Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson