leanin' H
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We decided to head for the desert on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It was a real nice day with temps getting clear up to 48! I had to throw in this picture of my two best buddies and the breakfast Dad made em' while Mom was in the big town galavanting with her gal friends. It's amazing how much joy and excitement little people get out of simple little things like a bear and fox shaped pancake! 
But back to our expedition! We went west on the Pony Express road and found a bunch of mustangs. There were 60 head or so in little bunches of some mares and a stud. Plus they have started dropping colts! Here's a colorful pair.
She looks like a mustang doesn't she? Lots of mane and tail!
More brambys!
And another bunch hanging around the dam of a runoff pond.
Must be lunch time!
Lots of color and shapes and sizes. I love to see em'. They are a part of the desert that I always hope has a place. But the BLM will probably manage them into extinction! :roll:
We continued on west along the Pony Express trail to Simpson Springs. The building is a replica of a station that was at the springs.
Part of the old original station. And the two little H's!
A monument built to show the trail to our past. Of course idiots have used it for target practice. :evil:
Mrs. H and the kids posing by the wanna-be station.
The veiw looking into riverbed from up on the bench. The water table is really close to the surface down there, like 60 feet to a huge aquafier. A ranch has three pivots and they raise lots of hay. They use diesel and propane powered pumps.
The littlest H packin' his cap gun while we look for mule deer sheds!
A lonely,old section corner survey marker i stumbled on in a canyon i hiked up looking for horns.
Here's a shot of Desert mountain from high on the Simpson mountains. I found two itty,bitty horns but who cares? It was a great day out enjoying God's creations and the family!
I did see a couple bunches of deer making their way back from winter range. They were in good shape for the time of year and the trip they've been on. Some of our deer go 150 miles to the Nevada line to winter. A study with radio collars found that out.
These sage ridges look dry and uninhabitable (means nobody lives here?) but the deer do great out here come winter. I like being here now and not so much when the snakes get awake for the summer! :shock:
A barrell cactus tucked into some ledges. They are gorgeous when they bloom.
The desert dweller depends on what little water that's available. There are hundreds of miles of pipelines taking springs across dry country and making grazing possible. Plus all the wild critters benefit too. This is the overflow from a tank.
And a last shot of my girl! She hiked a bunch today and didnt find a horn but she always has fun. A day on the desert is a springtime tradition for our family. Hope ya liked going along. And hope all of ya still enjoying snow and cold got a grin knowing spring is headed your way too! :wink:
But back to our expedition! We went west on the Pony Express road and found a bunch of mustangs. There were 60 head or so in little bunches of some mares and a stud. Plus they have started dropping colts! Here's a colorful pair.
She looks like a mustang doesn't she?
Lots of mane and tail!
More brambys!
And another bunch hanging around the dam of a runoff pond.
Must be lunch time!
Lots of color and shapes and sizes. I love to see em'. They are a part of the desert that I always hope has a place. But the BLM will probably manage them into extinction! :roll:
We continued on west along the Pony Express trail to Simpson Springs. The building is a replica of a station that was at the springs.
Part of the old original station. And the two little H's!
A monument built to show the trail to our past. Of course idiots have used it for target practice. :evil:
Mrs. H and the kids posing by the wanna-be station.
The veiw looking into riverbed from up on the bench. The water table is really close to the surface down there, like 60 feet to a huge aquafier. A ranch has three pivots and they raise lots of hay. They use diesel and propane powered pumps.
The littlest H packin' his cap gun while we look for mule deer sheds!
A lonely,old section corner survey marker i stumbled on in a canyon i hiked up looking for horns.
Here's a shot of Desert mountain from high on the Simpson mountains. I found two itty,bitty horns but who cares? It was a great day out enjoying God's creations and the family!
I did see a couple bunches of deer making their way back from winter range. They were in good shape for the time of year and the trip they've been on. Some of our deer go 150 miles to the Nevada line to winter. A study with radio collars found that out.
These sage ridges look dry and uninhabitable (means nobody lives here?) but the deer do great out here come winter. I like being here now and not so much when the snakes get awake for the summer! :shock:
A barrell cactus tucked into some ledges. They are gorgeous when they bloom.
The desert dweller depends on what little water that's available. There are hundreds of miles of pipelines taking springs across dry country and making grazing possible. Plus all the wild critters benefit too. This is the overflow from a tank.
And a last shot of my girl! She hiked a bunch today and didnt find a horn but she always has fun. A day on the desert is a springtime tradition for our family. Hope ya liked going along. And hope all of ya still enjoying snow and cold got a grin knowing spring is headed your way too! :wink:
