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Chiricahua National Monument,
Chiricahua Mountains,
and Ft. Bowie National Historic Site
B & B Headquarters!
Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat
Bed and Breakfast
(please see the exciting news about The Discovery Channel in the Blog below!)
Join us for a Wonderland of Rocks hike at the famous, magnificent Chiricahua National Monument, trekking through the awe-inspiring world-class hiking trails at the famous Wonderland Of Rocks (above), or through a path in the woods (below) in the Chiricahua Mountains. The enchanting Chiricahuas...so liberating, so magical, so inspiring, and we'd love to share our adventures with you!
World-Class Hiking at the Chiricahua National Monument Wonderland of Rocks, and hiking on the original Butterfield Stage Trail at Ft. Bowie National Historic Site. And, we are headquarters for the famous Sandhill Crane viewing in the area
Enjoy a great country breakfast such as "Best In The World" Pancakes or Dos Cabezas Green Chile Burritos, fruit, coffee and juice.
Pease check the
Rates and Policies Page for information
We do not require a two night minimum....
stay a night or stay week!
NEWSBLOG:
NEWS RELEASE: MAY 6, 2013
DOS CABEZAS SPIRIT AND NATURE RETREAT B & B
WATCH FOR WILLCOX SANDHILL CRANES ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL
About a year and half ago The Discovery Channel film crew, who had filmed much of PLANET EARTH, stayed at Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat B & B for two weeks to film the Sandhill Cranes for an epic, new series, NORTH AMERICA.
The world premier is Sunday, May 19th, 2013 on The Discovery Channel. You can view a trailer by scrolling down below. This new series is being hailed as epic and jaw-dropping.
When you view the trailer, you'll see the Sandhill Cranes about 3/4 of the way the trailer, a couple of frames after the dolphins, with a great shot of the Dos Cabezas mountains in the background and an overlay of the words "Five Years In The Making." Working with Homer Hansen, Director of Wings Over Willcox and Tom Whetten, a local photographer, and the Arizona Game and Fish, The Discovery Channel filmed at the Willcox Cochise Twin Lakes, at AZ Game and Fish's "Crane Lake" Wildlife Area off of Kansas Settlement Road a few miles south of Willcox, and at Whitewater Draw.
"They set up blinds and would leave our place around 3:00 a.m.," said Jon Samuelson, owner of Dos Cabezas B & B, "and they would film all day long, coming back in around seven or eight at night." Samuelson said it was exciting to have them and their incredible array of camera equipement at the B & B, and to watch how they worked. "For two weeks they would film for twelve hours a day, and at the end of each day they would comment they might have ended up with a couple of minutes of usuable footage that day." They told the Samuelsons that for this kind of film, the footage "had to be the best in the world."
We hope our area Sandhill Cranes made the final cut. The production is a 7-part series and airs on Sunday nights beginning May 19th on The Discovery Channel. Scroll down to click the trailer.
About a year and half ago The Discovery Channel film crew, who had filmed much of PLANET EARTH, stayed with us at Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat B & B to film the Sandhill Cranes in our area for this epic, new series, NORTH AMERICA. Scroll down and click to see the original trailer and read the Huffington Post article.
The world premier is Sunday, May 19th, 2013 on The Discovery Channel When you click the trailer below, you'll see the Sandhill Cranes about 3/4 of the way the trailer, a couple of frames after the dolphins, and a great shot of the Dos Cabezas mountains in the background with an overlay of the words "Five Years In The Making." Working with Homer Hansen and Tom Whetten, they filmed at the Willcox Cochise Twin Lakes, at AZ Game and Fish's "Crane Lake" Wildlife Area off of Kansas Settlement Road a few miles south of Willcox, and at Whitewater Draw.
We hope our area Sandhill Cranes will make the final cut! We don't know the script for the production, but hopefully Willcox, AZ and SE AZ will get a mention. The production is now a 7-part series. The music on the version of this particular trailer is awesome.
"North America" trailer: Click this link:
Discovery Channel's 'North America' Series
From snow-capped mountains to arid deserts, and all the lush forests in between, Discovery Channel has a gorgeous new series premiering in 2013 that zooms in on some of the most exotic nature in the world -- and it's all in our own backyard.
We've got the exclusive first look at the trailer for "North America," the upcoming eight-part series produced for Discovery Channel by Wild Horizons Ltd., with team members from their other critically acclaimed nature series like "Planet Earth" and "Life." The project was five years in the making, and the footage is absolutely breathtaking.
Words like "unforgiving," "brutal" and "deadly" flash on screen over beautiful close-ups, shocking time-lapse shots and extreme weather images -- reminders that the crew braved all those elements for art's sake. But in our land of extremes, there's also some fascinating wildlife, including common horses and rabbits like we've never seen them, and more exotic creatures like jaguars, bison and spinner sharks.
If you've never seen a fox nosedive into a pile of deep, soft snow, leaving only his tail visible, wagging above ground, it's every bit as adorable and memorable as it sounds.
Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast is the Chiricahua Mountains and Chiricahua National Monument bed and breakfast headquarters, perfectly situated about half-way between Willcox, AZ and the Chiricahua National Monument. We are located in the serene Dos Cabezas Mountains 14 miles southeast of Willcox, Arizona. Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast guest lodging in the historic Dos Cabezas ghost town is located about a quarter mile off of Hwy. 186, and our bed and breakfast is only twenty-five minutes to the mystical Chiricahua National Monument and Mountains, a favorite for hiking and sight-seeing. We serve your breakfast in plenty of time for you to ride the shuttle van from the Monument Visitor's Center to the top of the Wonderland of Rocks where you can hike back down to your car. We are the newest of the bed and breakfasts inns near Willcox, AZ, and the famous Willcox Playa, home to the wintering Sandhill Cranes. Dos Cabezas B & B is your first stop from Willcox for lodging or bed and breakfasts near the Chiricahua Mountains.
Recently, we were honored to have as guests at our B & B an award-winning and world-famous film crew from the Discovery Channel who were filming the wintering Sandhill Cranes in our area. This major series, WILD PLANET: NORTH AMERICA, is larger in scope and breadth than the series Planet Earth. This new series will air in 2012. We are all looking forward to it!
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In the News!Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast is also proud to donate lodging each year to the Wings Over Willcox guest speaker. We serve on the WOW committee and enjoy being able to contribute in this way. The 2013 guest speaker is Ken Kauffman! For all the information about our guest speaker for 2013, please visit wingsoverwillcox.com. Here's the info for the WOW tour of our historical bed and breakfast.
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UPDATE:
WE MADE THE NEWS!
ARIZONA RANGE NEWS
The Dos Cabezas Trio, from left, Carol Wien on the autoharp, Jon Samuelson on guitar, and Walter Wien on the harmonica, play "Wildwood Flower" and other songs for participants of the "Story of Dos Cabezas" tour on Saturday during the Wings Over Willcox Birding Festival. They performed in the Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast in Dos Cabezas.
With this year's festival just a month prior to the centennial of Arizona's statehood on Feb. 14, 1912, WOW committee members and volunteers planned "a spectacular festival with a Centennial theme." The tours and seminars highlighted Arizona from 100 years ago, with the theme of how things were in the Sulphur Springs Valley during this time period.
There were three new seminars, "Willcox 1800 to Statehood," "Paving the Way to Statehood," and "Geronimo, the General, and the Hummingbird," and two new tours, "History of Willcox Playa," and "The Story of Dos Cabezas." "The Story of Dos Cabezas," which included history of the former mining and now ghost town by Jon Samuelson, owner of the historical Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed & Breakfast, along with its history as a "Hostess House" of the infamous T.N. McCauley, who wined and dined prospects as he asked then to invest in the legendary Mascot Mine. Samuelson also narrated the human-caused evolution of area wildlife habitats the past one hundred years. Carol Wien, a fourth-generation rancher in Dos Cabezas and co-author of "The Story of Dos Cabezas" with Phyllis de la Garza, told the history of ranching in Dos Cabezas, the Dos Cabezas Pioneer Cemetery, and the Butterfield Stage trail.
Some notes from the two history lessons:
A particular treat was hearing the Dos Cabezas Trio: siblings Carol and Robert Wien and John Samuelson, played several tunes with their autoharp, harmonica and guitar, respectively. The group also visited the Dos Cabezas Mountain Gallery to shop from award-winning artists, visit with Jim Turner, author of "Arizona: A Celebration of the Grand Canyon State," and enjoy treats of hot cider and cookies.
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RETIREMENT:
We are looking forward to retirement and have offered our B & B for sale. For info, please contact us by email: happiness@doscabezasretreat.com.
Dos Cabezas is a village named after the striking twin-peaked mountains (the English translation is two heads) that rise above the village. The Retreat's setting is secluded and private, a perfect get-away for any time of the year.
View of Dos Cabezas Mountains from our B & B. The holidays at Dos Cabezas
The bed and breakfast private guestrooms, the Pioneer Room and the Kachina Room, are furnished with comfy sleeping accommodations, and we serve a country breakfast with fresh fruit, or you may choose a self-serve continental breakfast. Please check the rates and policies page for the rates. Special dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice. Your stay at our bed and breakfast is quiet and serene. We do not require a two-night minimum, and your stay is private lodging in a separate guest house from the owner's residence. 
Live an AZ legend in our historic adobe.
You will have a microwave, toaster, coffee pot, small under-counter refrigerator, paper plates, and utensils to use for meals other than breakfasts. Bring any other food items you wish to microwave or warm up. Please note there is not a cooktop, nor cooking facilities or barbeque grills of any kind. No outdoor fires of any nature allowed.
Breakfast and Leisure Room.
Privacy, anonymity, space, and quietness are all major draws for our guests. The country guest house, casita, and the owner's residence are authentic and historical adobe homes from the late 1800's. Our rustic retreat is your home base for premier birding and nature viewing, peaceful meditation, astronomy, hiking in the nearby Chiricahua mountains or the historical site of Ft. Bowie, photography, picking fruit at local peach and apple orchards and vegetable farms, and ghost towning. Our elevation is about 5,200 feet, just right for picture-perfect spring and fall weather, and for moderate summers and winters, and for your geo-tourism and eco-tourism adventures. The guest house shown above is dated from the mid-1800's and is rich in history. Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast is committed to the ongoing preservation of the historical integrity of these priceless adobe homes.
In its early days, the village of Dos Cabezas was far from serene. This was Apache country, homeland of Cochise and Geronimo, two well-known Apache leaders of the 1800's. In the late 1850's, the area was first known as Ewell Springs, a watering stop on the Overland Trail, the main route of the Birch Stage Line and then later the Butterfield Stage Line. Indigenous Native Americans had been first to cherish the springs as a precious water supply in the arid Arizona climate. Ewell Springs was the next available water after leaving Apache Springs and the infamous and dangerous Apache Pass near where Fort Bowie was constructed. In 1879 the Dos Cabezas Post Office was opened, and Ewell Springs became known as Dos Cabezas.
Many characters of the Old West have passed through and lived in this unique village.
Big Nose Kate, a partner to Doc Holliday until his passing, later made her home in Dos Cabezas for about 30 years.
But the most famous character of all was T.N. McCauley, an entrepreneur and owner of the Mascot Mine, and a previous owner of the property now known as Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast! You will live legendary history when you stay in the Retreat's guest rooms in the Pioneer House, known in McCauley's day as the "Hospitality House." Here McCauley wined and dined prospective clients who bought shares in his copper mine. He was adored by the area's residents even though he had a flamboyant lifestyle. The story is recounted in the most fascinating book, The Story of Dos Cabezas, by Carol Wien and Phyllis de la Garza.
Then in the late 1960's and 1970's, Dos Cabezas was home to wandering hippies and you can see some of their brightly- colored "offerings," the old hippy bus just off the highway, which still seems to be hangin' in there!
Today, Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat B & B is a great home base from which to explore and experience the historical and contemporary treasures of the area. A short 10-minute drive takes you to the famous Willcox Twin Lakes birding site and the Willcox Playa, which are home base of the Wings over Willcox Birding Festival. It's a gorgeous 20-minute drive to the Chiricahua National Monument on the west side of the Chiricahua Mountains, and it's only about a 25-minute drive to the trailhead of historic Fort Bowie. World-class birding surrounds us and the Chiricahua Mountains. And 15 minutes into Willcox you will find the rich history of the Rex Allen Museum, the Marty Robbins Museum, and the Chiricahua Regional Museum which document local pre-history, history and the cowboy and ranching way of life. It is also an easy drive to famous Tombstone and Bisbee.
Willcox has become known as the best place in southern Arizona for "pick your own" fruit and nut orchards and vegetable farms, such as the world-famous Apple Annie's Fruit and Produce Farms. Our area is rapidly establishing a reputation for quality vineyards and wine-tasting. There are several new wine-tasting rooms in Willcox.
All this and much more await your visit! As you browse our website, you will find additional information, birding lists, and tourist attractions. If you are looking for peace, nature, and the opportunity to experience the Old West the way it really was in a rustic setting, you will like our Retreat. We look forward to meeting you and hope that you will have a wonderful stay at Dos Cabezas Spirit and Nature Retreat Bed and Breakfast and our surrounding area!
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From our Christmas 2012 newsletter:
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Bed andBreakfast
1-520-384-6474
email:
happiness@doscabezasretreat.com
Advance Reservations required.
Visit the Willcox area outstanding wine-tasting rooms...
Carlson Creek Vineyard www.carlsoncreek.com;
Keeling Schaefer Vineyards www.keelingschaefervineyards.com;
Zarpara Vineyard www.zarpara.com;
and Coronado Vineyards (www.coronadovineyards.com).
All photos on this website © Jon Samuelson
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