About Contacting Us:

We love to hear from people, but Alderspring Ranch is a real working ranch. We wear a lot of hats, and we're pretty busy people. When you call or contact us, you'll be actually reaching Glenn or Caryl, not a customer service representative. But because we are real people, and because we actually run a ranch as well as sell you beef, we aren't always hanging around the phone or checking our email. In other words, it may take a day or so to get back to you. But when we do get back to you, you don't have to worry about getting passed up the management chain to someone who can actually answer a question or make a decision. You'll be talking to Head Guy, or his sidekick (who may have to pass you up to the Head Guy, but she knows where he lives).

Here's our phone number. The phone rings in the ranch house, so please don't call at midnight (or even worse at 5:00AM). You'll probably hear kids in the background--we have more than a few of them. They are sometimes very loud. You will more than likely get an answering machine. If you don't leave a message, we won't get back to you! But if you do, we promise we will as soon as we can. Here's the number: (208)876-4083.

Here's an email address: Email Glenn He's usually pretty good about checking it every day, but not always. Give him a few days!

And for those that want to send us something (something nice, please), here is an address for snail mail, which amazingly is delivered every day even in the Pahsimeroi: Glenn Elzinga, 19 Moen Lane, May, ID 83253.

About visiting: Lots of people ask if they can come see the ranch. Unfortunately, there are lots of you and only 2 of us (kids don't give good tours). This summer (2008) promises to be our busiest ever. We are completely reconfiguring the irrigation system on the ranch to keep more water in the Pahsimeroi River for endangered fish (a huge project, which includes developing a new livestock watering system, removing and rebuilding fences and hay protection areas, filling in old ditches, and planting areas previously unirrigated and reclaiming those that were irrigated and will now be dry); building a new house (our current quarters are temporary and tight); and moving the entire ranch infrastructure of barns, working corrals and shops to a new location farther from the Pahsimeroi River to avoid any contamination of this wonderful river. These are huge undertakings done one at a time; we're trying to do them all this summer before the snow falls.

Because of all these projects, this year really won't be a good year for people to visit! Our hope is that by the end of the summer, we will be far enough along that we can spare some time for some "Open Ranch" days. And our intent is that next year we will be better set up for visits.