. >> i am clayto phipps. my father passed away and my father left me the ranch, with it came a few surprises. jamie: he is like a character from lonesome dove. >> most of the time, i am on my own, i am happy that way, this ranch has been in the family since my grandfather homesteaded here. a part of me i did not want to part with. >> clayton grew up and learned to cowboy here on the ranch his father shared with three brothers, describes it as cash-poor but reasonably successful. >> mid did worked us hard -- my dad worked us hard but that was a good thing. jamie: the ranch is flit up, at age 24, clayton inherits 1100 acres and 30 cows it may sound like a lot. but to make a decent living these days, he would need 10 times that much land, and about 500 head of cattle, 40 acres for each cow. >> i always tell me, this place isn't big enough. it every cowboy's dream to have their own place. >> we're saddleing up. step on my knee with your right leg. jamie: clayton insist i wear a helmet. somebody must have told him