Marathon, TX 79842(Brewster County)

The topography of the ranch is like its name, somewhat flat, ranging from 4,275 feet to 4,410 feet which makes it 100% accessible and an amazing working cattle and wildlife ranch. The wide open flats, gentle hills, and draws all have excellent views of the Glass Mountains, Cedar Mountain and Del Norte Mountains and, from a rise on the west line, you can see all the way to Santiago Peak to the south in the Big Bend region.

The range condition is extraordinary. Beginning with the grasses typical of this area tobosa, alkali sacaton (salt grass), side oats grama, three awns and burro grass the native grasses have gradually reappeared from seed long hidden under brush or dormant in the ground and have spread over almost the entire ranch, with the higher succession grasses coming in as the conditions improved. First came silver blue stem and buffalo grass, followed by black grama, blue grama, and sand dropseed. Vinemesquite is found in the draws and has carpeted some of them solidly to a width of 150 yards or more. Muhly grass and vast quantities of plains bristlegrass have taken hold.

There is an active black-tailed prairie dog town of approximately 575 acres on the property. This is an excellent place to see a variety of birds like red-tailed, Swainsons, Harris, and ferruginous hawks, as well as prairie falcons and, occasionally, Aplomado Falcons. This is predator-prey at its best which makes for a wildlife spectacle of burrowing owls, fox, coyotes, bobcats, hawks, and eagles all living together in this unique ecosystem.