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Post by whollygoats on Jul 4, 2022 13:24:57 GMT
Thas a bareback bearback rider! I see he has stirrups and a saddle horn, so he's not a 'bareback bare bearback rider.'
He looks cool and comfortable on that bear, so I suppose he must be in New Mexico.
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Post by kingedmund on Jul 7, 2022 14:40:19 GMT
The St James hotel in Cimmaron NM is interesting. It’s real ist the way it was in the Wild West days. I guess Jessie James stayed there and there are still bullet holes in the ceiling where there was some type of shoot out. The horse trails are wonderful. I got a stubborn horse but after the second day he took to me well. The temperature here in Toas Villiage are amazing. 4th of July was fun in Red River. Took the ski lifts to top of mountain to enjoy the wonderful weather and sunshine.
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Post by kingedmund on Jul 7, 2022 14:42:28 GMT
Oh god. Putin on a bear. He’s not even cute. Put a shirt on!!! I can’t even imagine being with that thing. 😂 How his first wife lasted so long with him amazes me.
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Post by kingedmund on Jul 7, 2022 14:44:44 GMT
Right. That bear would kill him. Bears are not nice and you stay away from them. Moose too. Moose are mean as all git out.
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Post by whollygoats on Jul 7, 2022 17:50:44 GMT
Yes...It's obviously a photoshop. I don't think anybody could get even a hand-trained bear to take a rider. (It brings to mind Bill Bryson's experience 'riding an ostrich' in Safrica.)
It also brings to mind the tales of national park rangers...in this case, Canadian national park rangers in Banff, where the local herd, well harem, of elk congregate in the town soccer field during the mating season while the young bulls roam around the periphery. And, the tourists watch. One ranger related seeing a tourist ask somebody else to hold the camera and snap a photo while he set his toddler on the back of a cow elk. The ranger intervened prior to catastrophe, but was left wondering how often such attempts are actually made and tourist come away uninjured. They also referred to the native elk as "half ton ground squirrels" because of their tendency to flock to handouts, endanger everybody, and impede the smooth flow of traffic. Having an elk on one's porch in the morning is evidently legitimate excuse for tardiness in local establishments in Banff.
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Post by kingedmund on Jul 12, 2022 21:16:28 GMT
Made it back it was awesome. Back to heat again, but at least in August we will be going to Colorado to get a break from the August heat.
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Post by whollygoats on Jul 13, 2022 4:28:04 GMT
Nothing like home....to get away from.
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Post by kingedmund on Jul 14, 2022 13:45:02 GMT
😝. So true.
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