Stone Corral Area

Stone Corral and the Buffalo Flats area is pretty, but the road is

really rough so we very seldom go there, but this day the trip was well

worth it..

The grass is thick and lush,

The old stone corral still stands, maybe a little rugged now..

I wonder how long this old gate has hung here,, and who built it so

long ago.

The ride only got better when we found this guys.....!!!

They weren't really afraid of us....unsure but very curious.  I just took my time,

getting out of the truck and standing still to see how close they would come..

I slowly walked away from the truck...thinking maybe just me alone they

would be more apt to come closer and check things out.

They were two of the prettiest horses I have ever seen....

They were is great shape, fat and sleek...

I just stood in one spot, the gray more interested in the truck than he was me.

Awesome....!!!

They continued to walk around, the gray was very much the leader

of the two...there was no doubt..

Ah..this was great...loved these boys...

This guy has some excellent blood lines there is no doubt..

All at once, they decided it was time to leave....they ran out into the

brush..we decided to sit on the tail gate and have lunch....we started

laughing as here they started back, they made a big circle around us and

came at us on the other side....

They seemed to forget all about us...

I guess they finally decided it was time to move on, with a last look

at us...he turned and off they went...

I have tons of pictures of these guys, but will stop here...I enjoyed my

time spent with them,   I'm glad they left first as I didn't want to leave

them.....but I have these pictures to look back and remember...!

Pretty country, very different from the western part of the HMA.

This was the only other group we saw,,,,,but that was ok...our day

was well spent..!!

Behind Buckhorn Lake. April 2009

We took our quads and followed a road off of the Dodge Road,

eventually bringing us into the back side of Buck Horn Lake.

This was new terrotory for us, but it was a ride I will never forget.

Even though it had been an unusually dry winter, the wild flowers were

 many and the grass was good

Going down a draw, we spotted the family.

Look at that baby...what a cutie  ....

They trotted off through an old burn...lots of feed for them there.

"Dad" led the way, moving his family away from us...so it was time to

move on...

Time for lunch.  We find a spot in a little draw....

I don't know who surprised who more...but we spotted each other

about the same time...

"The Man" seemed to stand guard until his family went past us...

A mare stops to look..

Another stops, this one with a little one...oh this was the best..

We just sat quietly and watched them go by...Doesn't get

any better than this...I was in heaven...!!!

He decided it was time to go....they trotted up towards a trail...and soon

they were gone....

Another group but they wanted no part of us..

Time for a quick glance..and they were gone..

We see Buck Horn Lake, so decide to park the quads and go the rest

of the way on foot to see how close we can get.

Basking on the beautiful spring day....oh..I needed a better lense...

Even as far as we were, it did not take them long to realize something was

not right, and they started to leave.

We headed farther to the east...staying in the trees to avoid being seen

from another group we had spotted...

What a lazy day, hangin' at the watering hole...

We were seen pretty quickly...

He made sure that we knew this was his family...

Prancing back and forth and blowing at us....

Up on the high side is this family...probably heading down for a drink

A healthy baby...

Not sure about his ears, but he will be easy to identify if I see him again..

Farther down, another young family...

Little one catches up to Mom..

Time to head home...but it has been a great day !!

I could spend every day like this...