A quiet little road and a buck and rail fence lead up to Double LL Ranch, which sits atop the skyline like the figurehead on the prow of a ship, surveying the golden grassland and green piney hills rolling away to the mountains. It is a gorgeous home, full of fine art and great whimsy, built up over years so that a warm patina of history, wit and affection is palpable inside and out. Double LL Ranch is a calm and quiet retreat, ringed as it is with lawn and wilderness; the only sounds are the wind in the trees, the eagle crying overhead, the repartee of Crane Creek running by below.