I've been out to see the Salt River horses a few times this winter but Lori hadn't seen them yet so she accompanied JC and I. Pretty brave of her since the last time she went on a photo hike with us it was about an 8 hour adventure.
We went down Bush Highway, just past Butcher Jones Recreation Area. We could tell we were getting close when we started seeing cars parked on the side of the highway taking in the easy view of the horses. We never take the easy way and after parking JC's truck and passing a few four legged stragglers and a passel of tourists we found a couple of bands totalling 40 horses and, bonus, no people.
Down a dry wash and around the backside of a steep climb we saw them.
When we got here in the fall the hills were brown after a hot dry summer but the rains this past few months have greened up the hills and fattened up the horses.
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Tourists coming up behind and a photographer in front.
She was not happy. |
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| This one is known as Moon Shadow |
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| "If I've told you once....." |
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| Lori getting a good shot. |
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| This stallion was keeping one eye on us and the other on his band. |
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Mackenzie grazing off by herself.
Her colouring is very distinctive |
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| A lonely photographer waiting for the perfect shot |
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| Rain clouds moving in. Time to head home. |
Great afternoon.
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