Pale Ale & His Family

Let me introduce you to Pale Ale. He was born late last September 2010, the winter was pretty hard on his Mom.



As you can see she got pretty skinny. But the spring came & along with it grasses to fatten her up. Pale Ale has grown into a very handsome yearling & his Mom is looking gorgeous, these below are in Sept. 2011.

Here is the rest of his family. The Black Stallion is very watchful & puts his ears back when you get too close. 

Here is a pic of another yearling, this one a Filly. I have last year's pic & this years following it.

That Filly is looking very pretty. There is a Black Mare with her 2011 Foal.

Rounding the band up is a brown mare looking pretty pregnant as of 9/11/11.

And this older mare, she is getting very gray around her face.



All the bands I will introduce you to are scheduled for roundup in 2012 or early 2013 according to the BLM Wild Horse & Burro Specialists. They were last rounded up in January of 2008. Below are more pics of them. Hope you enjoy as much as I do.

winter fuzzy



Heading Up

The road to Cold Creek is about 18 miles long, heading straight up to the mountains.

It's lined with mostly creosote, some rabbit brush, then goes to Joshua trees & up at the dead end, turns to pines by the trail head to Bonanza Peak. There are what I call scrub oak, lots of sage, prickly pear cactus & quite a few wildflowers in the spring ranging from purples to yellows to reds.

Someday I am going to take this Road to Somewhere, just to see where somewhere leads.

Once you get up a ways, on your right will be Indian Range, & what is known as Rattlesnake Mountain.

This is where I usually start looking for the Wild Horses, especially in the colder months, when there is snow up higher. One of the bands that hang around here is the one I call the White Horse Band. Last year, this was a band of around 10, with two white foals. The band has since split, & I haven't seen the other half or the other white horse all summer. But I can usually count on seeing these guys. The black stallion guards his family well, & usually will come out if he sees you, & let you know he sees you.

You can click on the images to make them larger. Sorry about the writing on them :). This band is not one of what we call the moocher bands. They do not come to the road for handouts, they usually stay away from the road, thank the lord. One of my favorite things to do is watch the wild horses, & Cold Creek is a wonderful place to see them.