[Leica] Cattle drive along the river

[Nathan Wajsman]

Great coverage of the event! I like them all, but the cowgirl in charge is really a great portrait. I bet she will love it if you show it to her.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 9 Feb 2019, at 18:17, Aram via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Every year the Eaton ranch drives a few hundred head of cattle along the 
> highway through the Yakima River Gorge from one feeding ground to another 
> for birthing.  This year it was supposed to be today (Sat) but due to the 
> storm that was predicted, they moved it to yesterday.  Good thing.  As I 
> type today it is 21 degrees with sustained 30mph winds and gusts to 45 with 
> snow blowing around the house so I can barely see across the street.  Wind 
> chill hovering around zero.   Yesterday it was also 21, but no wind and no 
> snow.  Here are a few shots.
> 
> They have about a 4 mile walk from where they enter the highway to get to a 
> resting/watering spot called Big Pines Campground.
> 
> Here is an album with some of those photos.  View them large, please.  I'll 
> direct you to a few of them.
> 
> Approaching the resting spot
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/wc/Cattle+Drive-0332.jpg.html   and 
> the next three
> 
> Some of the workers
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/wc/Cattle+Drive-0341-Edit.jpg.html
> The cowgirl in charge
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/wc/Cattle+Drive-0346.jpg.html
> 
> 
> The river was mostly frozen over, so they did not spend much time there 
> before they were herded back out to the road for the last 5 miles of their 
> drive to the birthing grounds.  These are all pregnant cows.
> 
> Heading back up to the road
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/wc/Cattle+Drive-5593.jpg.html  and the 
> next three.
> 
> On their way
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/wc/Cattle+Drive-0354.jpg.html   and 
> the next one
> 
> Comments welcome.
> 
> Aram
> 
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> 
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> would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson 
> 
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