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Horse - Stanislaus County  2026

Horse grazing near the Stanislaus River. Of course, he stopped grazing when the photographer showed up.

Five Brooks Stables

Hay Bales - Point Reyes  2026

Stable Sign - Point Reyes  2026

We took Hanna and her friend Amelie out to the stables at Five Brooks in Point Reyes for a one-hour horseback ride.

They enjoyed it! But they were quite sore the following day.

Horse, Waiting - Point Reyes  2026

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Horse & Rider (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Truck, Horse Trailer (Fairfax) - Marin County  2026

Up the street . . . riders preparing to venture forth into the Loma Alta Open Space district. Hali used to park her trailer in the same spot, then ride off on Tuffy.

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Horse, Tree - Bishop  2025

Horse, Trees, Mountains - Bishop  2025

Within walking distance from my motel. 

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Horses - Bishop  2025

Relaxing in the shade. An iPhone 13 photo taken from the car.

Hali's Birthday!

Hali, Tuffy Going for Walk - Marin County  2016

Wow!

Tuffy and Moon

 

Tuffy and Moon (San Geronimo Valley) - Marin County  2014

Somewhat mysterious photo taken with an iPhone 5s ten years ago, 6:45 PM.

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Horses - Canada  2024

Picturesque Canadian horses in British Columbia.

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Horse (Kalispell) - Montana  2024

Rural structure just outside the motel's parking lot. Interesting.

North through Montana - 5

Mountains, Rain, Clouds - Montana  2024

Ranch Buildings, Horse, Mountains - Montana  2024

Photos were taken within a few minutes of another. These photos were taken with a Nikon Z7II, which at one point was Nikon's top-rated camera. (Now there's a Z8 and a Z9.)

I must say that the files do very well when converting the original color to black and white.

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Horses - Idaho  1987

I could tell that this was taken in Idaho by the position of the negative on the contact sheet. 

I can't be sure, but I might have been using an Olympus OM-1 SLR camera. (My original Nikon F was stolen in the late 1970s, alas.)

Driving through Yosemite

Horse Training - Tuolumne County  2023

Lake Don Pedro - Tuolumne County  2023

I wanted to spend a few days in the area around Bishop in the Owens Valley last October . . . hiking, taking pix etcetera. I followed the usual route on highway 120, stopping to take some photos here and there. Of course, one of the must-visit scenic views was the one of beautiful Lake Don Pedro. (Compare to 2015 photo.)

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Horse, Flag - Marin County  2011

Horse, Flag - Marin County  2011

At a horse campground in Marin County's SP Taylor Park.

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Horse - Marin County  2023

From last February . . . some fine rain had just started.

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Horse (Woodacre) - Marin County  2023

Horse Art (Woodacre) - Marin County  2023

Walking around after paying a visit to the Woodacre Post Office. The Dixon Ranch stables are right across the street.

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Horse - Marin County  2022

Taken during a morning walk over to the stables. 

They lose interest once they realize that you're not bringing them any food.

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Horse (Fallon) - Nevada  2022

Oasis of Nevada (Fallon) - Nevada  2022

Taken as I left the motel and went for a short afternoon walk.

Train, Horse

Train, Horse - Nevada  2022

After traveling a few miles on the highway there was an offramp for a historic marker, having to do with the original indigenous inhabitants. 

I got out the Nikon and took some photos of the train tracks and the mountains. I was immensely pleased to hear a train horn in the distance and soon enough a small train came into view. I didn't notice it at the time but there was a horse walking by himself on the dirt road adjacent to the tracks.

 I think that's the Truckee River in amongst the trees at the base of the hills.

Horse, Train - Nevada  2022

Harris Ranch (Highway 5)

 

Harris Ranch Fountain - Fresno County 2022

Harris Ranch Horse Art - Fresno County  2022

We always stop here to use the bathrooms. Located in Fresno County, which spans quite a large West/East corridor in California, ranging from here in the  Central Valley to Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada.

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Horse (Woodacre) - Marin County  2022

It's been a while since I posted a horse photo. This is across the street from the Post Office at the Dixon Ranch. I used a Nikon Z5.