If you’re afraid of heights, you’d have had a hard time hiking with me to this spot … because I had to crawl, on hands and knees, hoping the wind wasn’t stronger than my body weight (no chance of that –ha!) because the width of the finger of shale I crawled up on to get to where I’m sitting on the ground to take this pic (below what you can see) was not much wider than my four-square hands and knees. Let’s just say that I didn’t take in the view – or the drop to either side – until I got to this point and shimmied around onto my derrière!
What. A. VIEW!
If I say that frequently about Spring Creek Basin, who could blame me – or argue? 🙂
Bonus: It’s starting to look a little green, eh? … Just a little?!
Bonus No. 2:
I knew I was going to find Sundance’s and Storm’s band up top (you think I did a death-defying hands-and-knees crawl for my health!?), but I also found Mr. Hollywood! This pic can’t begin to do justice to this view: It’s still a ridge, though it’s (much) wider than where I crawled up. The horses had already moseyed to the far end by the time I crawled and walked up to this point, which is just above and behind my spot in the first pic. You might have to zoom in to see them.
The horses take me to all the very BEST places! 🙂 There will be pix of them to come in future posts.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that although the horses didn’t follow my route UP (!!!!), they had been DOWN that little ridge – at least to the end – by the existence of desiccated manure. (Really, you find it in the craziest places!)
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
What a spectacular view, TJ! And thanks for taking us with you. I’ve done my share of hands and knees crawls over narrow ridges for killer views, but I can’t do that any more so I appreciate your doing it for me! This is just spectacular…and I’m glad you got back safely to post these shots. 😁 And I did find the ponies by “zooming in.”
That one was a little gut-clenching, even for me. … But I’m glad I did it! The views from the top and ON the top were worth it. 🙂
All that Sue said!!
AND so glad that Hollywood turned up! Got a post from Ginger on Cloud’s 29th “birthday” – no longer with us. Good to know that Hollywood IS!
Hopefully we’ll have Hollywood with us for many more years yet. 🙂
What a beautiful view! Thanks for your effort in getting it!
It was one of those hikes that will stick with me for a long time. 🙂
It was a huge and terrifying lesson for me riding a horse that it — for all its size and power — was more sure-footed on a narrow trail than I would have been. Beautiful valley.
Horses – and mustangs, particularly – ARE very sure-footed. But that first little climb (or drop) was a doozy. Where I found the manure, I could walk – and obviously they did, too. 🙂
I thank you for crawling, the view is well worth you risking a fall.
I’m too old to attempt something like that!😁
So glad you saw Hollywood . I’ve been thinking about him lately.
Ha! I don’t take many risks – not bad ones, anyway. 🙂 Hollywood is still pretty thin, but I figure if he had the oomph to follow the other horses up there, he still has his strength!