Back Country Horsemen

One of my favorite assignments this summer involved heading into the Northern Wasatch Mountains with the local chapter of the Back Country Horsemen. Here are a few photos from the trip up Ben Lomond.

Larry Housley coils rope after packing supplies up Ben Lomond Peak on Thursday, July 10, 2015. Members of the Wasatch Front Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen Association carried gear into remote areas of the Northern Wasatch Range in order to supply aide stations for an upcoming race.
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Larry Housley has a beer and rests with his horse, Bubba, after packing supplies up Ben Lomond Peak on Thursday, July 10, 2015. Housley and a second rider with the Back Country Horsemen Association rode two saddle horses and brought three additional packhorses loaded with gear in preparation for an upcoming ultramarathon.
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Ryan Krusemark, left, and Larry Housley unload coolers off of their pack horses after carrying them six miles up Ben Lomond Peak on Thursday, July 10, 2015.
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Larry Housley begins the six mile, 3,000 foot trek off of Ben Lomond Peak. on Thursday, July 10, 2015.
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Unrelated to the story, the hike in to meet with the riders involved passing through some of the most beautiful wildflowers I've ever seen.

Summer wildflowers on Ben Lomond Peak.
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