Yesterday afternoon I had the wonderful experience of coming up behind this young lady and her family on a small mountain trail in the Wolf Creek Pass area of southern Colorado. Somewhere around 11,000 feet elevation.
I had been to the top meadow and had a picnic lunch with my girl.
This family was moving @ 500 head of pairs down the path to another location. I hung in with her and watched her family work those cows out of the trees...... in this picture there is a horse and rider on the slope both sides, a brother on horseback, young lady on foot working the trees, and one really good dog.
The new spot was at lower elevation --still 9500 ft or better. 4 miles down this trail and possibly another 4 back up another.
At one point as we rode by a very steep drop off of 1000 to 1500 feet, I watched two calves pushed off the edge to disappear and the older cowboy rode his horse down the edge, keeping an eye on them working their way back up to rejoin the herd 50 yards down the road.
I really can't put proper words to how enjoyable it was to watch this family work..... and work..... its not a race it is a constant grind as the ball players say......... best day I've ever had in the high country..... and I won't complain about moving cows down on the flat for a while.
No Cow Boys Allowed , convention in Nashville , and you settled for Colorado High Country - 
