Marty’s photos of the day #3737-3743: This is an abandoned ranch we discovered while exploring the American Prairie Reserve, near the Missouri River. Deb thinks it might have been an old government outpost, but I think it was more likely just a private ranch. It had multiple outbuildings and a corral. At first, it didn’t appear to be much of a location; then I walked to the far side and saw where the land dropped down into a huge meadow (the final photo). Back when wildlife was more plentiful than it is now, I can imagine how whoever lived here must have had easy access to meat by simply rolling out of bed in the morning and shooting whatever was grazing in the meadow.
Abandoned ranch
September 22, 2021Written by Marty Essen