In June of 2016 I went birding at my favorite spot: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It was a very, very good birding day. American avocets, American coots, American kestrels, American robins, American white pelicans Bank swallows, Barn swallows, Black billed magpies, Brown headed cowbirds, Black crowned night herons Black necked stilts, Bonaparte’s gulls, Common ravens, California gulls, Canada … More Time Travel: June 21, 2016
A return to the modern medieval period. It’s been almost 20 years since I last regularly attended activities with/in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism: http://www.sca.org/). My friends John & Bill have been somewhat more active recently and finally, (it’s taken 3 years) they convinced me to attend the Artemisia XX year celebration. by Bill … More Artemisia XX Year Celebration
I’ve never entered Yellowstone National Park through the East Entrance before. After driving through some gorgeous places such as Thermopolis, Meeteestse, and Cody I pulled up to the parking booth for the park… I don’t know what this structure in Cody is, but it’s fascinating. I had tossed my parks pass into my bag before … More Home thru Yellowstone – Sunday
The Wyoming plains are swells and hills with unexpected rivers, lakes, ponds, and plenty of Pronghorn aka Antelope. I spotted many on my way to Casper including a pair of frolicking youngsters. I was unable to stop for many reasons many of which include the word traffic. But on the way home I stopped and … More Crossing Wyoming – Sunday
This is one fancy arena: I think I liked the horse running free as part of the opening ceremonies the best, though this was very cool too. I spent some of yesterday and another part of this day working on the settings and usage of my camera. I really like that I am getting better … More CNFR Day 4 – Saturday
Saturday morning the CNFR hosted a Special Olympics Rodeo. Individuals were able to choose from the college contestants and/or coaches to walk them through the events. Riding Barrel Racing Roping I wish I had been able to get better/more photos. I missed out on many roping shots because of the crowds around the participants and … More Special Olympics Rodeo – Saturday
This day was once again spent either dealing with the large number of photographs from the day before or attending the Rodeo. Okay, so I did do a little shopping and found 5 used books on sewing. But mostly it was about rodeo and horses. ISU Women’s Rodeo Team: Darcey, Bailey, Makayla, Remi, and Coach … More CNFR Day 3 – Friday
