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| | Hiking | 2.41 Miles | 1 Hour 4 Mns | | 2.45 mph |
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| no partners | | 7-25-2022 My first full day at the ranch. Harvest started so any plans I had were put on the back burner... actually, they were put away in the freezer as we didn't get to do anything I had hoped to do  . All hands on deck when harvest starts... so remember that if you ever hit a farm during that time. My job was helping with transportation as they moved trucks around to gather the harvest from the combines. While running some errands I was able to get some photos including of the numerous Pronghorn Antelope that like to hang around during harvest.
DAY TWO 7-26-2022 I didn't get very far on my hike as I got recruited. The second harvest evening didn't start out too well as a truck broke down; the oil filter fell out. Needless to say, that was quite the ordeal and I have it on film (somewhat Three Stooges like if you're familiar with that comedy trio). You should have seen my cousin Brian when he came out from under the truck after inspecting the damage from where the oil filter fell out (turns out it was a stripped bolt). So they would be down one truck, which this time wasn't so bad as the yield was quite low due to lack of rain and hail. Despite the truck ordeal, we still had a beautiful sunset  .
DAY THREE 7-27-2022 I helped with Harvest lunch. And this evening, I finally got to do my EVENING HIKE around the ranch. I went back behind the house and then across the Romain Reservoir dam south toward the Hay Fortress with those big ole bales. Back in my day, the bales were a quarter of the size because they involved people chucking bales, now it's tractors. Bane, one of the 'hood dogs, stayed with me until I left the reservoir area. I got some cool video of him taking a dip. At the Hay Fortress there were a couple bunnies so I got to test out the zoom capability with my new phone (long story!). I also saw a buck deer in the distance but too far for pictures. I could also see the Goosebill (a small landmark butte) and my cousin Dallas's place and a bit of cousin Steven's place.
I continued along the reservoir which is ALWAYS active with bird life like pelicans, cormorants, geese, ducks and an occasional blue heron. I wasn't that good with the new phone camera (Ultra 22) but I managed to get some decent pics and movies. The reservoir is very low due to lack of rain, the lowest any of us have ever seen it. I headed over to the Leg (grain elevator of sorts) and did a video tour. When I got back I helped with a very late harvest dinner around 10PM. You harvest until you can't see. Dinners can be hard to time when you have texts like this:
"at 7:36PM To Brad - Any idea what time is good for supper?
at 8:41PM From Brad - Right now (and, of course, he was kidding as it wasn't even dark yet)  "
FYI It really is called Romain Reservoir, check the map. In fact, if you look at the map and check out the bigger bodies of water, a lot of them will have a squared edge and many of those were built by the Romain Bros in the 40s and early 50s. They were paid by various sources (including BLM) to build these dirt dams. The Romain Bros would do that during their down time, usually in the Fall after seeding and spring/summer before harvest.
I posted photos from all three days as some people have indicated an interest in the farm life. And here are the videos from the first three days:
[ youtube video ] Days 1 and 2
[ youtube video ] Day 3 including the hike |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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