Two weeks ago, the Erickson Cattle Company held a Cowboy Photography Workshop in Ackerson Meadow near Yosemite National Park. Here is my record of what I saw during the workshop. Photographers were treated to lots of real cattle ranch activity. A late rainy season kept the wildflowers and grass alive and colorful until this mid-July...
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For over a hundred and twenty years, the Erickson family has been driving their cattle from the Merced Falls area to summer grazing near the border of Yosemite National Park. The drive takes the same route; of course there are three major highways now not to mention a bridge over the South Fork of the...
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Living in Greeley Hill, we have to travel six miles downhill to an 1850s gold rush town, Coulterville, California for our Post Office. Twenty-six years ago town folks were looking for an excuse to have a community party. They created the Coyote Howl. The story of the birth of the Howl is a little murky. ...
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I figured that before I blogged the Erickson Cattle Company’s cattle drive this year, I should show some of the work cowboys do before the drive. First, they round up the cattle from the ranch, and then separate the calves to brand. Catching the calves is just like team roping at the Rodeo. If you...
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A couple weeks ago I traveled down to La Grange to photograph the 64th Annual Rodeo. I was on my way to a banquet in Oakland that night but I had a couple of hours to shoot. These are a few of my favorite images from the day, and if you would like to see...
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