Ike's Canyon Ranch
A Writer's Far Outpost
middle of nowhere / best place on earth to write
Ike's Canyon Ranch
Ike's is 67 acres of remote, high plains desert paradise nestled in the foothills of the Toquima Range in the Monitor Valley in Central Nevada. We are at 7,200 feet elevation, surrounded by national forest and ranch land in America's Great Basin.
The ranch was once a stagecoach stop between Austin and Belmont, NV. The old, now refurbished, stone cabin stagecoach stop is one of our guest accommodations.
We get our mail and groceries 70 miles away, much of that on a dirt road.
We have no light pollution at all. Visitors see the Milky Way as a great road of stars across the night sky, sometimes for the first time in their lives.
Most people do not believe a place like this still exists.
Our Mission
the slideshow
It's so quiet here we can think.
In 2021, Robin McLean will be leading Zoom Workshops via Hugo House in Seattle, The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, and Love Street Writers of Melbourne, Australia .
J M Coetzee says of Pity the Beast:
‘Not since Faulkner have I read American prose so bristling with life and particularity.’
Pity the Beast is the debut novel of Ike's Co-founder and workshop leader, Robin McLean.
It is a Millions Most-Anticipated Book of Fall 2021.
Read reviews of the book, here.
Pre-order at And Other Stories
or Sundance Books in Reno, our local bookstore:
Or your Local Independent Bookstore
Brief introductions
Pottery!
All summer guests starting in 2021 will have access to the new pottery shop.
Best place on earth to write
Bed and Breakfast
Everyone is welcome at Ike's. We are a B & B when the writers aren't here.
Book at www.wildhorsesafari.com.