Aspermont, Texas, the home of the S.M.S. Ranch, see this url for details http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I56855&tree=mykindred01
We arrived in Aspermont on Saturday, October 16 and made our way to the S.M.S. Ranch, working cattle ranch complete with an array of flora and fauna. Hopefully, I'll have some pictures later, but for now, here's my list.
Flora: mesquite, cats claw, prickly pear cactus (tall and short), cockleburrs, barrel cactus, jumping cactus, ragweed, broomweed, some kind of greenleafed, stickery bush/tree with berries, and yes, in honor of the Sunflower Open All Age Championship field trial, even some sunflowers.
Fauna: rattlesnakes, scorpions, wild boars, coyotes, deer, raccoons, hawks and cows, many, many cows, also saw a few quail... very few.
Dogs had to wear leather boots on all fours as did people, but of course just the two, horses walked on prickly pear cactus and got pretty good at dodging all sorts of stickery things. Harsh country but no one got hurt, everyone made it home, few will go back...
