From Kathryn Wilder (rancher, mustang advocate and author of Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West) comes her second book, this one set in and around Disappointment Valley and Southwest Colorado: The Last Cows: On Ranching, Wonder, and a Woman’s Heart.
The book’s cover – above – has finally been finalized! Eagle-eyed readers of this blog will recognize Temple Butte and McKenna Peak beyond the chute (on Kat’s property) on the left side of the Disappointment Valley horizon. The rimrocks that form Spring Creek Basin’s western boundary can be seen, as well as Filly Peak, immediately to the right of the chute.
Kat herself took the image, and I championed both the photo AND its use as the cover of her new book. You might imagine how thrilled Kat is that the publisher (the University of Nebraska Press’ Bison Books) agreed that THIS image is THE best image to grace the cover of her book. 🙂
This one is about the challenges and wonders of family ranching with a heritage cattle breed called Criollo (not to be confused with the breed of hardy South American horses), which Kat often calls “the mustangs of cattle world” because of their ability to thrive in desert environments (aka, a lot of the American West).
Read more about The Last Cows on Kat’s website: KatWilderWriter. And look for your own copy in November!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 