We may be in a severe drought, but there’s still beauty in nature. For a jigsaw puzzle of this, go here.
Ton of Fun
I rode along with Vernon today as he decided to install a new pump in Otter Creek Canyon. Yes, it’s the one that is powered by the solar array from yesterday’s video. While the one we had in there was working, he thought he could get more gallons/minute with a new pump. I threw in…
Red Dirt In My Solar Array
Yeah, I said it. I stole it from a friend who was helping us with this back in June. I have mentioned we were working on a cool project… and finally, I’m done with the video! One day, as I stood scraping some wind blown dust out of the racks the solar panels sit on,…
Fair
I know NOTHING about County Fair, 4H, FFA, or showing animals. My kids were in 4H one year… Girl Scouting was more my thing. Jaxon, however, decided he’d like to show a breeding heifer at fair this year. Neighbors stepped up and really helped him learn the ropes. So much, in fact, he got Reserve…
Tank Check
We check one pasture’s water tank everyday. It’s an unusual tank… as you can see from its portrait. Never let it be said that ranchers aren’t creative folk… This day, I had taken some backup workers with me… Lorelei is learning how a float turns the water off and on. I send them up to…
#TBT: Cowgirl Happiness, v.2.0
This was first posted August 3, 2010. I chose it just to remind everyone that it can rain in Wyoming… The photos don’t match the story, but I’m using them anyway. My mother is in one, and Dally and Elsa in another… The darkness swirled around us, a few clouds reflected the half moon’s light….
Wordless Wednesday: “Hell’s Half Acre”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this unique geologic area near Powder River, Wyoming, go HERE.
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
So after we finally started to melt down in the heat at Fort Caspar, we drove a few miles to the “Trails Center“. The Oregon, California, Mormon, and Pony Express Trails used this area. Since it fit right in with our theme for the day, it was no question I’d bring the boys here after…
Fort Caspar
I’ve been planning this since last year… after the kids’ rodeo costume contest and our trip over the mountain to Fort Phil Kearney… Caspar Collins Day at Fort Caspar was next on my agenda. They canceled it last year, but held a virtual tour of the Fort at Christmastime which my troopers “attended”. Finally, the…
The Cavalry Returns
More to come tomorrow!