Great
Basin Life exists on the fringes . . . between . . . high
desert expanses and majestic mountain wilderness.
Daily, I watch the winds of change
sweeping away what remains of our western culture and
heritage, and the land that has produced them.My mission is to preserve as much as I can, of that which will soon vanish, through my
photography.
I am an active contributor to the
movement to protect and preserve America's WILD HORSES. I am a
volunteer field correspondent forGrassrootsHorse (501(c)3 NonProfit Organization)
BEFORE THEY
ARE GONE:
More than half of all wild horses remaining in the
wild, live in Nevada. Central eastern Nevada contains the
largest designated herd areas in the World. If
prevailing trends continue, these wild ones may disappear from
the natural landscape within a decade. Ride along with me as I
follow some of the last truly wild horses
inWILD HORSE COUNTRY.
BEFORE THEY
ARE GONE:
The first settlers arrived in
this area at the time of the Civil War, when the Union
was hungry for gold and silver. And
horses.
Most of the original
mining camps were abandoned when extraction of ore
became too expensive to be
worthwhile.
Left behind are a Legacy of rust and
weathered objects to warm the heart of the most
dedicated "urban
explorer."
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Reserved. Unless otherwise noted, all images on this
site are the work and property of Arla M. Ruggles
dba PhotoRover), GreatBasinLife.com. They may not be copied,
altered, printed, or reproduced in any form without
written permission of the artist. COPYRIGHT 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. 2010, 2011, 2012. Great Basin Life is
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