Houdini-love has been visiting the spa. For all our lack of rain, we still have water for mustangs in Spring Creek Basin.
Dirty pretty girl
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Sparkly
16 11 2016
Sometimes, what glitters IS gold.
Hollywood was grazing on a hill above an arroyo, which resulted in the glittery vegetation in front of him when he tried to evade the lens – which he almost managed. 🙂
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Facing beauty
15 11 2016
Even in the simplest movements, there is beauty in this world.
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Attention, caught
14 11 2016
Terra’s attention was captured by another band nearby. The last bit of sunshine was just clearing the rimrocks to light her sweet mustang ears.
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Struttin’ S’aka
13 11 2016
The little studly has a magnificent strut. 🙂
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Super close to a supermoon
11 11 2016
On Monday, November’s “beaver moon” – also a supermoon – will rise. The moon will be closer than any other lately (70 years, it says below) … and it won’t be this close to Earth again until 2034.
Here’s more information – “Why November’s Super-Close Supermoon is a Full Beaver Moon” (isn’t that an awesome headline?):
“November’s supermoon — the name given to a full moon that occurs when the satellite is at its closest point to Earth during the lunar orbit — will be the biggest supermoon in about 70 years.
“Algonquin Native American tribes as well as American colonists called the November full moon the Beaver Moon because ‘this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs,’ according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
“An alternative name for November’s full moon is the Frost Moon, which was also coined by Native Americans, according to the Almanac. [Supermoon November 2016: When, Where & How to See It]”
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Deep gratitude to active-duty service members and veterans of America’s military. We cannot repay our debt to your service and sacrifice, and that of your families as you spend time away from them to ensure the protection of ours – of all of us.
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Categories : Disappointment Valley, Education, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Temple Butte
Moving forward
10 11 2016
Here’s to peace.
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Into a new day
9 11 2016
Election 2016 is history – and historic.
May the new president find peace to overcome the anger that has been so prevalent during this election cycle. (This post was scheduled before the election was decided.)
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Walkin’ near water
8 11 2016
Barely visible behind Reya are the La Sal Mountains of Utah. Although a few ponds in Spring Creek Basin are dry at the end of this dry fall, this particular pond has a good amount of water for the mustangs. We did get a bit of welcome rain a couple of days ago, but our abundant sunshine signals a return to dry and fairly warm conditions.
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P.S. ………….. VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Categories : La Sal Mountains, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
The gold
7 11 2016
This was the brighter arch of a full double rainbow over Disappointment Valley. And this photo was taken from outside Spring Creek Basin looking in. Filly Peak is visible at far left (in shade), McKenna Peak and Temple Butte are visible to the right of center, and the rainbow is crowning Brumley Point.
Neither the widest-angle camera lens I own nor my cell phone could capture the full arch of the rainbow – let alone its double. Please believe me when I say (type) how stunningly, awesomely, amazingly, phenomenally, magnificently, marvelously SPECTACULAR it was!
This photo also clearly shows that there be magic in Disappointment Valley. 🙂
(The road into the basin was too wet to drive on – or so advocate Pat Amthor and I thought. The next day was the first day of third rifle season, and slippery mud does not overeager hunters deter – nor the fact that such driving will leave terrible ruts when the now-wet road dries. It’s orange country out here right now, and I ain’t referring to the Denver Broncos.)
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Categories : Brumley Point, Disappointment Valley, McKenna Peak, Rain, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Temple Butte
