This greenhorn tagged along as cattle were moved from the Doubletree Ranch in Salmon, Idaho, to BLM grazing land in May 2018. The ranch in Lemhi County has been in the Clark and French families for several generations. Riders on horseback and ATV, some accompanied by their working dogs, herded the cows and calves across Highway 28 and up into the mountains. Cattle and watering troughs on the BLM grazing land will be checked daily. Consider this a work in progress. After all, roundup season is ahead.
We stop for cattle drives
We got a taste of the Old West recently when driving southbound on Highway 28 near Challis, Idaho. The cattle passed within inches of the pickup, mooing and bellowing as they made their way to new grazing land. The cowboy at the rear thanked us for our patience. Seeing this spectacle was our pleasure.
