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Gorilla Fields in June

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Water still standing in the Gorilla Fields in June makes the grass grow tall. Little frogs are everywhere, and baby birds forage the puddles with their parents. There is a family of them hiding in these reeds, but I wasn't quick enough to catch them on camera. This is haying time: the alfalfa fields are cut first, then the meadow hay. It'll be mid-July before the hay crew can risk cutting this field. CKD photos

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For an explanation of how the Gorilla Fields got their name, check out Fifty Miles From Home: Riding the Long Circle on a Nevada Family RanchUniversitiy of Nevada Press, 2002.