Cattle Drive to the Summer Pasture
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Grandpa saddles Sundance.
One of the Cowgirls settles into the saddle.
Nate and his littlest Cowboy saddle up.
Nate and his mom herd the cows. Paul arrived at the spring pasture with his two boys at 6:30 AM. They had all the cattle gathered into the corral when everyone else arrived. Thanks Paul and boys!
The Cowgirl and her Dad traded horses. Now she and Canyon are keeping the cows moving.
Leaving the spring pasture behind.
This man was out tending his garden. Little did he know what was approaching his open gate.
Grandpa gives the Cowboys and Cowgirl instructions to keep the cows out of the man’s yard.
Baby Cowboy’s favorite part of all: riding the four wheeler with Grandpa.
Some in-laws were visiting, so we put them to work.
Some bicyclists stopped to watch the show.
One of our nephews was here for the weekend and we put him to work, too. Run, run, hurry! You gotta block the fence opening before the cows get there!
Crossing the street.
Merging onto the highway.
There was quite a bit of traffic that actually helped keep the cows moving on one side of the road.
And then we heard this before we saw it. They seemed innumerable going on and on and on.
We were as much of an oddity to them as they were to us.
All the traffic gave the younger help some rest time.
The summer pasture is within sight.
Grandma and one of the Cowboys who helped round up the cows early that morning watch.
Finally, they are released into the summer pasture for three months. Then we’ll repeat this adventure in reverse.
