Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Pretty bay Madison looks back toward her band during a pause in grazing. The greasewood in the foreground makes her look bashful, but she’s a big, bold girl.

On a recent evening in Spring Creek Basin, the horses in Comanche’s band were perfectly positioned on top of a hill against the lovely sunset. No rain, but the clouds were nice.

Handsome elder Bounce managed to find one golden bush in the basin behind which to nap (yes, that’s a human way of looking at it, but he was behind it when I got into position in front of it).

Autumn lingers in southwestern Colorado – in the light, in the dust (rain keeps passing around us), in the cottonwoods now flaming along the length of Disappointment Creek (which does not flow through Spring Creek Basin), in the horses’ coats, thickening.

Bachelors trot across Spring Creek Basin below two of our most prominent landmarks, McKenna Peak and the unnamed promontory. The latter now is being called Temple Butte, in honor of Pati and David Temple, who have been such steadfast supporters of Spring Creek Basin’s mustangs. In a few more years, we’ll be able to apply to USGS to officially name the promontory. Good friend AB is leading that charge.

Handsome faces – Apollo and Seven.

Elder Seven has been with the youngsters, then apart, then with. It’s nice to see them together.

From the perspective of the bottom of a shallow arroyo, S’aka achieves the illusion of height. Or not. 🙂

In the near background, grey Skywalker. In the far background, the gold of autumn aspen.

Piedra takes a long walk through golden grass near the Spring Creek canyon in Spring Creek Basin.

Fall is beautiful. The light is scrumptious. The ponies are putting on their long coats.

There’s a reason for the phrase “boys will be boys.” 🙂

Aspen gives me the eye on his march to check out another stallion. In the background is the rugged outcropping without a name that is a Spring Creek Basin landmark.

Just another autumn evening in Spring Creek Basin. Gold ‘n golden. Beauty made magic courtesy of Kestrel and Temple.