It’s an early July morning in 1999. The cowboys are moving 300 head of cattle from the high coastal ranges, down to a lower elevation. The cattle had just past through base camp, creating a cloud of dust and much noise. The noise came from the cowboys, barking dogs and the Aussie’s bullwhip.
The bullwhip is never applied to animals, its' noise is used to get cattle out of the brush and move them along.
In this photograph the cattle are ahead of the cowboys and dogs and running down to the bottom of the canyon. The stream ahead is called "The Alameda". After crossing this stream, they have a long climb up the steep, brushy hillside to the next holding pasture. This is Wednesday of a week-long cattle drive, and by Friday, 750 head will have been gathered from 13,000 acres. The yearlings and weanlings will be trucked 80 miles to pasture in
California's central valley.
Winner at the Alameda County Fair and Patron Seller Accepted entry in a juried art show in April, 2001 at Robert Mondavi's Wood-bridge Winery.
Won 3rd place at the San Joaquin County Fair in the Black & White
category.
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