I just got back from spending three glorious days on the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge in Eastern Oregon. My cousin from Bend met me in Plush which acted as our base camp. The Refuge was wonderful and teeming with wildlife. We were extremely lucky to run into a herd of California Bighorn Rams before we even got to the Refuge proper. There were about 17 rams altogether hanging out at lower elevations near water. We were able to get quite close to them and take some photographs. We ran into this same herd on the way back to Plush.
The Hart Mountain California Bighorn herds have been used to repopulate Bighorn Sheep in many areas of Oregon and the west where the sheep have disappeared or are in decline. It was a thrill to see them up close like this.
The landscape photo shows you the terrain we found the Sheep hanging out in.
Hope you enjoy the photos as well.
Northern Desert Photography 
Lovely, as usual! 🙂