January is definitely the longest month of the year. It’s when winter really sets in, and there seems to be no hope of life on the land. Sure, the beeves and horses don’t seem to mind—especially when it’s above zero. But the green on the land is almost forgotten; the nights don’t seem to get […]
Clear Skies and Silence
It feels like we’re pitching down to zero again tonight. The stars are bright enough to see by. Our high altitude country, far away from smog and cityscapes enables us to experience truly countless stars in the cold night sky. The horses can be heard in the thick night air, nickering to each other and […]
Photo of the Day: Darkening Skies
The skies darken with coming snowfall over the Alderspring Ranch remuda.
So You Wanna Be A Rancher?
As I was standing on the back of the hay wagon today, forking off 2 tons of hay to the mama cows and their calves, I happened to look up at May Mountain. It looked like Mount Everest. Granted, May’s 11,000 some feet are a pittance compared to Everest’s 29,000, but it looked just as inhospitable […]
Great Pyrenees Puppies at Alderspring
Our two female Great Pyrenees guard dogs (and family friends) recently had a total of 21 puppies! These purebred Pyrenees are wonderful dogs, serving well as guardians of both young animals and young children. We will be selling these puppies through a new website our oldest daughter put together: IdahoPyrenees.com