bittersweetness...

i knew this trip would be hard and that it may be the last time we saw any horses in this area. the blm was saying that they had to be removed because there were too many. we found that this was not true and some days we were hard pressed to find or  even see any horses. the terrain was thriving, there was lots of water, and any devestation that we did see, had been done by sheep and grazing units. YUK!!! wildflowers were everywhere, and all i kept thinking was how heavenly a place it was for our wild four-leggeds, (the sweet) and how heartbreaking it would be when they were all gone (the bitter).