Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

To and from

31 03 2026

Heading TO Spring Creek Basin, I found the prince’s plume plants in full, crazy bloom. Why is this crazy, I hear you asking? Because they don’t usually bloom until May. IN Spring Creek Basin, the prince’s plumes I saw were a little behind these along Road K20E toward the basin, which makes sense as the basin is a bit higher elevation than along this road.

Heading OUT of Spring Creek Basin, the grey sky exploded with color at and post-sunset! Wowza. The weather wizards are giving us a whopping NINETY PERCENT chance of rain Wednesday. Do you know what Wednesday is? Wednesday is April 1, otherwise known as April Fools’ Day. Call me a fool a million times over, and please, please, PLEASE, let it RAINRAINRAIN!!!

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Categories : Brumley Point, Colorado, Disappointment Valley, Filly Peak, McKenna Peak, Prince's plume, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek canyon, Temple Butte, Wild flowers

Fierce falcon

30 03 2026

The kestrels are back!

This fierce little guy was at the top of a tree with his mate (I’m not sure whether they’ve started a nest nearby), keeping an eye on other birds (and me). I love them so. 🙂

(The strange white line at left below the kestrel is a strand of spider silk glowing in the morning sunlight!)

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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, Kestrel, Wild birds

Awe, right

29 03 2026

Mustang. (Skywalker)

Cliffs. (rimrocks on the western boundary)

Mountains. (La Sals. Utah)

All right, all right, all is right with the world. 🙂

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Categories : Filly Peak, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs

Sure of hoof

28 03 2026

Temple negotiates the boulders on the lower shoulders of Filly Peak while grazing with her band.

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Categories : Spring Creek Basin mustangs

Shhh … napping

27 03 2026

Quiet girl Piedra on a gorgeous evening when there was still snow on the far (FAR and well outside Spring Creek Basin) ridges. Most of the band was napping, and it was just beautifully peaceful. (I forgot about this pic, but Piedra, in her peaceful semi-slumber, deserves to be seen.)

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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs

For want of a second

26 03 2026

Half a second after Buckeye had been pulling a handsome-wild-stallion pose with McKenna Peak and Temple Butte behind him (as we’re viewing him), looking at his mares, actually behind him (as he’s standing), he dropped his head. … Which was half a second too late for me to photograph *that* moment.

Still … he’s a handsome wild stallion with McKenna Peak and Temple Butte behind him – as we see him. 🙂

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Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte

There

25 03 2026

The magic is in knowing the wild things are in the wild places.

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Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte

Poster mare

24 03 2026

Is Juniper the poster mare for Spring Creek Basin or what?!

Yes. Yes, she is. 🙂

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Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte

Just checkin’

23 03 2026

Sancho pops into view to check on his ponies after skirting the hill they were on as they moseyed about their evening grazing. They took the high route while he took the low route.

Check out his cutie-patootie mustachio! I’ve meant to get a better pic, but it hasn’t worked out. So enjoy this view of handsome Sancho and his ‘stache!

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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs

Water = life

22 03 2026

Who DOESN’T like to walk straight into water on a hot day?

Thank goodness there are at least a couple of ponds with water in Spring Creek Basin right now.

Temple and her band love this one.

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Categories : Ponds, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Water