Great Basin Cow Jam

Of all the animals that we encountered on the Great Divide Route, the cows were the most baffling.  They're giant beasts with seemingly no interest in anything other than eating, pooping, and sleeping.  They were fun to talk/yell to while riding, and I mentioned before that there was a somewhat false sense of security when they were around because we believed that there were no bears nearby.  This, of course, is completely erroneous considering there were accounts of some grizzly bear "Cow Killer" in McCoy's book.  I can't remember where this was, but this griz was responsible for the slaying of numerous cows during its reign.

Anyway, this video was taken on the day we did the near 70 miles through the Great Basin in Wyoming.  The best part is that there is a bull in the front of the herd, but it, too, was frightened off by Brian's trailer and our bells.  FYI: Nate isn't flipping off the cows; he's flashing his "bull horns" in an attempt to let the cows know who was boss.

Cowboy Spiderman

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