Baker County traffic jam

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Dave

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About noon today I was headed home from church. Going from Baker City to Durkee there are two roads, I-84 or old Highway 30. They run right next to each other. In fact Highway 30 was the road through here before they built the Interstate. The next roads to the North or South will get you there but it will take about 2 hours or more. I was taking old highway 30 because it saves me about 4 miles. I round a corner and the entire road ditch to ditch was closed off by cows headed my way. I figure there was around 300-350 pairs. The calves in the rear were fairly small and not moving real fast so I ended up parked for nearly half an hour. At the rear of this procession was one of my neighbors, his daughter, and a hired man on horse back. There was also one of his sons on a quad and 5 or 6 dogs. Every traffic jam I have been in here in Baker County has been just like this.
 
I could have idled through them in a few minutes had I been in a hurry. But I wasn't in a hurry. The FIL of the neighbor was pulled into the little fence opening that I pulled into. The two of us kept the cows following the road. The cows were liking the idea of any grass that was available on their journey.
 
Midtenn said:
True Grit Farms said:
Cows are better than the bicycle idiots.
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Amen Brother
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If Alan were still posting here the two of us could tell stories about the STP (Seattle to Portland bike ride). A couple bike riders with 18,000 of their closest friends. And over on the coast they had bike races that went right by my place. They would have flaggers at every intersection to stop cars so the bikes could go by. I hate organized bicycle rides with a passion.
Last night I told my wife about Grit's post. She got to laughing because she thought about the bike riders meeting the cow herd. And even after they would stop to let the cows pass they would have a couple miles of road covered with cow manure to ride through. City people wouldn't like that too much. I got to laughing too. The neighbor has a few longhorn cows. They were stepping out and in the front of the herd. Those urban bike riders would see the horns and know that the horns were obviously bulls. This would put them in fear for their lifes.
I need to get on the phone and organize a bike ride the same day my neighbors are moving cows just for my personal enjoyment.
 

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