This is our New Mexico version of The Dangerous book for Boys, which I love, by the way.

Where I follow 10-year-old C. and the tenacious heeler dogs across the railroad tracks, and into the realm of the ... bobcats. Luckily, they are shy creatures. And we didn't see one.

My ranch backs up to thousands of acres of public land. Unfortunately, most of it goes straight up, so can't get my horses up there without trailering them a little ways.