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Things have been a bit hectic, but sadly most of the people have left, so it is getting quieter. I finally finished a second video of a revisit to Mickey Basin.
The group didn't get enough time to explore Mickey Basin, so we took off again to do a bit more exploring. The nice part about the area is that we can land our planes and spend as much time on foot as we can stand. The area was the site of an early ranch, and has the remains of a building on it. It was pretty primitive at best, and I would hope that the conditions were different from what they are today. I know for sure that I wouldn't want to live there full time. The feral horses are attracted to the area because there are quite a few seeps and springs.
The house wasn't all that big, even when it was all standing, and was made of native stone and held together with mud from the lake. The western term for the place would have been a "Rawhide" outfit. Denoting that it was held together with hide and scraps. Apparently baling wire hadn't been invented yet.
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Today Roger Hankins, John Hauck and I went to see Jordan Craters from the ground. Very interesting stuff. John and I having been over it before sat on the high ground and watched Roger burn calories. Both of us have cranky knees.
On the way out there we saw a Badger duck down into a culvert. Of course we had to look
Don't growl at a Badger in a culvert, it pisses them off!
Buckaroos
Jordan Craters Lava Flow. The lump is the source that it flowed from.
Different angle
collapsed tube
The tube continues in the back.
Caldera
interesting lava forms
Hope's flight
When we got back from our road trip it was Hope's turn. Her weight is holding at 945 grams. She is developing a dislike of the Giant Hood, but other than that every thing is great. As soon as we got into the field, she began peering into and under every bush that she could see.
I am sure that not many falconers enter their hawks with the aid of a rifle. If I had a "make hawk" I wouldn't have to use one either. Hawks learn from other like hawks how to hunt and what is suitable quarry. I have used tame Rabbits to introduce them to the game, but there doesn't seem to be many tame Rabbits around my part of the country. The Jacks are so plentiful here that the ranchers are begging for someone to shoot them. So access and supply is no problem.
Hope, while progressing, had yet to understand that she could get some of these rabbits. Her first try was a 15 yard pursuit the last time out, but she got sidetracked onto a rock that looked a bit like a rabbit?
This time Roger broke ones rear leg, but Hope still didn't chase. We followed it and got it up several more times, but she was still not giving chase. Finally it stopped where she could see it about 20 yards in front of us. She flashed off the fist and was accelerating when she slammed into the Rabbit. Yes! Much more like it. Even though the rabbit was facing away she ended up with one foot on the head and the other in the front shoulders. Most excellent! The entire trip including driving there and back took less than an hour.
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