There’s not a wide enough lens made to really show the full beauty of Spring Creek Basin. But we’ll continue to do our best to show it off in pictures. 🙂
Sublime
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Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Handsome boy
8 09 2019
Another pretty poser. 🙂 Corazon likes to find awesome backgrounds, too. He’s very particular.
Of note: In the background at far right, you can see the 12,000-gallon tank associated with one of our two water catchments in the basin. Aprons on the ground collect rain water and snow, then funnel that water to the tank … then to a trough for the horses. We have two of these in the basin, and they provide the horses’ only sources of clean drinking water – the others are silty and salty.
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Categories : McKenna Peak, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Shadow and light
6 09 2019
Shadowlita again because, wary as she is, she does tend to get herself into positions that showcase some of Spring Creek Basin’s amazing horizons. 🙂 Here, Brumley Point and Temple Butte.
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Green light
27 06 2019
Handsome boy in a beautiful landscape.
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No exertion here
23 06 2019
Storm was napping in the cooler-than-usual summer sunshine, with his band grazing around him. I found a place to sit and watch (taking advantage of the spectacular background!), and every now and then, he’d come alert and look over, assure himself that all was well, then return to his nap.
Not too much bothers the big boy. 🙂
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Categories : Brumley Point, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Return
19 06 2019
Mr. Calm trots back to his band after a brief get-together with some young bachelors. Hollywood has reason to be calm; he’s in his prime, and actual challenges are few.
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Little bitty dirty boy
26 05 2019
When the weather turns warmer and the wind (!) isn’t keeping the gnats away, wild ponies head to the spa. (The wind has been ferocious the last couple of days, and I’ve still been swatting at my face under the brim of my visor.)
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Always watching
24 05 2019
Don’t let his apparently relaxed, grazing demeanor fool you. Comanche is ever alert to all that happens within proximity of his band. 🙂
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Marona
21 05 2019
Not sure how I managed to forget this one with yesterday’s post, but sweet Marona deserves her own post anyway. 🙂
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Categories : Adoption, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Dedication
20 05 2019Family members and friends of Pati Temple drove into Disappointment Valley yesterday to celebrate a woman who changed all our lives for the better. To her, we dedicated the now-officially named Temple Butte.
David Temple led the ceremony with Marona, the first mustang he and Pati adopted. She’s a Spring Creek Basin native. 🙂 Pati’s sister Marcie is in the striped jacket, and long-time family friend Mark is in the yellow jacket.
Long-time friend Sara Staber (in blue) speaks about Pati, telling the story about how Pati successfully fought to return Traveler to Spring Creek Basin after he was removed during the 2007 roundup.
Kat Wilder talked about the impact Pati had on her … though she never met Pati.
Former San Miguel County Commissioner Art Goodtimes served with Pati years ago on BLM Colorado’s Southwest District RAC. He spoke about how she inspired everyone with her passion for public lands. She was Art’s introduction to the mustangs of Spring Creek Basin.
(Note: Temple Butte is in San Miguel County. It’s just outside Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, which straddles San Miguel and Dolores counties.)
Marona, about 21 years old, loved the attention.
The feelings were mutual. 🙂
Our sincere thanks to everyone who came from far and wide to honor Pati Temple and her dedication to Spring Creek Basin’s mustangs!
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Categories : Advocacy, Disappointment Valley, Education, Mustangs, National Mustang Association/CO, Partnership, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple Butte
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 