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Pics of cows in a snowglobe!

leanin' H

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Today we had to move some cows to the last grass of the season. Wish the weather was better but kinda had to do it, regardless. Started from home to the accompanyment of a pretty sunrise. Our place on the left.
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Had to take a pit stop on the way out. Dang Pepsi! :wink: Here's looking north of Erickson pass. All the roads in this country are unimproved 2 tracks. I was happy for the frost as it gets western in the mud.
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Turning east towards the ranch. Looking a little nippy and i am starting to regret leaving a good fire in the wood stove. Could'a finished a great book i'm readin called "Citizen Soilders" on World War 2. :cry:
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Met My Cousin Phil, His son Chance and Nephew Adam. Left the ranch at 9:00 a.m. and headed for burn canyon.
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Went up burn canyon and dropped into joe's canyon. Found two lovely sisters and a snow flurry. Started them back to burn canyon and the cows we rode past. Adam and a $300 horse who's worth much less! :???: He is 9 and has a few issues with authority. Ya crowd him at all and he sticks it in reverse. Just backs up 30 feet or so and then pouts. At each creek crossing, steep pull, cow, ect... he'd pull his trick. Adam is trying to correct him without getting killed or committing horse-a-cide!
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I dropped off to check the drill hole spring. It's an old drill site during a mineral boom that didnt strike mineral, just water. "Reba" in a mini blizzard.
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Pushin' cows down the draw with snow to cover our tracks! Hope nobody has a rope handy. Or a tall tree!
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Heading west through the cedars. Chance and "Doc" on the wing.
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Phil and "Bandit" on the other wing. Guess that means i got drag?
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Scenery shot. Desert Mountain on a chilly day.
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Stringing across the old road toward the west and home.
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Swung around the ranch and headed north to muddy. Grass looks better, eh? Is that proper use of Canadian?
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Would of been nice day cept for the 25 mph breeze off the glaciers! Sure nice to get the moisture though! :D :D :D :D
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Almost to muddy. We call it that cause before we installed the new trough, the cows looked,well, muddy after their spa treatment while attempting to drink. It wernt very muddy today!
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Phil got demoted to drags with me as we had a fenceline riding wing on his side!
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In the gate they go! The trough is in sight and we had a wager on how much ice was formed.
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Pushed on up to the water which was free of hard water. Had enough water moving to keep it open. Adam and his project got a lot done today. Nobody hurt and some schoolin' took place. Horse is built great cept between the ears.
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Decided to keep the camera and my fingers out of the elements on the ride back to the trailer. Got loaded and headed for home. Found this bunch of speed goats on the Pony Express road.
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Lookout Pass is 10 miles west of home. It had a Pony Express station there and later a stage stop. The Lady who ran the station had lots of dogs and as they died over the years, she buried them in a little cemetary. There's a rock wall built around it and a monument telling her story. I'll take pictures on a warmer day!
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This is a tribute to the many sheepmen who have called the west desert home for the winter. Ray was a neat old man and always had a story good for a laugh. He loved this desert more than ANY bueracrat in a BLM truck could. He was a great steward of the range and raised lots of lamb chops! This plaque was put up by his family on top of lookout pass. Vandals have tried their damndest to ruin it. Hope ya enjoyed the pictures! I am enjoying the wood stove tonight!
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HAY MAKER

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I sure did enjoy the picture story,thanks for takin the time to tell it,no wood stove burning here tonite weather is in the sixties....................good luck
 

gcreekrch

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If you ever decide to do something else for a second job you should consider photography. Thanks for the tour.

You are starting to pick up your Canadian pretty good. Once you start to use it Eh is a lot easier than that long drawn out Huuuhhh that Americans are so fond of don't you think?

Your cows look like they have a darn good start on winter, wish our's looked as well. Got that last pair home from the neighbor's this evening. It was pretty tough, backed into their corral with the trailer and chased her on. She is pretty thin, still feeding a big steer calf. As cold as it is, I won't wean him until it warms up as I don't want her to freeze her bag.

Take care and Best Wishes this Christmas Season.
 

leanin' H

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gcreekrch said:
Take care and Best Wishes this Christmas Season.
The same to you my fine friend! Thanks for all the chuckles you bring me and for taking my abuse! Hope all is well for you and yours through-out this season. If i ever get to British Columbia i hope you don't mind if we stop in to shake your hand and see your amazing place. Take care!
 

andybob

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Thanks for a great tour Leanin'H, enjoyed seeing your scenery, and the cattle look in good condition. Some of the canyon pictures look so similar to parts of the inlaws Namibian ranch (minus the snow!), it is hard to believe they are in different continents!
A pity some sectors of society feel the need to vandalise everything that they don't like!
 

gcreekrch

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Nicky said:
Thanks for sharing! Tell Adam to be careful!!!!!

I second this admonition. About ten years back I went to help a neighbor gather off the meadow and ship calves. He talked me into riding a horse of his that he was having problems with. (this fella was pretty green and got talked into a "beautiful ex-barrel-horse-spoiled-knothead bay gelding).

I was never more glad to get my saddle off a horse in my life. Running backwards, swapping ends when you got to close to the cattle, and if nothing else got your attention he would go straight in the air and throw himself. I think the right guy that wanted a challenge could have got this horse straightened out but my advice to these folks was to can him before one of them got hurt or worse.
 

Shortgrass

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gcreekrch said:
Nicky said:
Thanks for sharing! Tell Adam to be careful!!!!!

I second this admonition. About ten years back I went to help a neighbor gather off the meadow and ship calves. He talked me into riding a horse of his that he was having problems with. (this fella was pretty green and got talked into a "beautiful ex-barrel-horse-spoiled-knothead bay gelding).

I was never more glad to get my saddle off a horse in my life. Running backwards, swapping ends when you got to close to the cattle, and if nothing else got your attention he would go straight in the air and throw himself. I think the right guy that wanted a challenge could have got this horse straightened out but my advice to these folks was to can him before one of them got hurt or worse.

I have worked with spoiled horses, been frustrated and even hurt. The conclusion is that there are too many pretty good horses to waste time on a knot-head. Doctor bills will generally buy a pretty fair horse. Them that wants em can have em.
 
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