We were headed to Cascade with Tyler, Christy, and Jake to see Oma Great, and got stopped at HWY 55 because the sheep have the right of way. The guy out in front is about 15 feet ahead of the sheep. He was walking making a whirring/clicking noise and the sheep were following him. I would call him the shepherd. And the sheep that could hear his voice didn't stray into the green side of the road. As you can see the sheep in the back of this group got somewhat sidetracked. The sheepherders and the dogs did a great job of keeping them going forward.
I like this shot because it shows the light on the back of the sheep and the little ones mixed with the big ones. There were about 3 herds of sheep, each led by a shepherd and with several sheepherders and a couple of well trained, fast moving dogs. In all over 1000 sheep. They were headed into the high country for summer pastures.
A pretty picture for a pretty day. Up the road a ways we saw 3 ELK - we've never seen Elk that low or in this area before. 2 were bull elk, just starting to grow antlers. We also saw ducks and geese and had a great visit with Oma and Uncle Neil.
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