Mariel Hemingway and partner Bobby Williams feed their Rhode Island reds at their ranch in Calabasas, near Pepperdine. The couple trades the eggs at the farmers market. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
For Hemingway and Williams, their WillingWay Ranch is a playground, with a rope ladder, climbing structures, a tepee and more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Bobby Williams hangs from climbing grips the couple installed on ceiling supports on the porch. “We want to inspire people to find the adventure that works for them,” Mariel Hemingway says. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The red-and-white tepee was Hemingway’s 51st birthday gift last fall. Inside, rugs and pillows ring a rock fire pit. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
When the fire is strong in the tepee, “guys get their egos on, one-upping each other in their stories,” Williams says. “As the fire dies down, everyone gets quiet. Heads are going on laps. No one is making fun of each other.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Bobby Williams, a former stuntman, and Mariel Hemingway, an actress and granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, have written an advice book called “The WillingWay.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
