-open spaces? These resort-like destinations let you live like a cowboy (or gal) — sans the early morning chores.