Three Days off

Cows on the open range
they have the right of way

Wednesday we were planning a trip to Wyoming, but that got put on hold, by the time I finished the blog and Brad got done with a phone call, it was after 10:00 and a little later than we wanted to leave.  So we continued with inside things, finished our time sheets and work claims, balanced check books then headed out about 11:30.  We had lunch with Fred and Judy at the Flaming Gorge Lodge then headed into the office in Dutch John.  We dropped off our paper work and Nan gave me a print out for the next river increase, which just happens to be on Friday, from 4600 CFM at 7:00 am and then being a full 8600 CFM output at 11:00 am, wow what a change.  After that we headed out to Brown's park, the second pull out spot on the river.  We first checked out the BLM campground, which was actually pretty nice, with most sites having a covered picnic table.  Then we went to the historical area, where John Jarvie ran a store/trading post and a ferry(circa 1880) over the Green River.  It was interesting and the dugout which was the original home, was not as romantic as one would think.  After he built a log house the original dugout was used by people such as Tome Horn (a hired gun), Ann Bassett (queen of the cattle rustlers), and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.  It really was an interesting story and in the end John Jarvie, himself, was killed by transients.  After the long ride home we just had grilled sausages for dinner, talked with the neighbors for awhile, then off to bed.

Not so Romantic Dugout home

The Vastness of the West

 

 

 



Thursday we had a quick breakfast, then headed out to Wyoming to do the Wild Horse Loop.  Within 5 minutes of the loop we saw our first two horses, then about 15 min. later we saw 3 more.....what a

BLM Camping on the  reservoir

great day this is going to be.  No such luck, that was it, the rest of the 24 mile, bumpy rough road, not another horse, a few mule deer and a bunch of prong horn deer, but that was it.  We ended up in Rock Springs and found the wild horse corrals, which were absolutely full.....now we know where they all were, rounded up the week before we hit the loop.  We checked them out for a while, very beautiful animals, full of spunk and energy, then we headed off to the store for just a few things that we needed.  We then headed down route 191 to Dutch John and about 30 min. into the ride we hit the open range 'Live Stock' may be on the road (and they have the right of way).  We saw a bunch more

First two Wild horses

deer and about 45 min. into the ride I saw 4 wild horses down a ravine.  We pull over a little less then 1/4 mile down the road and when we got out to look, there must have been about 20-30 wild horse down the embankment, enjoying the open range area.....now they need to get the rest of them from Wyoming to join them.  We watched them for a while, then back in the car for the rest of the ride home.  Nothing eventful after that, just a long ride home, all in all about 200 miles put on the car, but we had a great day, beautiful weather.  Back home, a chat with the neighbors, left overs for dinner and we were all in bed by 10:00. 

 

Wild Horse Herd
On the open range
not in the place they are to be

Wild Horse Corral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday is our stay at home day, 2 loads of laundry in by 8:30, breakfast on the grill and we eat outside on this beautiful morning.  Back to the laundry room, another load in the washer, some hung on the line, the rest in the dryer and I get to work on the impossible jigsaw puzzle, but I got a lot put together....yea.  Laundry gets done, we have a quick lunch, then take the car up to the parking lot for a washing, a scrub on the outside and then a good scrubbing on the inside....but why, until we got it back to the RV parking area, it is yellow with pollen.  Oh well, I move inside and clean the RV, dust, sweep and scrub the bathroom, while Brad cleaned up the picnic area,  Pretty nice when I am finished inside, so we start a fire to burn up the debris and just as the fire gets burning the wind picks up.  We let it burn up the big stuff, but then dump about 5 gallons of water on it to put out the log that started to burn,(we don't want to be responsible for a forest fire).  After that chicken on the grill and a veggie for dinner, a little chat with a few of the neighbors, dishes done, a walk for Rudy, shower and shave for Brad and now we are about ready for bed.  Tomorrow is another day of work, but this time the river is flowing at the maximum rate....we'll have to see what that is like. 

 

Thanks for the visit,

Diane and Brad