Rancho Uno is a 40,000 acre ranch operated by The Nature Conservancy. The vastness and quiet of this place is breathtaking. There are bison, birds, prairie dogs, plants of all kinds, and all of it encircled in the distance by purple mountains.

The acquisition of the land was the largest single land purchase in Mexican history and it is intended to be a reserve for grassses and wildlife right in the middle of the high Chihuahuan desert.

Don’t expect to be entertained at the ranch…just relax and enjoy some home cooking and let the ease and wonder of the ecosystem around you soak in.

Our new trip “The Sotol Circle” takes an overnight here…a highlight.

A quiet walk at the incomparable Rancho Uno near Janos.

North of the Copper Canyon area theChihuahuan Desert stretches for miles and miles up into the US. Near the town of Janos, The Nature Conservancy runs a 40,000 acre place called Rancho Uno.

This place is quiet, vast, captivating and our Authentic Copper Canyon groups are beginning to use this place as a first stop. The is a vast array of grasses, birds of all kinds- and it is all surrounded by mountains- an incredible environment for bird watching, relaxing and hiking.

Take a look at this video I recently shot with Juan Luis, the manager of the herd.

Words connot catch the peace and wonder of this place as evening gathered in and the buffalo grazed.