Modern day Cowboys runnin to The Roost

Every Spring and every fall the Cowboys of Wild West Mustang Ranch get itchin to head on out to Gods country and ride around the Old Outlaws playground at The Robber's Roost. It's just too hot to be riding around in the heat of the summer and the Desert Winters are way too dangerous to get caught out in.

 As you can see everyone enjoys coming to The Roost. Mom's, Dads, Kids, in laws and Outlaws. There's something for everyone. Riding, Hiking, Driving tours, We even had a local artist Kami Taylor come out and paint a desert landscape right here in camp.

The riding can get a bit hairy at times and there's no shame in getting off and walking a bit. 

No matter how many times we see the Wild Burro's out here at the Roost it never gets old. Watching them is quite entertaining and if your lucky enough to see the babys they are darn cute. They look like a bunch of Giant rabbits.

Always fun to see who gets a little crazy and can do the biggest jumps. Lots of Rock Hoppin going on. This is not for all to do but its amazing just to stand around and watch. 

 Some just come to sit and enjoy the peace and the quiet of the great outdoors. It's the perfect place to just sit back meditate or just read a good book.

 We always have a great time around the campfire, good company great food, some amazing stories and if your lucky we'll be having a Dutch oven full of Mutton, taters and my wife's famous cobbler.

 Check out our Kickstarter Project on how to support our up coming TV Pilot on Outlaw Stories of the Wild West. Hope to see ya all out to The Robber's Roost! 

                                This Photo was taken at the Famous Motel 6 out at Robber's Roost

Outlaw Art

Local artist Kami Taylor has been involved with the filming of the Documentary, Discovering the Sundance Kid for 3 years now. She has found a connection with the Outlaws of the Wild West and has done many paintings along the way. She often says she is married to a modern day Outlaw, Her husband is West Taylor of Extreme Outlaw Rides and she lives on the Wild West Mustang Ranch full time in Fremont, Utah. Kami has adopted 2 Wild mustangs herself and finds great joy in painting the horses and the cowboys that have come and gone over the past few years.  

This oil on canvas painting is called "Hollywood Outlaws" She painted it for herself as she is a fan of Robert Redford and Paul Newman.

This oil on canvas painting was a fun experiment with a new style. "Modern day Outlaws" was Painted from a photo taken at the old Motel 6 at Blue John Spring on a cowboy trip out to Robbers Roost. Kami herself is the woman in this painting.

This painting is a watercolor she painted while at the Roost and named it "The Outlaw" This piece was painted as a gift to her Father in law "Crazy Kelly" who has spent many nights out at the Roost and traveling around in search of the Outlaw Stories of the Wild West.

This painting was a present for her husband West Taylor. This oil on canvas piece is of him jumping an old log on his first Moab Mustang "Norman" This horse has passed on and West has replenished his herd with Wild Mustangs  he has adopted through the BLM and Mustang Heritage Foundation. You can follow his herd and the use of these Mustangs in the Documentary and a pilot for an upcoming TV series on Outlaws of the Wild West at Extreme Outlaw Rides 

This oil on canvas Wanted Poster was a commissioned piece by Author and Friend Jerry Nickel for his book, The Real Sundance Kid, My Great Grandfather. Jerry's book is scheduled to be released summer 2013. You can get you own Wanted poster/self portrait as a "reward" for supporting the up coming Kickstarter Project for a TV pilot on the Outlaw Stories of the Wild West.

Bucking, farting and Mtn Dew...

First bit of fun started out with bucking, farting, and spilled Mtn Dew, then... I got out of my sleeping bag. 

I was ready for some awesome cowboy riding. My pack horse for this trip is Diesel, he is a 5 year old gelding from the Winemucca herd, I have had him here at the ranch for less than one year. I have never done any "packing" so this 3 day trip was to break me and Diesel in! Two days before I left the ranch I thought it would be wise to familiarize Diesel with the pack equipment I found out in the barn. He did great! A little spooky of the boxes, nothin he didn't figure out pretty quick. So I'm thinking "heck ya I love these Mustangs" let's go for a 3 day trip. 

So it is the first morning, I slept in just a bit to compensate for the tossing of the night before out on the desert floor of Blue John spring. Feed Diesel his favorite breakfast, grass hay on the rocks, swung the sawbuck frame on, cinched it down, all is going great, I have Diesel hobbled so he will hold still as I work around him with the pack equipment. Now it's time for the boxes, I'm a bit nervous, could he really just be ok with one time? I take it slow, letting him check check out all the new equipment, ....boxes on all is well, I'm thinking "oh ya this Pakin stuff is great" I walk over to my bedroll, it's rolled up nice and tight in a canvas liner. As I swing it up to gently place it on top of the boxes, Diesel says...what the $&@$ is that!?!? He decides it's is much safer for him to remove all newly added equipment, spins on his hind end and off he goes, bucking, farting, and punching holes in every thing!! I must have been quite the site, standing there like a school kid holding my sleeping bag watching as my "packin Mustang" proceeds to scatter my stuff all over Blue John canyon.. All I could do was stand there and watch....thinking "wish I would have held on the the lead rope". Damage, busted sawbuck pack frame, scrambled all my eggs, and poked holes in 4 of my Mtn Dews! I'm no quitter, bagged the pack boxes, took the bare necessities of survival for a two day trip, stuffed it all inside my sleeping bag, rolled up and strapped it on to what was left of the busted up sawbuck frame..ridin at the Roost is never easy, always worth it :)  ~Wild West

If you would like to support our endeavor check out our Kickstarter Project for a TV pilot on Outlaw Stories of the Wild West. The Horses and riders were all supplied by Extreme Outlaw Rides here in Utah. For more information a book is about to be released on the Sundance Kid and you can get it at Outlaw Stories of the Wild West. A Documentary on the whole project is being created by Mike Karr of Scene by Scene Productions. We thank you and Good Day!

Wild Mustang Training

The ground is starting to thaw and spring is in the air. The horses are a bit frisky and haven't been worked all winter so the first time out is always a little bit fun, you never know what their gonna do.

This is "Kid" named after The Sundance Kid, He is a 4 year old Mustang. Adopted in 2011 by West Taylor of The wild West Mustang Ranch and has been used in the filming of a Documentary for Author Jerry Nickel as a result of the finding in his up and coming book, The Sundance Kid, My Great Grandfather. He is from the Onaqui Herd located here in Utah.

This is Cassidy, named after Butch Cassidy the infamous Outlaw. He was famous in these here parts. Cassidy also lives at The Wild West Mustang Ranch and was from the same Herd as kid. They were gathered at the same time and adopted together so they have been barn buddies since the beginning. Based on looks they could be family.

This is Diesel, he was adopted by West last summer as a part of the Mustang Heritage Foundation's  Supreme Extreme Mustang Challenge and was in a competition in Texas last fall. Diesel is from the Las Vegas, NV herd is one of the favorites here at the Wild West Mustang Ranch and  has been an active part of the journey of discovering the Outlaw Stories of The Wild West. He will be heading out to Robber's Roost here in a few days to do some filming for the up and coming Kickstarter Project for the TV show Pilot we are launching this month. We'll be sure and keep you posted.