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Signing off from this here Drovers Diary... Thanks for following along.

Time has a way of slipping away from us all. The past three weeks have proven to me fleeting our experiences really are.

working on a summary of the drive...

I am having a hard time getting back to the 21st century.  But I am working on a little summary of the drive.

Moon says "Is that all?"

I'm back in the saddle again.  Moon and i checked heifers this morning & took Dan, my little Spanish mustang, along.  We rode about two miles.  When I pulled Moon'

Spent the day trying to find my way back to the 21st Century

I spent the day trying to find my way back to the 21st century.  I've grown very used to life on the cattle trail.

Ellsworth town...it's going to be one to remember!

Its breaking o'day. We are rolling out of our beds looking forward to driving int to Ellsworth town.  It's going to be one to remember! 

Rolling pastures and back country roads

The herd traveled steadily along over rolling pastures and back country roads.  Thanks to Ronnie Rathbun, Wayne Eric, & Scott Bohl & Dick Janssen & family for opening the

Ellsworth County grass is adding pounds

Just like in the days of old, good ol' Ellsworth County grass is adding pounds to the cattle before we reach the railhead.  It's been cattle heaven the last few days.  We are looking forw

spooked Moon & the rodeo was ON!

It was a short, but very scenic day.  We crossed pastures owned by Green Garden Angus, El dean Kohrs & Ronnie Rathburn.  The Cowboy ran a tree branch through a stirrup which spoo

We are within a day's drive of Ellsworth

We are within a day's drive of Ellsworth but we aren't due until Saturday.  We will mov to a fresh range of the trail the next couple of days.  We'll go about five miles.  Should be

Leave the trail to rest and let the cattle graze

Once a trail herd came winin a day's drive of Ellsworth, they left the trail to rest and graze the cattle.  And that's just what we are doing.  We will spend the next two days on the

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