Something different for today... wild horse from the Pryor Mountains... Spring 2010

The Pryor Mountains, which span the Wyoming/Montana border, are home to a herd of wild horses. Although I grew up in Wyoming and Montana and have visited numerous times since heading east years ago to attend college (and staying after that until the present date), until this past June, I'd never visited the wild horse preserve. Now that we visit annually due to our ownership of a house in nearby Red Lodge, Montana, I spent a day with a high school classmate (an accomplished photographer) searching out the horses and photographing them. This is just one of the many images from our adventure... and I'm quite proud of it!

Panorama of Pilot and Index Peaks of the Absaroka Mountains... Wyoming

Am not at all sure how well viewing a panorama in this blog format will work... but we shall see. This was assembled from several images (about 14) and then cropped down to include only the central, most interesting (to my eye) portion of the panorama. I've learned a few things since taking and assembling this first attempt at a panorama and hope that future efforts reflect what I've learned. In the meantime, I'm quite pleased with this first effort!

A view of Pilot and Index Peaks from Pilot/Index Lookout on the Beartooth Highway...

This photo is from a few days ago and shows the view we had when stopped for lunch en route to Red Lodge, MT from Mammoth Hot Springs. In all the years I've traveled this road, I don't believe I've EVER seen the sun shine on Pilot and Index Peaks... but I have seen other photos where the sun has been shining on those mountains so I know it does!

Antelope on roadside... Yellowstone National Park, WY

There were three antelope... young bucks... by the side of the road closer than I've ever seen antelope before... just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful day! Here's one for your viewing pleasure...

Mammoth Hot Springs... another view of the totally awesome springs...

Each view of Mammoth Hot Springs is more marvelous than the last... we just cannot take enough photos!