Snow, Baylee and Haven. Nevada in the foreground with Star, Angeni, Phoenix and Pirate in the background. In the far background are the rimrocks that form the eastern boundary of the ranch and the western boundary of Spring Creek Basin. Snow, Baylee and Haven with Kreacher, Hacho and Mahogany under storm-cloud skies. It would rain […]
A Little Rain… a Lotta Green
Mother Nature has brought monsoons to Disappointment Valley for the first time in two years, and we are incredibly grateful. The range is green, and the mustangs are fat. In the photo above, Luna and Baylee graze under a cloudy, almost-sunset sky while rain falls in the distance along the La Sal Mountains in Utah. […]
Mustangs at Sunset
Miss Elamae pauses while grazing under the setting sun at our sanctuary in Disappointment Valley. What a magical evening!
World With a View
As the sun slid down the sky toward the horizon, the mustangs climbed to the top of the flat-topped mesa. For a bit of perspective, this image shows the base of the mesa and the road that runs across the ranch to Spring Creek Basin. The view from the top is amazing. The view of […]
Little Bitty Bird Friends
Like Mother, Like Daughter, Like Grandmother
Baylee and her daughter, Haven, stand on high ground in the northern part of our sanctuary in Disappointment Valley. Usually, this view would include the La Sal Mountains of Utah. Clouds obscured the mountains today … and later, they led to more rain. Mahogany and her granddaughter Haven stand on the same rise – in […]
Mustangs on a Summer Evening
To take this photo, and the ones below, I walked across a range puddled with water from a recent rain – our first in 53 days. 🙂 We got a little rain three days in a row, for a total of almost three-quarters of an inch. We’re very relieved … and I’m pretty sure it’s […]
Mustang Sunset on the Mesa
On the ranch in Disappointment Valley, we have a high, long, flat-topped mesa that dominates the northern portion of the sanctuary. It has good grass, and the wind is welcome from any direction during gnat season (which is now). Last night, the big mare band and Kreacher’s band and Cisco’s band were all enjoying that […]
Moments in the Day
Phoenix-the-cheeky is giving stepdaddy Butch some grief in the above photo. Older mustangs generally give babies a lot of latitude in their behavior, most often choosing to walk or trot away, out of reach of energetic youngsters. The photos below feature Puzzle, Pirate, Nevada, Blanco, Star and Artie. Just a few moments in a beautiful […]
Phoenix Has the Zoomies!
The youngest member of our sanctuary herd, Phoenix, was dallying behind the band with his big sister, Angeni, and mama Jif went through the gate ahead of him, which caused some anxiety. Before he got reunited with her, he put on a show!