Daisy and Butter grazing in the front pastureI'm going to miss this valley. The aspen leaves are slowly getting blown down and it's starting to smell like winter is coming. It's sad to think this is our last fall at DVR. But with that knowledge, I'm soaking in every moment of it. This fall has been very warm, blue skies with not a cloud on the horizon most days. Sure, the fire danger's high but this is a pretty sweet fall if you ask me. Hiking the pups on the back hill, getting to know the ranch in a deeper way than before has been awesome. I'm getting to know the wildlife that frequents this valley too. Our Cuddeback motion-activated camera has picked up Zeke, our very tame fox (no, we don't feed him), that hunts within feet of us doing ranch work such as chopping wood and mucking paddocks; a doe and her fawns on the back hill; multiple coyotes wandering around; but no bear, lion, moose, or elk have been picked up on the camera yet.
Each fall there is an invasion of a couple of magpies and this year it's been hilarious - they land on the horses, pull at their manes, feed on the ground with them, and follow us on our hikes with the dogs while chatting us up. What funny characters.
Aspen-lighted singletrack 
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