Enjoy warm days and hot stories in Summer 2025
Cover photo “Busted” ©Lindsey Dell’Orto
First, you will be met by the sunny faces of cute ranch kids, Coney and Knox Dell’Orto. Then you will take a deep dive into the lives and struggles of real ranching families. Flipping further through RANGE, you will find compelling science, fascinating history, eye-opening politics and homespun humor. The Summer 2025 issue of RANGE magazine will refresh your long, hot days with its unique devotion to truth, and help you relax when the sun sets knowing that honest journalism, heroic families, and the beauty of God’s creation can still be found on the pages of the best little magazine in the West.
by Dr. Lyle G. McNeal
Photo courtesy Dr. Lyle G. McNeal
Founder of the Navajo Sheep Project, Dr. Lyle G. McNeal has dedicated over five decades to rescuing and reviving the culturally sacred Navajo churro sheep. Only a few decades ago the churros were facing extinction, but are now thriving thanks to McNeal’s efforts. These resilient sheep are favored by the Navajo for their wool used in traditional weaving, nutritious meat, and adaptability. McNeal’s Navajo Sheep Project has helped preserve an agricultural heritage that was once nearly lost.
by Leanna Lehman
Photo courtesy of the Payne Family
Since 2017 Jack and Rachel Payne have been running cattle on Nevada’s Clan Alpine Ranch. This vast 1.2 million acre spread is short on water, and overrun with feral horses that compete with cattle for food and degrade conditions on the range. Driven by passion and a devotion to their way of life, the Paynes have found themselves fighting BLM grazing restrictions and a nearby Navy training base that further limits grazing. Despite the hardships, the Paynes give their all to the ranch, and serve to magnify the voices of Nevada’s small cattle producers.
by Vess Quinlan
Photo courtesy Vess Quinlan
In his classic ambling style, Vess Quinlan reminisces about cowboy uncles who taught him everything he needed to know about navigating life on a ranch. From watering stock, to breaking colts to fixing an ancient Maytag washing machine, Quinlan’s life lessons taught to him by his cowboy uncles, make for a lighthearted and entertaining read.
Third Place: “Breaking Through”
J’Amon Turner and Todd Peter cross the Yampa River
at Sombrero Ranches in Craig, Colorado.
Photo © Sarah Andrews Wagoner
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I sent a request for a subscription 1-2years ago and think I paid for it. I am on the road now & would need to double check on the payment. I followed up with a phone call last year. I figured the issue got fixed. We have never started receiving our magazine. I am a little fussy on what was the problem. Possibly sending it to the wrong Carey family on hwy 69??? Please reply. Our subscription is under:
Chris & Sandy Carey or Dunn Canyon Cattle Co.
2300 MT-69
Boulder, Mt 59632
Sandy, Please email edit@rangemagazine.com or call 1-800-RANGE-4-U and they will do their best to get this taken care of.