Friday, August 16, 2013

Ode to Owyhee Dust


Friday August 16 2013

Oh, Owyhee dust! Every footfall - horse, human, bird, ant - erupts in an explosion of fine silt. A herd of horses walking down the canyon kicks up a monstrous cloud that floats upward in the still air, hanging unwanted, tinting the skies and shading the sun.

Oh, Owyhee dust!

Yuck!

7 comments:

  1. That's just nasty. You might need a mask to be able to breath in that mess.

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  2. I know it's yucky, but it makes stunning photos!

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  3. It makes my throat dry, just reading about it, I hope you get relief from that soon. Cool pics though!

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  4. The photos look great, but I wouldn't want to breathe the air.

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  5. I remember reading in the Cavalry Manual about the deleterious effects of dust for those people and horse further back in a troop.

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    1. Oh geez - I never thought of that. That would be a big reason to volunteer to be on the front line!

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  6. Exactly! Makes me thankful for our moisture - even if it comes with the price of high humidity...

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