Every single body has to work in total unison to make it possible. This round-up and move is an incredible feat. I am astounded by their energy and focus.įor almost 10,000 years, humans have herded livestock like sheep and goats. Why were they moving them? How far were they going? Turns out this trek is a dawn to dusk endeavor. I lobbed a few questions at one of the passing cowboys. With cowboys on horseback and sheepdogs happy to be hard at work herding, the pasture move lasted hours on just this stretch of small-town road – and I had a front-row seat. They passed by the tiny neighborhood, the few local businesses dotting the main drag, and directly in front of my cabin. The occasional absurd sound an individual sheep would project above the flock that sounded like an underwhelmed and overweight middle-aged human man. But I was far from inconvenienced – I loved every second of it! I could have watched and listened to the sheep for hours and hours. Imagine my surprise as I saw hundreds upon hundreds of sheep pouring around the curve! They forced the few cars on the road to stop and wait for a break in the flock. By chance, as I was walking out of the Antimony Mercantile that afternoon, I found myself in the middle of a massive, miles-long flock of sheep being driven from one pasture to another in Antimony, Utah. I had no itinerary, so I choose to swap a national park day with a rest day. I have never seen sky shades of violet like this before. The sunsets over the volcanoes in Santorini, Greece were incredible – but the deep, rich purples and saturated oranges of a sunset over unassuming Antimony, Utah homestead was simply mind-blowing. I am so proud of this image – it is virtually untouched out of the camera! It’s peacefully meditative.Ĭapturing this image of the black silhouette of the mountain ridge in the foreground, with the goldenrod to violet sky, made my heart leap. Turn the opposite direction to look over the pasture toward Table Mountain and you get yellows, browns and greens on the ground juxtaposed against purples, pinks and blues where the sun is dipping lower.
The sun sinks further, and the entire scape – the hills, the roads, the grasses, the mountains – takes on a cool, blue tint The shadows make the hilly curves look soft and voluptuous while making the cliff edges show their texture and depth. When the sun first begins to set and cast shadows on the plateaus, the blue sky begins to transform into subtle and smooth shades of blue-green. For that, I was treated to some of the most incredible changing colors of the sunset I have ever seen. In the evenings, I would trek around the pastures to practice and experiment with my photography. It was a wonderfully cozy place to curl up in the evening with a book in my sweats after watching the sun set behind the mountains from the porch. It was a great home base for my Bryce Canyon and Capital Reef national park visits, about an hour’s drive from the cabin. This AirBNB is an old granary silo that stored grain for livestock converted into a quaint, cozy little cabin with panoramic views from the porch, a clawfoot tub to soak in, and an adorable loft bed up top. Post Office is open only a few hours per week. Other than the Antimony Mercantile (the only place for a distance to get wifi if you need it, and a bite to eat while you’re at it), few businesses exist beyond convenience stores for travelers. There is no cell phone reception to speak of within a 30-minute drive of Antimony.
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It’s also a popular destination for RVs and ATVs, especially at nearby Otter Creek State Park.Īntimony is a place where you can go offline without going totally off the grid. The area is mainly vast ranch land nestled at the foot of Table Mountain.
The population of this tiny town is just over 100 residents, and the cows and sheep far outnumber the people. I said I wanted peace, quiet, and serenity.
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