tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59079786711635047572024-03-13T13:29:59.172-06:00Circle B Bar TThe Circle B Bar T has many meanings to Marty and me. The B stands for Baxter, the T stands for Teegardin, the Circle is our marriage and the bar is how we finished the brand. Our web site for the horses is circlebbartarabians.com, our e-mail address is circlebbart@nemont.net, and Clint's Etsy site featuring his art is circlebbart.etsy.com. What you'll see if you return to this site is more about Montana, Clint & Marty, their home, their animals and living on a Montana ranch.Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-71692986084132794012022-12-09T20:50:00.002-07:002022-12-09T20:57:40.171-07:00Home on the Ranch<p><br /></p><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Our granddaughter, Grace, was with us for five days over Thanksgiving. She was on break from Furman University and was in the process of working on a project for one of her classes. The project involved filming and producing a mini documentary. Grace picked the topic of Clint and me settling in Montana so many years ago. In addition to spending four days filming and editing, Grace was constantly going through her checklist of various filming and interviewing techniques that needed to be covered in the documentary. The video is short, but I think everyone can agree that Grace captured our Montana story. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><span dir="ltr"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><span dir="ltr">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxgE4XGT9ug</span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;" /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5916335, 'shop','gallery',4,1).renderIframe();</script></div>Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-42116131312105605662018-01-13T13:05:00.001-07:002022-12-09T20:53:51.519-07:00A snowy day in Yellowstone National Park<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background: white;">
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spent a day on January 10, 2018 in Yellowstone National Park, we went on a snow coach tour on a
very snowy day. It was a wonderful experience which started when we saw an elk
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.133333px;">Then the snow got intense and as we drove down the road (this was a snow coach, you couldn't go there in your car since most of the roads in Yellowstone were closed for the winter) we spotted this bison strolling down the road.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.133333px;">We ultimately found our way to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone where the water was still running in spite of the cold weather.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.133333px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.133333px;">As we parked the snow coach near the site of the Norris Basin geyser, we spotted this raven in a tree.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.133333px;"> </span><br />
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Everything was as we have experienced it in the past. We've made this trip at least 5 or 6 times each year since 1993. The hot tub was still hot, dinner at Chico was as good as ever, and the journey through Yellowstone was beautiful and exciting.<br />
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Clint took his camera to capture some wildlife. Although it was a very nice day, the wildlife did not pose for Clint very often. It started with an antelope just north of Gardiner. Then an elk near Mammoth Hot Springs, and finally a coyote in Lamar. There were plenty of bison, one bear that we saw in the distance and the scenery was beautiful.<br />
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We have already made reservations to return in December and January. Now, to share the antelope, elk and coyote with you.<br />
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This is the mother with the twins:<br />
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This photo tells the story. We will not have to dream of a white Christmas, we already have it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5916335, 'shop','gallery',4,1).renderIframe();</script></div>Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-19808823075164240562016-10-28T13:48:00.001-06:002016-10-28T13:48:30.232-06:00Brookfield Farms 60 years later.<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "San Francisco", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px; line-height: 19.32px;">My son, Jeff took this photo of Clint's homestead, Brookfield Farms, Ashville, Ohio this month while in Ohio to get his son, Peter indoctrinated into the Ohio State University where he will be attending college starting in January. What's amazing, this farm was sold 60 years ago and our home still looks as good as it did then. Can you imagine, returning to your current residence 60 years from now , and seeing a facility that looks as good if not better than it does now.</span><br />
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Today, we are expecting temperatures in the 30's. The sun has been shining and will continue to warm us up. The cold weather has stimulated some wildlife activity on the ranch. A coyote was here a couple days ago and was seen sparing with the neighbors sheep dog down by the Grove Creek. This is one of the deer that appeared in the field south of our house.<br />
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You can see there wasn't a lot of snow, but it was cold.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5916335, 'shop','gallery',4,1).renderIframe();</script></div>Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-76472688729526216572015-08-17T11:37:00.000-06:002015-08-17T11:37:00.437-06:00Pryor Wild Horse Range<br />
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In the past 4 years we discovered the Pryor Wild Horse Range and
visited it on several occasions. The part that we visited was at a lower
level, approximately 4000 feet elevation. We were aware of a larger section of
the range but had been advised of the travel restrictions in reaching that
portion which is over 8000 feet in elevation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We discovered a photographer who had started taking people
on trips to the upper part of the range and arranged to have her take us there
in August of 2015. WHAT A TRIP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trip
was conducted by Sandy Palen, one of nine she led in 2015. Our veterinarian friend
from Philadelphia, Beth Urbaniak joined Marty and I on the 3 day, 2 night trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The total Wild Horse Range encompasses 38,000 acres and
currently has 180 wild horses. This posting will share some of our experiences
as well as some of the wild horses we saw and the terrain where we found them.
I must say, the trip up to the mountain herd in Sandy’s truck was an experience
of it’s own. The 10 mile journey from an elevation of 4000 feet to the top of
the range, 8000 feet took around 2 hours and was one of the roughest rides
Clint has ever experienced. It was beautiful and seeing the horses in this
environment was outstanding.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a band of three of the wild horses, at the top of
the mountain. Not only were the horses a vision of their own, but the landscape
was just as great.</div>
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Obviously, the terrain at the top of the mountain, provided
the nourishment for the horses, but their water came from lakes. Here you can
see several of them accumulated around a lake enjoying the water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Were there any foals? Yes, there were. This is one of the
mares that we discovered with her young foal. In total, there were somewhere in
the vicinity of 15 foals born in 2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We discovered several others as we traveled throughout the range.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There were stallions intermingled with the each band of
horses. This is one that had just drifted away from the band he was with near
the watering hole.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In total, Clint had over 300 photographs that he took during
the 3 days. Marty and Beth sorted through them and now have an album of 75 of
their favorites. These are just a few. In addition, as we returned to Lovell,
Wyoming Marty and Beth each purchased a filed guide containing a photograph of
each of the horses that also includes their name and band information.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A great trip. This blog includes 4 other trips at the lower
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Hay is a necessary feed component however the amount that we reap each year is a function of the rainfall, the fertilizer, and the weather. 2015 was an interesting year. As we entered the spring we were not sure how much hay we would get. Two years ago we had to purchase hay, last year our fields yielded all the hay we needed, plus the neighbors had 25 head of cattle and calves on on ranch for 4 months, and they also took 100 round bales. </div>
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So, what was 2015 like. We had a wet spring, plenty of sunshine, and it's now the end of July and we are just starting to get the hay off the fields. When can we bale the hay and get it in the barn. We were ready in late June, but it was the end of July before we thought we could get it in the barn without it getting wet from the rain. We kept trying to get help to line up help to get the bales in the barn. But each delay, started the process all over. Guess what happened. </div>
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In the picture below, you see our favorite field for hay. This year the yield was 930 bales. Until we show you some more of the process, will you understand what really happened.</div>
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The guy collecting the hay is our son-in-law, Bob Houser from Columbus, Ohio. He was here for 10 days to enjoy Montana with his wife and 3 children. He knew in the past that our summer visitors had helped bale the hay, but that was not part of the plan for this year.</div>
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Our neighbor who has always baled our hay, decided to make the size of the bales in the range of 50 pounds. This meant that we didn't need muscle men or women to help get the hay on the trailer and into the hay barn. This meant that we could recruit other family members to help.</div>
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How about Bob's daughter, Grace shown here taking a bale to the trailer.</div>
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and there was Bob's wife, Jennifer shown here lugging a bale to the trailer, Grace was getting another bale near the front of the truck, and son John was taking water to the helpers. Marty Baxter, not shown in these pictures was also a helping hand in picking up and stacking the hay.<br />
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Based on this years experience, it will only be another year or so before we can have the entire Houser family in Montana to help with hay. Violet and John enjoyed another part of the ranch as they rode the horses on a daily basis along with sister Grace.<br />
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Thanks to the Housers for their help. Our horses will enjoy their contribution for the next 12 months as they chow down on the hay.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5916335, 'shop','gallery',4,1).renderIframe();</script></div>Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-25302476552908366902015-07-28T14:32:00.000-06:002016-10-11T21:20:01.362-06:00Hay making at the Circle B Bar TRainfall, fertilizer, and good weather determines the amount of hay we get off the fields at the Circle B Bar T. 2015 was a great year. The field along the Grove Creek Road typically yields around 700 bales of hay. This year we reaped 930 bales however the challenge was when will the weather be best for baling and who can we get to help. We started the debate as to when and who in late June but didn't put the last bale in the barn until July 25th.<br />
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We had just left Gardiner on our way to Mammoth Hot Springs and then on to Lamar Valley and Cooke City when Marty said, did you see the Buffalo on that small island in the river. I said, no,<br />
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People who we have shown this photograph to have marveled at the image, one said, this looks more like a painting than a photograph. Imagine the buffalo crossing the cold water in the stream to reach this small island to graze. The snow from the night before is visible on the ground and in the vegetation.<br />
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We continued on the 50 mile trip to Cooke City, although we saw quite a few elk and lots of buffalo along the way, I didn't stop to take another picture until I saw this small gang coming toward us. I got out of the car and started taking photo's. Marty said, get behind the door of the car, that first guy looks dangerous. I said, he just wants to shake my hand.<br />
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We let them pass and on to Lamar Valley, hoping to see some wolves. As we got into the area below where we know they have dens, we spotted people with camera's and binoculars. The wolves must be coming down the mountain and perhaps crossing the road. Wrong, it wasn't wolves, in fact we didn't see any wolves at all on the trip. What we saw were a lot of bighorn sheep on the side of a steep hill. Out of the car with my camera, took a lot of photos, this was our favorite.<br />
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We made it to Cooke City. I was difficult to see anything but snow. There has been a lot of snow this winter and none of it has melted at an altitude of 7480 feet. There is a population of under 200 yet the city was filled with visiting snow mobiles. We turned around and headed back. As we approached the area where we had seen the bighorns, earlier, there was huge crowd of photographers looking in the opposite direction of where the bighorn were. What were they looking at.<br />
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Yes, it was a large moose. I needed my best zoom lens to get this photo as it was quite a distance from the road, the snow was deep and it would have been dangerous to approach this guy.<br />
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This was a great several hours in the park. In addition to these images, the park was a beautiful winter scene. We'll be back in the middle of March for another "get away".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5916335, 'shop','gallery',4,1).renderIframe();</script></div>Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-42279256765811727722014-11-02T10:51:00.000-07:002014-11-02T10:51:04.830-07:00A visit to the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse RangeThe weather in Montana has been very mild this fall and as a result there has been an absence of wild life. As we discussed where we should go to visit, the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range got our votes. The range is closer than Yellowstone and a day trip is easily done. The risk is that the wild horses may or may not have journeyed to the main road, however the site is in the Big Horn mountains which is very scenic.<br />
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We had just entered the wild horse range, when we spotted a couple of the wild ones within the range of our binoculars and the 400mm lens on my camera. A beautiful site.<br />
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We drove all the way through the range and although we saw plenty of horse manure on the road, we didn't see another horse, so we turned around hoping we might see something on our return. We had the dogs with us, so we knew we needed to stop somewhere so they could go to the bathroom. As we rounded a curve, I spotted a horse standing on the side of a hill (in other parts of the country you would call it a mountain). Out with the zoom lens, stopped the car and this is what we saw.<br />
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We were there for at least 15 minutes and during that time the horse was eating on the top of the hill and occasionally would stop and pose for use. This is Marty's favorite image of the day, she said it reminded her of an Arabian.<br />
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Marty had suggested that we climb the hill to see if there were more horses on the other side. It was a bit chilly and the hill was very steep, and I voted against the hike. Then, guess what appeared, another horse arrived on the scene.<br />
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Would there be more as we returned toward the entrance. We would wait and see. Soon after we departed these 2 horses, we rounded another curve in the road, and right in front of us were 3 bighorn rams, the first one was across the road by himself. He was majestically standing there watching his buddies and perhaps determining where he would go next.<br />
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His buddies seemed to be discussing their friend across the road and based on this image, they could have been whispering to each other something they didn't want their friend to hear.<br />
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It was time to stop and let the dogs get some exercise. There is wonderful place overlooking the Big Horn Canyon about a mile from the main road. We stopped, put the leashes on the dogs and went for a walk. Marty suggested I take a picture of them as we returned to the car. This has to be one of the best photographs we have ever had of these two. Obviously, they were happy that we decided to let them make the trip with us.<br />
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That's Baxter on the left and Emma on the right. They were under control most of the trip, however, they did acknowledge the Big Horn rams and rocked the car with their barking as we passed them. I didn't take any photographs of the canyons, but here is one that I took with Marty's friend Mary Cummins when she visited us in September. The dogs did get to look through the fence and see the canyon. I will mention, that Mary did not get to see any of the wild horses, therefore, we took a lot of photos of the landscape on that trip.<br />
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I found the cactus plant she had told me about . . . . . .<br />
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I got to her house and showed her the photographs that I had taken and she really liked this one. Then she told me that she had been walking through one of the pastures that I passed as I drove to her house and had seen a lot of beauty. So when I returned home, I stopped and hiked through the pasture that she mentioned. I was attracted to a very interesting plant. Not only was it a pretty yellow, but it was also positioned next to a rock( as you know, Montana is in the rocky mountains) - how appropriate.</div>
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a rancher would not be proud of this, yes, it was a thistle. But it was large and beautiful. Diane did have some beauty on the Singing Dog Ranch and I wanted to share it with you.</div>
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Yesterday was a good example. As you can see from our prior postings there have been a lot of folks waiting for bears to appear or get closer to the park highway so they can get a better view of them.<br />
We were traveling toward the Tower Falls from Lake Yellowstone when we found ourselves in a swarm of cars, at least 35 or maybe as many as 50. We were stuck and soon realized what had created all of the attention. It was a grizzly. I couldn't get out of the car because I was on the road. The bear was getting closer, I rolled down the window and started taking photographs. In less that 2 minutes the bear was very close to our car and I had taken 29 photographs. When I got home, this soon became my favorite. It is without a doubt the best photograph I have ever taken of a grizzly.<br />
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This was great, but we missed another grizzly, similar to this one about 2 hours before. Why didn't we get a photograph. We were too far away in the traffic and the bear was going in the opposite direction.</div>
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Prior to the bear experience, Marty spotted what she believed to be a mother moose and perhaps a calf. We stopped, I got out of the car and ultimately decided I would hike into a better position to get a photograph and determine if there were calves. In the backdrop was the Lamar River and as you can see they were on the other side of this brush, but I did get this picture of the mother.</div>
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She was a big gal and yes, she had not one but twins. I wandered around and waited and finally, one of the babies appeared for me. The other one must have been shy as I never did get a good view of it. If you look carefully, you can see part of it's side to the left of this one.</div>
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I did see see a black bear but the image is not like the above grizzly. Of course there were lots of bison, an occasional pronghorn, some deer and some elk. I was another great day in Yellowstone.</div>
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We had to return home via Livingston as the Beartooth pass was closed due to snow. As a result I drove over 500 miles in the 38 hours of our travel. We did get to stay in Chico Hot Springs.</div>
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We did see another Elk with new antlers, a couple moose as we were nearing Cooke City, Bison were plentiful, and a mama black bear with triplets and a grizzly.<br />
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There were lots of people attracted by the mama bear and the triplets. This was my best photograph, however as we returned past the scene several hours later, all three cubs were resting on a log. There were so many people there, we were not permitted to stop for another photograph. Look carefully and you'll see the baby on the left and mama on the right.<br />
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We didn't go far until we saw another pack of people. We were informed there was a grizzly, so we parked the car and walked back to the area. This was the big guy that everyone was looking at.<br />
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In the Lamar Valley there were lots of Bison. This is just one of the many herds we saw and this youngster was a standout. They are referred to as "red dogs" and there were plenty of them in the park.<br />
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The forage in Lamar is very lush at this time of the year. Many of the herds were all resting as their bellies must have been full. This guy was near the road and for sure his belly was full.<br />
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Of course we saw elk as well, this guy with his new and growing antlers was by himself near the road about 8 miles from Mammoth Hot Springs.<br />
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The remaining question was, will be see any moose. We were almost in Cooke City when Marty spotted a moose that we were about to pass. I stopped the car and turned around. I took several photographs of this one.<br />
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Our next trip to Yellowstone is in 3 weeks. If that trip is as fruitful as our last two, you'll see additional postings on the blog.<br />
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One of the more prevalent sightings has been of bears. Although we were not close enough to photograph any of the very young bears, we did see a lot. In total we saw over 10 different bears in different locations and there were lots of visitors with their spotting scopes, either watching or waiting for the next bear to show up.<br />
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This bear was near Tower Junction along with several more that were farther away or were hiding behind trees around the Tower.<br />
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The next series of photographs were of pronghorns (antelopes). These two guys were having a great day as they were either enjoying the beautiful sun and weather, actively playing with each other, or sparing for leadership. This tells the story of what we saw.<br />
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So you think you are the boss, or do you think I will put up with you any longer, or my girl friend told me about you and I'm ready for the challenge. They guys were alternately sparing, dancing or trying to stare down the other. We had never seen such activity among 2 pronghorns. We labelled the next photograph, "watch out, I'm on my way" to determine who really is boss.<br />
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Elks were plentiful. This herd was strung out on a ridge, and when were drove around the bend in the road, we saw what had their attention. It was a bear along a river.<br />
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This guy was resting as he was spending all of his energy growing his new set of antlers. You can see that they look more like velvet than the boney look you'll see in another month or so. If you are not familiar with their antlers. They grow at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per day.<br />
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I still don't know what this guy had up his sleeve. We saw him in the river and he was not crossing it. He may have been warm and wanted to cool off and certainly he was thirsty as I saw him drink on several occasions.<br />
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One of the sites I was hoping we would see were the new born bison calves. Almost every sighting of bison included some new calves. Not all were close enough to get good photographs, but these were.<br />
This calf was walking along the river, content to be with it's parent.<br />
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The calf near the head of the older bison is happy to be with it's parent. I said it was whispering to the parent that this other calf is it's good friend Billy, the Bison.<br />
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We plan on returning at least 2 more times in the next month and hope we can find as much to share with you after those trips as we did not this one.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5916335, 'shop','gallery',4,1).renderIframe();</script></div>Clinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11033741316571160689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907978671163504757.post-24994778270769006712014-04-23T14:07:00.001-06:002014-04-23T14:10:27.153-06:00A short trip around FishtailI didn't have to travel far to find this variety of images. It's mid April, most of the snow is gone, Easter has just passed and the creatures are starting to invade the pastures and other terrain. One of the first images I spotted were some birds. Of course, one of our favorite birds is the American Eagle and this one was perched in a tree overlooking some interesting other birds.<br />
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Spring in Montana brings a lot of new births and the ranchers are busy taking care of the new calves and lambs. What caused me to stop the car were these images of baby sheep. They were in a field of at least 150 mothers and probably 300 babies. The normal birth rate is twins and you can see here. The rancher had already labeled them with their mothers number.</div>
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Starting in the spring and until late fall, one of the birds that you will see in the fields are the Sand Hill Cranes. They returned in late March, they travel with a mate, will have off spring and travel south in the fall, only to return in the spring. This is the male of this set.</div>
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When we got the snow the week before Easter, I commented on my Facebook that the hiding of the easter eggs would be a real chore with all of the snow. The mountains in Red Lodge got over 2 foot of snow, we didn't get that much, but we had plenty. So as I'm driving down one of the back roads,</div>
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who do I spot but Jack like in Jack Rabbit, like the guy who has the chore of hiding the easter eggs.</div>
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Looking closely at him, you can see he looks exhausted from the chores that he inherited prior to Easter.</div>
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Yes, it is spring in Montana and we're happy to be sharing with these guys and gals.</div>
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There has been a lot of speculation about the migration of the wildlife and particularly the bison in the last few days in Yellowstone National Park. For those in the know and those who have observed the wildlife in Yellowstone recently, the cause is not the animal instinct that another volcano is about<br />
to erupt like the one several million years ago. It's the fact that the winter of 2013-2014 is one of the<br />
severe winters that has been experienced in Wyoming and Montana.<br />
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As a result of the tough winter, the vegetation is even more scarce than typically this time of the year.<br />
So, what does the wildlife do, they migrate to area's where they hope there may be more to eat.<br />
My wife and I visited Yellowstone on April 2, 2014 and made the following observations and took these photographs in support of what we saw.<br />
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This is one of the few bison that we saw as we drove from Mammoth Hot Springs toward Cooke City. It was not the healthiest looking bison and was content to be standing here as we passed going East and still there when we returned going West.<br />
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We have been to Yellowstone in the winter on many occasions and had never seen as many bison on the road, in the fields, and pastures outside the park, north of Gardiner to the cattle crossing on route 89 approximately 14 miles north.<br />
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This is a scene where pronghorn and bison were inter mingled with a lot of bison in the hills in the background,.<br />
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If you compare the vegetation in the first photograph and look carefully here there are signs of vegetation and the wildlife is grazing the available forage.</div>
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Just across the Yellowstone River was this scene. You ask the question, why were most of the bison laying down. Again if you looked carefully, they were chewing their cuds and at least their bellys had more in them here than in the park.</div>
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and then a sight we had never seen. Bison crossing the Yellowstone River to get when the better grazing was. I didn't believe what I was seeing until I got close enough to take this photograph.</div>
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Finally, this was the other side of the Yellowstone. You can see some who had crossed the river and others who were returning for a drink of water.<br />
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To make the point even more profound. Where the bison were migrating to we also saw a lot of pronghorn, big horn sheep, deer, and elk. We saw none of them while we drove over 80 miles in Yellowstone.<br />
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Finally, Al Nash, Chief of Public Affairs, Yellowstone can be seen on this web site where he provides his opinion of the wildlife migration.<br />
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I’m different than
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I’m seldom with my
woman and never drink beer<o:p></o:p></div>
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When the season’s
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Occassionaly you’ll
find me with my girl friend, Dove<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the summer, we go
to the mountains on high<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the grass starts
to dwindle, we all say good bye<o:p></o:p></div>
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We’re easier to find
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We fight for our
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The boys drift away
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We rest on the slopes
and think of our loves<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the time nears for
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We rant and we rave
and rarely get sleep<o:p></o:p></div>
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The picture you’ll
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She was playing hard
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The rest of the scene
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But the result of my
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This young buck is expressing the Holiday Season as it posed for this photograph in Yellowstone National Park. We will be in Yellowstone on December 19th and hope to see wildlife posing in the snow.<br />
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Happy Holidays</div>
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Clint & Marty</div>
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Now, in early October, travel 550 miles north to Fishtail, Montana where we experienced at least 18" of snow. The results of the precipitation were different. Just look out the window of our home or on the deck and you see a pile of snow.<br />
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here's a better view of the snow on the deck of house, facing south.</div>
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So, other than a lot of snow, how were you impacted. The daytime weather has been in the 70's during the month of September and we had almost 3 inches of rain. The pastures were green and there was plenty of grass in the pastures. We had not fed the horses hay since last spring and there was enough grass in the pastures around the Grove Creek, the neighbors brought over 36 head of cattle to graze off the growth.<br />
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This is part of the cattle herd looking for the pasture. The snow was too deep for the neighbors to bring them hay. 24 hours later they arrived with a hay on a truck and a tractor to pull the truck in and pull it out of the field.<br />
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and these horses wandered all over the pasture where they had been dining for the last 2 months only to have their dinner covered with 18" of snow.<br />
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and Doc had this look that maybe he saw Clint bringing hay to the pasture.</div>
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and a day later, there had been some melt, but it didn't get the snow on the top of the posts on the deck rails.</div>
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- The snow was too deep to bring in supplies from the barn where we keep them so we</div>
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WADED THROUGH 18" OF SNOW & CARRY HAY, STRAW, & SHAVINGS</div>
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TO THE INSIDE OF THE BARN</div>
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THE MANURE IS PILING UP WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE SNOW TO MELT</div>
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THE COUNTY & A NEIGHBOR PLOWED US OUT AND WE GOT TO TOWN</div>
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WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF SNOW AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THE TEMPERATURE TO RISE</div>
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TODAY & TOMORROW WE ARE EXPECTING 70 DEGREE TEMPERATURES</div>
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One its buddies returned to the nest. You can ask how I know it returned to the nest where it was born and I say look at the color of it's feathers. If it's a male it will become vibrant. If it's a female the color around the head and eyes would be gray.<br />
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The sand hill cranes usually arrive in late March or early April. They mate for life and typically they will produce one or two off spring. This is a proud mama and papa strutting their stuff.<br />
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However, it's getting close to time to head south. This is a whole group with the one in the middle giving exercise lessons getting them ready for the long trip. The two of the left are trying hard, the one on the right is watching while the little one is probably one of this years offspring and is in the learning process.<br />
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and of course we have deer, who don't migrate but are careful at this time of the year that we don't interfere with their fawns. You can see this lady was trying to hide from me when I got near her with my camera.<br />
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As fall gets nearer and it starts to cool, there will be more.</div>
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