horse trailer
camper meals were fixed in
truck that houled the camper and 4 wheelers
getting ready for rain
saddling the horses
This is Pistol, Phillip's horse that I rode while in Powder river
Pistol
using horses to work cattle
Cattle getting ready to be run through the chute
sick calf getting better
Momma likes being with her calf
Cows going through the head gate for pregnancy checking.
Cow being pregnancy checkek
This is the coral that the horses stayed and the cattle were worked
another view
Riders going out in search of cattle
long dusty road
Last cattle drive
Gathering and moving the cattle
Were on the move
This is the brand
Another view
This is the ranch that we were on, they lease land to the Paultons
This is what a cattle drive looks like
I'm in the front for once
This Spencer the resident cowboy at the ranch
Another view of Spencer
Calves follow their mothers pretty good
Cowboys driving the cattle
We went through a canyon
Blue flowers
indian paintbrush
indian paint brush
We went up and over the banks
Glad i'm on a horse and not walking
The cattle seem to know where to go
They are in the valley
more blue flowers
This is where we left the cattle, water was down in the valley
Back up and over the hill
On the way back a prarie rattle snake was along the trail
Spencer took his rope and killed it
It's hard to see it
Here it is, a middle size one. In the few days we were at Powder River they must have killed ten or so rattle snakes.
We left this one for the scanvengers after taking it's rattles
Headquaters
Were finally done, almost ready to head for home, a bitter sweet ending. Glad to be done, but knowing that it will most likely be the last time I'm here.
We ate lunch inside the bunk house
In the front from the left-Susan, Alana, Nate and Travis. In the back from the left-Spencer, Arthur, Colt and Phillip.
Nate took the picture and i got in.
I went on the other side so I could photo shop Nate back in.
Another, just in case.
last picture.
Turn up the sound, this is what a cattle drive sounds like.
