Last litter out of my GOAT cow dog.

Yeah, the beast is enormous, but the real head scratcher in this picture is the obvious effort taken to keep the croc alive.

After yesterday's gather, this was his way of saying he was done.

Another day, another gather. Mountain grass for them on Monday.

Everyone needs a good copilot to watch for cows.

Shout out to the folks who start their early morning gather with a long trot.

Found a deep spot this morning.

Me: The cows are fairly fleshy, will you be overweight? Trucker: 'Illegal' is a sick bird.

Good morning, valley.

5300 vertical feet in 10 miles.

You know who hates fireworks more than animals do? Veterans. Thousands of vets endured explosions over there, so we don't have to constantly worry about them over here. For many, fireworks bring back an unimaginable hell. Please consider this as you celebrate tonight.

Turned out on the mountain today. They lined out well for the trail to the far pasture.

🎶It takes years of work and dirt and hurt to make him.🎶

Gathering them up and lining them out. 5 miles to go.

I expected August feeders to hit $300. $310 didn't surprise me. When they were near taking out June's high Monday, I spread my hedges, thinking $320 was in the cards...but I didn't expect it the next day. Demand suggests strong heifer retention. July COF will be interesting.

I had no idea Uncle Rico was a cattle feeder.

Telling their kids what they're doing wrong is a time-honored tradition. Reason #959 I chose to trade help, but own and operate independent of my family.

I hate moving pairs in large bunches, because I hate sitting on them while the mother up when we get there. On the up side, it gives my horse a break before the long ride back to the trailer.

Everyone showed up for breakfast this morning.

Today's Random Cowboy Thought: If you have hot water, indoor plumbing, and HVAC, you don't have a cabin - you have a summer home.