Mustang. (Skywalker)
Cliffs. (rimrocks on the western boundary)
Mountains. (La Sals. Utah)
All right, all right, all is right with the world. 🙂
Awe, right
29 03 2026Comments : 9 Comments »
Categories : Filly Peak, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
When it was clear
16 03 2026
Going back a couple of days, to the time before the wind when the mountains were still clear on the northwestern horizon.
I read an article recently about how lack of dust on the snow of the mountains is a good thing. … And it is (dust causes the snow to melt more rapidly). … But I imagine that those same researchers will find a pretty “good” layer of dust after this weekend, and that just joins the bad news of “skimpy snow” (according to the article) to begin with.
Still, we have to admire the positive, and that’s Flash and all our other wild ones in that magnificent landscape. … And pray for a wet(ter???) spring.
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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon, Utah
Off he goes
14 03 2026
Corazon’s band was in the same area that evening, and even though you can’t see his face and eyes, I liked this pic as he led his band away toward water.
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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Utah
All in one
13 03 2026
Gaia leads Juniper and Mysterium up a trail.
It looks pretty parched out there, but signs of spring are *everywhere*.
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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon, Utah
Super serene saunter
6 03 2026
With any hope at all, by the time you take a gander at this post this morning, our world will be white … according to the forecast Thursday afternoon! I’m not sure I believe it … but I’m hoping with all my might!
Update forthcoming (hopefully a good update) … !
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Categories : Filly Peak, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
For the good
24 02 2026
Back to current conditions, though this pic of Winona was taken the day before the snow-that-stuck-day (as opposed to the blowing-snow-didn’t-stick-at-all-days).
So peaceful … but we need a lot more of those snow-sticking days for the good of the rest of our year!
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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon, Utah
Imagine that view white
20 02 2026
The above pic of Winona looking slightly muddy and very peaceful is the day after the day of windblown snow (also known as yesterday). Yeah. That’s about how much snow actually landed (yes, I know it’s very brown, and most of the mud was already dry or drying, thanks to the sunshine and less but not gone breeze). We’re looking northwestish across the rimrocks of Spring Creek Basin’s canyon, across lower Disappointment Valley and out to our horizon of Utah’s La Sal Mountains … looking here like they were anticipating this morning’s snow (? that’s a hopeful statement as I’m typing this Thursday night).
Behind me is Flat Top, and there were patches of snow on its sides and base, contributing moisture to the soil as it melted. So that was nice.
And, really, how ’bout that view? I dunno about you, but Winona makes it perfect. 🙂
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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, La Sal Mountains, Snow, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon
Handsome quick pose
11 02 2026
Quiet Tenaz strikes his *wild stallion* pose.
I saw him just as he stepped into position, and I snapped about four pix … and just as I shifted to the right to try to get more of the mountains (visible at far left) in the frame, he returned to quiet grazing mode. 🙂
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Categories : La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Beautiful dry
9 02 2026
This was at least a 57-degree day in still-early February. The temp has been as high as 65 – in still-early February.
Buckeye and the mustangs and all of us are looking for rain – hopefully!!! – the end of this week!
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Categories : Colorado, Disappointment Valley, La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon
Snow so close
8 02 2026
Not super close, of course. That snow, on those mountains, is in Utah. It doesn’t flow to Disappointment Valley; not even Disappointment Creek (which is still dry and isn’t likely to flow much this year) flows into Spring Creek Basin. We need snow (or rain, at this point, we are NOT picky) to fall IN/ALL OVER/ON Spring Creek Basin (and greater Disappointment Valley … OK, the entire Western Slope of Colorado … all right, really, all of THE WEST).
The optimistic forecast continues its slide until you wonder why the forecasters bothered teasing us at all. … It changes about every five minutes, and any possible/potential moisture is close to a week out anyway (it continues to slide in delays, too).
Terra enjoyed her nap a couple of weeks ago with that beautiful background. Then life got busy and I nearly forgot about that beautiful day with her band.
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Categories : La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 