“As full of spirit as the month of May, and as gorgeous as the sun in Midsummer.” ~William Shakespeare The mares of the wild herds are often forgotten and overlooked with our obsession of the wild stallions and their majestic behavior! Mares, tireless and duty bound, protect their young, take the ‘lead’ on moving to […]
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” ~Joshua J.Marine. My job as a research tech here in the park is down to finding one band a week. Of course I choose Blaze!!! Yesterday I hiked out to him in the late afternoon. I couldn’t glass him from Buck […]
“The dust of my dreams swim spiced incense smoke.” ~ Cameron Conaway, Bonemeal The last six days have been filled with fellow photographer friends visiting from Minnesota who were with me to capture Cloud on the ridge line and the bison on the sunrise, new photographer friends from Bismarck spending a late afternoon with me […]
“My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky.” ~William Wordsworth Start the day with fog and end it with a rainbow! Good Night From Medora! Deb
“Everybody needs beauty…places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.” ― John Muir This morning the park was filled with layers of fog! Not one horse did I see, but the horses I did not seek, because around every bend in […]
“For words, like Nature, half reveal And half conceal the Soul within.” ― Alfred Tennyson There is a huge story behind this image that involves new acquaintances from near and far, friendships, and sharing life! That is what TRNP is about! All the amazing people who experience the park in their own way! Right now, […]
“From Wakan-Tanka, the Great Mystery, comes all power. It is from Wakan-Tanka that the holy man has wisdom and the power to heal and make holy charms. Man knows that all healing plants are given by Wakan-Tanka, therefore they are holy. So too is the buffalo holy, because it is the gift of Wakan-Tanka.” ~Flat-Iron […]
DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA Oh there is soooo much drama in the park and again it involves the former band of Gray Ghost! Quick, someone send him a memo and tell him his mares are free for the taking! Well, at least, as of yesterday morning they were without their band stallion, Teton. Teton was sighted […]
HOLD YOUR HORSES!!! WHISKERS AND EARS ALERT!!! Meet the newest addition to the band of Clinker!!! His charming momma is Lacey and he arrived on or close to May 20th. After much discussion on his name and because of the limited amount of colts (boys) being born, Roosevelt was the choice! Chad hiked in with […]
“I found Him in the shining of the stars.” ― Alfred Tennyson The ‘shining of the stars’ is what I think of when I see this image of Thunder Cloud! Staunch defender of his harem, small and mighty, beautiful, and full of wildness!!! He has lost one of his mares earlier this week to another […]