6/14/09 - Favorite Stompin' Grounds


This is not the best Pano, but I wanted to try and show you a little bit of what has become my favorite place to visit. This is a Waterfowel production area. No vehicles are allowed inside the boundries. It's only a couple of square miles in area, but as Waterfowel production areas go, it is fairly large. One of the reasons I like it so much is that there is no one living near it. Other than a couple of abandoned farmsteads, the nearest ranch is about three quarters of a mile to the NW. I was here for about 4 hours this morning. In that time I only saw one car go by on the gravel road. This is a southern view. Looking off on the Left side and continuing over the Horizon is a Federal Wildlife Refuge. Off to the east and back over your left shoulder is pasture land. The rancher there has a sizable herd of Bison. About three quarters of a mile off to the right ( west ) is a gigantic Gravel Pit, but you barely notice it. There is a little used highway about one half mile to the SE that again you can barely tell is there. In the center of the picture you can see the small pond/swamp that I've only shown with Fog rising over it.

http://littlebro.smugmug.com/photos/561411615_tzdt6-L.jpg

That picture was taken looking toward where I was standing when I took this picture.

The trees in the center of this picture are a stand of mixed hardwood, and just to the left of those is a stand of Tamarac that continues for quite some distance along a steam. Sadly, those are on private land. I've posted pictures of those earlier in another gallery.

http://littlebro.smugmug.com/gallery/8125129_A6fmF/1/529811355_KWPDw

There is another stand to your right ond back over your right shoulder that are not in this photo. Thoses ARE on the production area. Behind you ( to the north ) is an area of prairie and small potholes that is home to many species of wildflowers.

BTW - For those of you who do not know what Tamaracs are, They are a a deciduous conifer. They actually lose their needles evey fall just like a deciduous tree. They turn a brilliant gold before they lose their needles.

Oh yes, one other reason I like this area is that It is only 4 miles from my home. You can use the map this feature to see an aerial view.

6/14/09 - Favorite Stompin' Grounds


This is not the best Pano, but I wanted to try and show you a little bit of what has become my favorite place to visit. This is a Waterfowel production area. No vehicles are allowed inside the boundries. It's only a couple of square miles in area, but as Waterfowel production areas go, it is fairly large. One of the reasons I like it so much is that there is no one living near it. Other than a couple of abandoned farmsteads, the nearest ranch is about three quarters of a mile to the NW. I was here for about 4 hours this morning. In that time I only saw one car go by on the gravel road. This is a southern view. Looking off on the Left side and continuing over the Horizon is a Federal Wildlife Refuge. Off to the east and back over your left shoulder is pasture land. The rancher there has a sizable herd of Bison. About three quarters of a mile off to the right ( west ) is a gigantic Gravel Pit, but you barely notice it. There is a little used highway about one half mile to the SE that again you can barely tell is there. In the center of the picture you can see the small pond/swamp that I've only shown with Fog rising over it.

http://littlebro.smugmug.com/photos/561411615_tzdt6-L.jpg

That picture was taken looking toward where I was standing when I took this picture.

The trees in the center of this picture are a stand of mixed hardwood, and just to the left of those is a stand of Tamarac that continues for quite some distance along a steam. Sadly, those are on private land. I've posted pictures of those earlier in another gallery.

http://littlebro.smugmug.com/gallery/8125129_A6fmF/1/529811355_KWPDw

There is another stand to your right ond back over your right shoulder that are not in this photo. Thoses ARE on the production area. Behind you ( to the north ) is an area of prairie and small potholes that is home to many species of wildflowers.

BTW - For those of you who do not know what Tamaracs are, They are a a deciduous conifer. They actually lose their needles evey fall just like a deciduous tree. They turn a brilliant gold before they lose their needles.

Oh yes, one other reason I like this area is that It is only 4 miles from my home. You can use the map this feature to see an aerial view.