Men on the Heber-Reno Sheep Trail
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The sheep can smell the water in the pond as they snake around the mountain to Sycamore Creek. They start moving faster and faster until they reach the water and enjoy a long, cool drink. Hay has been dropped and is waiting for them just down the trail. The campfire has been built and it is time for the men to eat and rest before another afternoon of walking in the desert heat.
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About the Book
This is the fourth and final story of life on the Heber-Reno Sheep Trail. In this book, Felipe, the foreman of Sheep Springs Sheep Company, introduces you to the men who come from Peru to work with the Dobson sheep. We learn about how the men live and work in the mountains, along the trail and in the winter deserts where the lambs are born. This book also includes a brief history of sheep in Arizona and the driveways used to walk the sheep 220 miles from winter pastures to summer grazing lands. The sheep walked the Heber-Reno Trail for the last time in the spring of 2011.
About the Author
Cindy is a retired elementary teacher who spent 36 years sharing good literature with Kindergarten and First Grade students. She has a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. Her Masters work focused on integrating children's literature into all areas of the curriculum. She has spent three years photographing the Dobson family sheep on the farm near Florence, along the sheep trail, and in the mountains of Northern Arizona. This is her fourth and last book documenting this historic trail. The last sheep walked the 220 miles in the spring of 2011. Cindy's love of travel and photography blended to create her books. She takes you along with her as she experiences the Heber-Reno Sheep Trail.