On my way home after New Years gig

cowboytwang · January 5th, 2005, 10:03 AM

Saturday morning I was coming home from my New Years gig. I was taking back roads and dirt trails to get home and avoid the Vegas-California traffic on I-15.

Well I came into this valley about ten miles from my house and saw something yellow out in the desert. I stopped the jeep and went to look and it was a herd of wild mustangs.

I happened to have my camera with me so I took a few pictures.
Actually I tracked them for over a mile and spent two hours in with the herd and took over fifty pictures.
I have taken pictures of mustangs around here before, but this herd was of palominos and creamola. Also one of the yearling was an albino.
I have posted the pictures at webshots if anyone want to look at all 51 of them.
Here is the link-- http://community.webshots.com/user/cowboytwang

A sample pic- Creamola mare

Herd

Jakedog · January 5th, 2005, 10:12 AM

Thanks for that, I needed it.

Jake

Bob Mc · January 5th, 2005, 10:57 AM

It's easy to forget what beauty is sometimes, thank you.

Steve McGinnis · January 5th, 2005, 11:01 AM

Thanks for the post and the pics. My daughter and I both enjoyed them.

J-man · January 5th, 2005, 01:15 PM

That is really cool, I wasn't even aware there were herds of wild mustangs like that around!

How did they react to you coming over and taking photos?

RevMike · January 5th, 2005, 05:07 PM

That must have been an incredible experience.

shakedancer · January 5th, 2005, 05:48 PM

Great experience and pictures!!!

bo · January 5th, 2005, 05:52 PM

Just beautiful! :D

lenny · January 5th, 2005, 06:00 PM

that albino is striking! what great pics and a great story
tnx :)

Joe-Bob · January 5th, 2005, 08:45 PM

Mmmmm............Horses............Aaaaaaaaarrrggh hghghghg..................

Tom P. · January 5th, 2005, 10:43 PM

Thanks for posting!

gtrwrks · January 5th, 2005, 11:01 PM

beautiful. really pretty countryside too.

Caper · January 5th, 2005, 11:09 PM

My daughter rides horses, she is goin love these pics, thanks.

fontaine · January 5th, 2005, 11:30 PM

That was just amazing! Thanks alot.

cowboytwang · January 6th, 2005, 01:38 PM

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How did they react to you coming over and taking photos?

When I first saw them I was about a half a mile away and up wind from them. So I spent about 30 minutes walking way around to get down wind, and stayed down low in a wash till I was about 200 feet away.
Then I slowly crawled on the ground to about 40-50 feet away and just laid there for about an hour taking pictures. After they noticed that I was there and didn't seem to threatened then I slowly stood up and took more pictures.

The Stallion was the only one that didn't get to close. He stayed about 50 feet away all the time. He even reared up and arched his neck a couple of time(a show of dominance).

The Cremola colored mare with the black mane and tail is pregnant and looks like she may foal in the next month or two. So I think sometime around mid March I'm going to see if I can find them again to see what the little one looks like.

davg · January 6th, 2005, 09:14 PM

Beautiful. The only scenery I seem to see is the sighting of a new Walgreens being built. Sigh. :( I gotta move.

cowboytwang · January 18th, 2005, 11:31 AM

Wow,
These pictures that I posted on Webshots got picked as the featured album for today.
They pick out three albums a day for the featured albums, and that's out of over 138 million pictures posted on the web site.
Now the amazing part of my album being picked today is that one of my aunts also has one of her albums picked as a featured album today. I thought that was pretty cool that both of us got picked out of 138 million.

My webshot pictures

Smokin' Joe Picante · January 18th, 2005, 11:54 AM

Way to go! They're beautiful pictures, they just seem to exude beauty and the essence of freedom!

marshallmelloman · January 18th, 2005, 12:08 PM

Great shots. Thanks for sharing those Alvin.

holndav · January 18th, 2005, 12:20 PM

Wonderful photos and a real neat story too.

Thanks Alvin for posting these!

David

Scotland · January 18th, 2005, 12:33 PM

That's something you won't find in my country. The scenery there looks like it's straight out of a John Wayne movie. Excellent pics and well taken too. Thanks for sharing.

transmaniacon · January 18th, 2005, 05:59 PM

those photos were great, now i wanna go over there even more.

steve

PeterUK · January 18th, 2005, 06:10 PM

I've just spent a wonderful hour with my wife (Bev) and two kids - Phoebe who is horse crazy & Thomas - flicking through your pictures and loving every minute of it.

Phoebe who is 8-years old, has bookmarked your page.

Fabulous. You cannot imagine the pleasure your pictures have brought to our home tonight!

Many thanks my friend.

:D Peter

January 5th, 2005, 10:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
cowboytwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: mojave desert Posts: 1,606 14 Photos	On my way home after New Years gig Saturday morning I was coming home from my New Years gig. I was taking back roads and dirt trails to get home and avoid the Vegas-California traffic on I-15. Well I came into this valley about ten miles from my house and saw something yellow out in the desert. I stopped the jeep and went to look and it was a herd of wild mustangs. I happened to have my camera with me so I took a few pictures. Actually I tracked them for over a mile and spent two hours in with the herd and took over fifty pictures. I have taken pictures of mustangs around here before, but this herd was of palominos and creamola. Also one of the yearling was an albino. I have posted the pictures at webshots if anyone want to look at all 51 of them. Here is the link-- http://community.webshots.com/user/cowboytwang A sample pic- Creamola mare Herd __________________ Alvin http://www.myspace.com/alvinblaine http://www.oldbluesound.com/about.htm _________________________ Originality is just undetected Plagiarism!

January 5th, 2005, 10:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jakedog Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TE Posts: 3,220	Thanks for that, I needed it. Jake __________________ Oh, the fear I've known That I might reap the praise of strangers And end up on my own All I've sown was a song And maybe I was wrong -Emily Saliers

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Bob Mc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mo'town NJ Posts: 1,641	A great reminder It's easy to forget what beauty is sometimes, thank you. __________________ All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out. Mark Twain

January 5th, 2005, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Steve McGinnis Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 832	That is really cool Thanks for the post and the pics. My daughter and I both enjoyed them.

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J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 20 Posts: 6,370 9 Photos	That is really cool, I wasn't even aware there were herds of wild mustangs like that around! How did they react to you coming over and taking photos? __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

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RevMike Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 1,060	Beautiful Pictures. That must have been an incredible experience.

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shakedancer Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: north of Boston Posts: 1,639	Cowboyl Great experience and pictures!!!

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bo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,794	Just beautiful! :D

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lenny Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Haven, CT. USA Posts: 3,219	that albino is striking! what great pics and a great story tnx :)

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Joe-Bob Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 46 Posts: 4,016	Mmmmm............Horses............Aaaaaaaaarrrggh hghghghg.................. __________________ "German is the language God uses when He really means business." --FZ

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gtrwrks Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: oklahoma city, ok Age: 44 Posts: 758	beautiful. really pretty countryside too. __________________ www.myspace.com/toddlynchmusic

January 5th, 2005, 11:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
Caper Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,169 7 Photos	My daughter rides horses, she is goin love these pics, thanks.

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fontaine Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 338	WOW!... That was just amazing! Thanks alot.

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davg Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington, PA Posts: 149	Beautiful. The only scenery I seem to see is the sighting of a new Walgreens being built. Sigh. :( I gotta move.

January 18th, 2005, 11:31 AM	#17 (permalink)
cowboytwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: mojave desert Posts: 1,606 14 Photos	Wow, These pictures that I posted on Webshots got picked as the featured album for today. They pick out three albums a day for the featured albums, and that's out of over 138 million pictures posted on the web site. Now the amazing part of my album being picked today is that one of my aunts also has one of her albums picked as a featured album today. I thought that was pretty cool that both of us got picked out of 138 million. My webshot pictures __________________ Alvin http://www.myspace.com/alvinblaine http://www.oldbluesound.com/about.htm _________________________ Originality is just undetected Plagiarism!

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Smokin' Joe Picante Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 508	Congratulations! Way to go! They're beautiful pictures, they just seem to exude beauty and the essence of freedom! __________________ http://www.joecurtisband.com/ Overheard at a gig... "The guitar could be louder... I have no idea how, but I'm sure it can be done..." ;)

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marshallmelloman Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 547	Great shots. Thanks for sharing those Alvin.

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holndav Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 1,409 44 Photos	Really Cool! Thanks for sharing! Wonderful photos and a real neat story too. Thanks Alvin for posting these! David __________________ "If we can't be free at least we can be cheap". FZ

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Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,612 3 Photos	Excellent photos That's something you won't find in my country. The scenery there looks like it's straight out of a John Wayne movie. Excellent pics and well taken too. Thanks for sharing. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

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transmaniacon Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney,NSW Posts: 268	those photos were great, now i wanna go over there even more. steve

January 18th, 2005, 06:10 PM	#23 (permalink)
PeterUK Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 2,830	Alvin. You are a star! I've just spent a wonderful hour with my wife (Bev) and two kids - Phoebe who is horse crazy & Thomas - flicking through your pictures and loving every minute of it. Phoebe who is 8-years old, has bookmarked your page. Fabulous. You cannot imagine the pleasure your pictures have brought to our home tonight! Many thanks my friend. :D Peter