This happened late Tuesday evening in Spring Creek Basin. Wowza. Not the boldest rainbow ever, and the pic doesn’t do justice to the view, but it was pure magic. … Yes, it “sprinkled” over that part of the basin; I think I got hit by four, maybe five drops. Sure was pretty. 🙂
Terra was born a rusty red sort of sorrel with an unusual “blaze” on her face that I always thought resembled a swan. As she has greyed, that little bit of pink on her muzzle is the only remnant of her baby color. 🙂
What a cool surprise to find along the highway near Slick Rock, just west of Disappointment Valley above the Dolores River.
**Belated mistake correction: I did just a quick search before I started processing the pix … and after I’d typed “Slick Rock Canyon” on all the below images, I did a better search and realized that this area, while very close to Slick Rock, making it a *canyon near Slick Rock*, it is NOT Slick Rock Canyon. Slick Rock Canyon actually is downriver from Big Gypsum Valley, which is farther downriver from Slick Rock (which used to host a post office and cafe; now consists of a bunk house and corrals). Rather than go back and re-edit all the pix, I’m gonna live with the mistake … just so you know!
It’s a good thing that Colorado Highway 141 is lightly traveled. By the time I got my phone turned on after spotting a small group of desert bighorn sheep, they had moved a bit higher into the rocks.
I found a place to pull off the asphalt. Sorry to the guy who slowed to pass me in the opposite direction as I had my vehicle’s flashers flashing, probably wondering what the heck I was looking at. … Not really that sorry. 🙂
Two big rams were with the few ewes. I think there were six bighorns total.
You start to see why bighorns are so adapted to rocky habitats.
Note “queen of the hill” at right. 🙂
Wow, I wish I’d had my big camera and lens. I rarely see bighorn sheep in this stretch; the last time I saw a group, they were across the river (which is horribly, terrifyingly low now). Some people are lucky to see the bighorns more often through this area; any time I see them, I count it as a lucky sighting!
Copper-red Gaia on a blue-rain day. The last few days have been clear-blue-sky days again, and the temps are creeping up again. Not as hot as previously, so there’s relief in that.
Once again, the forecast shows rain chances in a *week*. … It’s been more disappointing (!) than accurate, but we always have hope!
Fifty-seven years of married life. I’m pretty much in awe of my mom and dad, Nancy and Dave. 🙂
Mom Nancy on Gem, brother Jeff, Dad Dave on Hawk (Gem is actually Hawk’s big sister), Tracey Jo (aka TJ!) with Johnnie Jo.
I wasn’t on her because I had to run the tripod-set camera, and even with a timer, I didn’t have much time. Total stroke of luck (and possibly some nearby bovines) that we got the horses’ ears all up! This pic was taken in Texas a few years ago when they were blessed with autumn-copper oak leaves right when Jeff and I were both there for a visit.
Happy anniversary, Mom and Dad! I love you both so very much! 🙂
Some beautiful light over Buckeye’s band on a recent evening, looking southeast. Buckeye at left, Aiyanna at center, Rowan at right and … see if you can spot Dundee behind the tree at far right. No rain, but the temps have dropped, and the cloud cover has been an absolute relief.
Bonus:
Met this teeny tiny little friend on a hike in a different part of Disappointment Valley.
Super itty bitty! Catching its movement is the only way I saw it. That’s some good camo!
This is a young mare who’s not usually on the blog, but something about this pic of her just stopped me as I was going through images … and I just decided that she needed to be shared.
It’s the quiet moments, not the big ones, that make spending time with the wild ones worth every second. Those are the ones we fight for.
Handsome mustang Flash in the foreground, rain comin’ in the background.
That rain reached us … but not as much reached the ground as we need to really soak the ground.
Terra, so beautiful, doesn’t really relish being the object of attention. That doesn’t detract from her beauty, but it does make “capturing” her a challenge. 🙂
Two stallions, two profiles in wild dignity: Tenaz and Skywalker.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 