One of those days, one of those clouds will drop moisture on us.
Seneca and her band had just been for a nice drink of cool, clean water, and I’m so thankful we have the catchments and stored water.
Building
30 08 2026Comments : 8 Comments »
Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Lined out
29 08 2026
I was out with another BLM person this particular day last week, doing something kinda (really) cool (more on that next week), and we were just above to leave when I saw a group of horses (there are about three bands) walking along a ridge between us and McKenna Peak and Temple Butte. Hopefully, I’ll never pass up the chance to get that pic: wild ponies in a big, wild land.
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Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Meeting under sunset
26 08 2026
A couple of bands were together the other evening when I was leaving Spring Creek Basin, and with such a glorious (dry) sky, it was a no-brainer to stop and hit the shutter button on the phone’s camera a few times. 🙂
*****
Sing with the angels, Dolly Parton. You are a national treasure.
“I wish you joy and happiness … but above all this I wish you love … I will always love you … “
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Raise the curtain (let it rain)
25 08 2026
Temple on a dramatic evening a couple of nights ago. A curtain of rain was passing to the northwest over or in front of (our Colorado side of) Utah’s La Sal Mountains.
Shafts of sunlight were finding the mountains as the rain edged past to the north.
Whatever land was getting that glorious rainfall under the path of the curtain is fortunate, indeed. For our part of Disappointment Valley, after a crazy “front” of wind, rain finally came briefly after dark. Still not much, but it was wonderful while it lasted.
I even managed to capture a tiny bolt of lightning in the clouds. The ponies were not at all concerned, but shortly after, I hit the road!
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Categories : Colorado, La Sal Mountains, Rain, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon, Utah
Peaceful greys
24 08 2026
Alegre and Maia are one of a few pairs of mamas and adult daughters still together in Spring Creek Basin.
So far, an unbreakable bond.
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Promising
23 08 2026
Promising … but not making much good on its promise. The northeastern and maybe eastern portions of Spring Creek Basin (including at least one water catchment) got enough rain to make the ground damp for a little while, so that’s fortunate.
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
From safety
22 08 2026
Cassidy Rain listens to a far-off, low-flying plane from the shade of a secret forest in eastern Spring Creek Basin.
It had been a long time since I’d been to that part of the basin (the day Skywalker was born, in fact), and I’m grateful to the ponies for leading me back to that beautiful high plateau.
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
All well in his world
21 08 2026
Corazon’s attention was briefly caught by whinnies from his band members over the edge of the hill while they grazed near Spring Creek canyon.
That was the moment I caught him in the late light. Best kind of capture. 🙂
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Spring Creek canyon
Magic arch
20 08 2026
This happened late Tuesday evening in Spring Creek Basin. Wowza. Not the boldest rainbow ever, and the pic doesn’t do justice to the view, but it was pure magic. … Yes, it “sprinkled” over that part of the basin; I think I got hit by four, maybe five drops. Sure was pretty. 🙂
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Categories : McKenna Peak, Rain, Rainbow, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Smiley
19 08 2026
Terra was born a rusty red sort of sorrel with an unusual “blaze” on her face that I always thought resembled a swan. As she has greyed, that little bit of pink on her muzzle is the only remnant of her baby color. 🙂
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
