Dear Ben,
This morning I headed West of the house to a place where I had cut lion tracks many times. I park kind of in a in between place that allows me to check the sandy arroy for tracks and if there is one I can at least know which direction to go. Funny thing is every track I have ever cut here is going to the East? What do you think of that? Do lions only travel one direction in a certain area? Of well live and learn.
Brought all the Ladies again .. Pea, Jazz, Sheila, Sissy, Iris, Clara and of course Fat Lori lol she is losing some weight.
I didn't bring a pack mule today .. seems like neither Jet or Ruth can handle the rocks bare footed like Agnes can. They were both pretty sore footed so I left them at the house. I have a call into my farrier so hopefully soon he will be out to put some shoes on. I could do it if I have to but I sure don't mind paying someone else to do it.
No tracks in the arroy so I headed west to check a game camera I had up. Hounds opened up below a little hairy cedar tree. Again I think it was a bobcat so they didn't go that far... I got up to where my camera was suppose to be and ate some steak and fried cabbage .. what a good way to eat while your out and about. Here is a tip.. wrap your steak in aluminum foil and either you can make a little fire to heat it up or in this case I just use my jet boil zip ... stick a stick in the steak and just hold it over the fire .. don't take long and it's hot. I also carry these little thermoses that keep everything warm. Real good to use just for day trips so you can have a hot lunch... here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/born100yearstoolate?listId=13LVUKV6XQYCT&ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_list_own_born100yearstoolate_dp_1tms4b7qIc64W
I had set this game camera up at a Tanoka (not sure if thats how you spell it or if that is even what it is called) .. its a pool of water. Typically a great place to have a game camera to see what is moving around especially in the desert. I knew I had left it too long... should of took it down before the hunting seasons started .. so it was gone someone had stolen it. I just don't understand why someone takes something that is not theirs .. just not raised right I guess.
Later on I met a group of old men looking for petroglyphs or so they said .. looked more like treasure hunters to me ... anyway they sure looked like they were having a good time ... smoking cigars and drinking beer.. said they were going to camp out tonight under the stars. You know I always like to see people getting out like that and having adventures .. makes me smile.
I got back to the truck and trailer and got everything watered ... loaded up and headed home..no sign of a lion but I did have a good day ... anytime I can get out with the hounds on a mule is a good day...
Thank you Ben
Sincerely,
Brett Vaughn
"Born 100 Years Too Late"
Here is quote from Seneca
“No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have.”
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