Haythorn Ranch Quarter Horse
This is one of the 900+ Quarter Horse mares on the Haythorn Ranch north of Ogallala, NE. 90,000 acres combined with owned and leased land for these horses and cattle.

Prairie Dog
This Prairie Dog, situated at Reptile Gardens, in South Dakota, is but one among thousands that populate the prairies of South Dakota. Some of the early "dog" towns ranged in the millions of Prairie Dogs.

Sam next to Haythorn Sign.
My Daughter, Samantha, sitting on the fence next to the Haythorn Land & Cattle Company entrance, north of Ogallala, NE. Some 90,000 acres of owned and leased land.

Sam on Toadstool
In Toadstool Park, near Crawford, NE, Samantha sitting on one of the many formations of this unique park that looks more like a moon scene than that of on earth.

Sam in Wheat
Samantha standing in a wheat field south of Sidney, Nebraska.

Straw Bales Againt The Storm
These straw bales were highlighted by the setting sun with a backdrop of a passing storm. Near Crawford, NE, just south of the Barnum Ranch where I was raised.

Taodstool Park B&W
This is a black and white image at Toadstool Park, north of Crawford, NE. Very contrasty.

Sam next to Bradley
This is Samantha standing next to a Bradley Personel Carrier. Picture was taken in Central Nebraska, 2006.

Chimney Rock Panorama
I stitched 3 pictures together of ones I took near Chimney Rock National Monument, near Bayard, NE. This was one of the most mentioned landmarks on the Oregon Trail.

Sam On The Prairie
On our way from the Agate Fields north of Crawford, NE to Toadstool Park. In the 5 hours were were out there, we never met another person or vehicle until finally leaving Toadstool Park. June 2006 Nikon D50 Very warm day, around 90 F.

Toadstool Park - Color
The color picture of the Black and White of Toadstool Park. Pretty day, a bit warm, but no rattlesnakes.

Straw Bales Black&White
This is the Black and White version of the contrasty straw bales picture I took, just south of where I grew up on a ranch.

Toadstool Park B&W 2
Another picture I took with my Nikon D50 and Tamron 28-200 zoom lens at Toadstool Park, north of Crawford, NE. Very quite place, peaceful and serene.

Titegroup Powder Test Target
This was a 5 shot group done with Rainier 185gr plated bullets in .45 with 5.0 grains of Titegroup powder. Decent pattern.

Blowout Bluebell - RARE
This is a picture I took with a Nikon F3 camera and later had the negatives made into digital. Taken in sandhills of Nebraska, Penstemon hadeni, an endangered plant.

Blowout Bluebell Small
This small Blowout Bluebell is on the Federal Endangered Species Plant list. Only grows one place in the world, in sandhills of certain parts of Nebraska and Wyoming.

Penstemon Hadeni
This picture is listed on Wikipedia under the same name. Picture taken in the Sandhills north of Oshkosh, NE, in a blow out. Very rare plant.

Vern Jenewein and Rick Hungerford
No worries about rain or hail with this trike. Nothing like a cab over you for some protection. Rick Hungerford custom built this 3 wheel trike and rides to Sturgis, S.D. during the rally. June of 2006

Sisters
Amanda on the left and Samantha on the right. Sisters, taken near Fennville, Michigan. Taken with a 4X5 Crown Graphic View camera on Polaroid P/N film, Schneider 210mm lens.