[Leica] More from the Cattle Drive

[Aram]

Here are a few more.  The elder Eaton, leader of the clan and ranch.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w78/cd/Cattle+Drive-5564.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w78/cd/Cattle+Drive-5557.jpg.html

Cowboy
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w78/cd/Cattle+Drive-7043.jpg.html

different colored cow.  Only one like this
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w78/cd/Cattle+Drive-5547.jpg.html

And finally just some of the saddle
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w78/cd/Cattle+Drive-5563.jpg.html

Sad story.
After they left this resting area they headed about 2 miles further up the highway.  A few cars were following.  One cow was really slow so we were well back of the main herd when the left the road for the pasture by the river.  From the distance I saw one cow venture down a side road to the river followed by two cowboys.  My next view, the cow was knee deep.   I guess even though it was not hot out, the cows get hot on their jaunt down the road as they are not use to such a long walk.  The next view saw the cow way out in deep water and the cowboys were getting concerned.  Then the swift water caught her and she was swept down stream.  A bunch of cowboys and girls made a mad dash up the road past us.  We could not see the cow now as the cliff was about 100 feet above the river where we were.  One of the brave cowgirls took her horse over the ledge and headed down.  The traffic started to move, so we had to move, too, but someone in camera club was behind us and was able to pull over in a wide spot and watch as they tried to rope her.  Then he had to move, but we learned later that they lost the cow and calf.  It was just too much for her.  Sad outcome.

Aram


Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer

“The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson