Modern Day Cattle Drive
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SouthernOregon-0143.jpgHighway 140 makes the perfect cattle trail in southeastern Oregon.
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SouthernOregon-0120.jpgJose Villagrana prepares to round up cattle for the day's drive (file photo).
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SouthernOregon-0255.jpgWhy did the cows cross the road? To get to more grass. It's always about food.
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SouthernOregon-0128.jpgJose Villagrana has been a cowboy since he was a teen.
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SouthernOregon-0070.jpgVideographer Michael Bendixen shoots grazing video for Oregon Field Guide.
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SouthernOregon-0133.jpgThe Oregon Field Guide camera shoots out the car window since cows ignore vehicles but get skittish if people stand nearby.
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SouthernOregon-0156.jpgJose Villagrana graciously agrees to wear a "Cowboy Cam" on his chest during part of the drive.
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SouthernOregon-0176.jpgJose Villagrana doubles as a lighting assistant by holding the reflector during our interview with fellow cowboy Hank Vaughn.
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SouthernOregon-0277.jpgCattle head up hill towards a new watering hole.
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SouthernOregon-0288.jpgCows walk nearly single file in an off-road cattle drive.
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SouthernOregon-0157.jpgCattle move into the sagebrush grasslands of Guano Valley.
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SouthernOregon-0161.jpgThe drive ends precisely where the cattle like it best: a watering hole.
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