We spent Memorial day moving some cows to the mountain for the summer. We had an hour and a half drive. I had never been up there before but Rob and our friend, Ryan spent several weeks up there working on fences. Part of the area had burned in the 2018 fires so the fences were a mess.
Ryan and his wife Missy were in one rig.
Rob, Nate, Kallan and I were in the other rig.
When Ryan's trailer slid off the mountain road soon after we started the incline, we all wondered if it was really worth it.
When Rob had to back his rig back down the mountain till he could get to a place to turn around, I started to feel a little like Tigger did when he climbed a tree to prove to Roo that Tiggers could climb trees, then he couldn't climb back down and sat there wishing he had tried swimming instead!! I was wishing I had stayed home!! I sat on the back seat with my head down and my eyes closed..praying and trying not to gasp when I felt the truck shift a little.
Rob says it was only 1/4 mile that he had to back up but it felt like a mile!! After he got his truck turned around, we took Ryan and Missy back to their place to get panels to make a corral on the road. Ryan thought if he unloaded the cows, he shouldn't have any trouble getting his trailer back up on the road.
They made a corral, and unloaded the cows. I was afraid of what we would find. With the cows sitting at that angle for that long..they were a manurey mess, but otherwise in good shape. Thankfully Rob had all the calves on his trailer.
They got the cows unloaded and Ryan got his trailer back on the road.
The cows seemed eager to get back on the trailer, so we were back on the road in short order.
All that excitement wore the littlest cowboy out!
The road up to the top was treacherous. Several times I didn't think we were going to make it. Rob's truck isn't manual shift so with a loaded trailer, we did a fair amount of slipping and sliding.
I wanted to take some pictures but I was still looking anywhere, but down the mountainside.
The last little jag up through the property gate had an uphill horseshoe curve. The second time Rob made a run for it, we rocked and bounced our way up!
The cows were so glad to finally get to their happy eating ground!!
I was so glad to finally get out of the truck! A cabin once stood on this foundation. It burnt in the 2018 fires.
The guys had one more load of cows to take up. Ryan took the cows on his trailer and Rob had the horses on his trailer. Ryan, Missy, and Nate wanted to use their horses to bunch the whole herd of cows together when the last group got there, hoping they would all stay together as they grazed. Kallan and I opted to stay home! We had enough excitement for one day!!
