Cow Country

[RanchRoper]

Besides, packing a Henry around in the arena makes folks nervous for some reason...

[JEBar]

nervous OK but I bet they are quiet about it ....

[RanchRoper]

Wife and I went to town yesterday for breakfast and she snapped this pic on the way. The windy slopes of the Livingston Range on the Alberta-BC border. Elk and Griz country.

[Dennis H]

Looks like full on winter RR! I'll stop belly achin bout a little wind!

[North Country Gal]

Looks like avalanche country, too. One thing we do NOT have around here, even with all our snow.

[RanchRoper]

Yes. I don't do much riding in the mountains during winter. Too tough on horses. We get all the cattle out by early November. The last few rides of the season can be cold windy ones though. Best money ever spent was angora wooly chaps. My wife got me a small stainless steel thermos that fits in my saddle pouch. Hot black coffee never tastes better than out there.

[North Country Gal]

On the coffee thing, I absolutely agree. I carry a thermos at times when riding the fat bike in the snow. Nothing beats coffee to take the bite out of the cold.

[RanchRoper]

It's a good little thermos. I can fill it at 5am and it's still hot mid-afternoon. It has a locking lid that pops up to let you drink from a small spout. Pretty easy to use one handed even with gloves on.

Once the weather here breaks (this week???) I'll get back to posting pics from horseback again. Cow country looks better between a horse's ears.

[RanchRoper]

Snapped this today near Crowsnest Mtn. Hard to see but it's a big elk herd. A few hundred or so.

[CT_Shooter]

... it's a big elk herd.

Yes; it is. That's awesome, RR. Yours is one of the best views of the world! Thanks.

[Dennis H]

Looks like they found some groceries in all that snow country!

[Deadwood Dutch]

That's a terrific photo, wonderful to be able to see all those elk!

[daytime dave]

That's a lot of elk for sure.

[RanchRoper]

Finally horseback and springtime is here....my wife snapped this pic a couple of days ago....Badger and me on our way out for some trail miles.

[CT_Shooter]

You sure are a handsome horse, Badger! RanchRoper on your back looks right at home on the range. Thanks, Mrs. RR, for the great photo.

[Dennis H]

Looks like Ole badger wintered well! I've got mustache envy! Nice pic ma'am!

[Deadwood Dutch]

That's' really a pretty photo!

[RanchRoper]

Thanks, he's shedding hair like crazy right now. They all are. Brushing them in the wind is like a huge tornado of hair whirling around.

[Dennis H]

Thanks, he's shedding hair like crazy right now. They all are. Brushing them in the wind is like a huge tornado of hair whirling around.

Is that how the mustache is so thick? I try to slip out when the wind lays down in the evening to brush em down this time a year. Doesn't always work, wind up spittin hair!

[RanchRoper]

Are you ranching? Where?