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jodywy

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yesterday we had a good slow rain all day the problem is it turned to snow last night and there about 3 inches and it still snowing. We off to catch horse and go chase cows back up the moutain.....
Well we got up to the draw were the cow were suppose to be. You could see a few beds in the snow but no cows. We rode up to the top of the ridge and my kids and I rode down and up the canyon. The other two riders rode the ridge and some country to the south.
In the creek bottom the willows were all bent to the ground Like in pray with the heavy snow. Quakes and firs trees branches weighted heavy. I had a tin jacket on over a wool vest, chinks, so if I ducked my head going under a heavy branch of snow, the snow would go down the back of my neck. So I ride with a arm in front of my face, the snow would pile in front of me on the saddle, so only one part of me got wet.
When we got on top they were moving 8 pair and a bull I could see a 100 head scattered were we wanted them, and they went there on their own
Riding in heavy snow in June is a new one for me, but it was drier then riding in rain.
:roll:
 

Jinglebob

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jodywy said:
yesterday we had a good slow rain all day the problem is it turned to snow last night and there about 3 inches and it still snowing. We off to catch horse and go chase cows back up the moutain.....
Well we got up to the draw were the cow were suppose to be. You could see a few beds in the snow but no cows. We rode up to the top of the ridge and my kids and I rode down and up the canyon. The other two riders rode the ridge and some country to the south.
In the creek bottom the willows were all bent to the ground Like in pray with the heavy snow. Quakes and firs trees branches weighted heavy. I had a tin jacket on over a wool vest, chinks, so if I ducked my head going under a heavy branch of snow, the snow would go down the back of my neck. So I ride with a arm in front of my face, the snow would pile in front of me on the saddle, so only one part of me got wet.
When we got on top they were moving 8 pair and a bull I could see a 100 head scattered were we wanted them, and they went there on their own
Riding in heavy snow in June is a new one for me, but it was drier then riding in rain.
:roll:

Mother nature has a funny sense of humor, don't she? :D
 

Silver

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Good grief, thats a bit of a shock to the system isn't it? Although right now I'd take a few inches of wet snow just for the moisture. Good thing we had 10 feet of snow this winter and no frost in the ground or we'd be in big trouble right now.
 

IL Rancher

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I don't know if that is funny or not, lol.. I would not be happy t se it snowing in June around here.. I am trying to think of the latest I remember snow and it has to be first half of April.. I know April 1st for now for sure (Just a dusting) but beyond that... And I seem to remember it snowing on Halloween once but we usually don't get snow, even a dusting until Thanksgiving or after... But I do remember snow on July 4th in the hills over Bozeman in the summer of 1997... I can't remember if it stuck or not but it sure did up in the bridgers..
 

Cowpuncher

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We didn't get any snow, but a only light shower. This morning the water on the deck was frozen hard and frost was all over.

Our tomatos are in a small greenhouse which was closed up. Don't know if anything else was damaged. Latest frost I can remember - June 8th.
 

Turkey Track Bar

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Cowpuncher said:
We didn't get any snow, but a only light shower. This morning the water on the deck was frozen hard and frost was all over.

Our tomatos are in a small greenhouse which was closed up. Don't know if anything else was damaged. Latest frost I can remember - June 8th.

Cowpuncher...

My folks ranch on the opposite side of Colorado from you, and lost their garden and likely their hay to a hard frost Wednesday night. It was predicted to be even colder last night.

I am sure there will be reports of crashed siderolls and pivots too.

My Mom was pretty broken hearted over her garden. I think she knew she was pushing the limit pretty hard, but they had even covered the tomatoes. She is hoping the barely emerged plants survived.

People always think of Colorado as being "south" but fail to remember that at it's lowest elevation, it's still quite a bit higher than lots of other states.

Hope your hay crop isn't too badly damaged.

Cheers---

TTB :wink:
 
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