Branding day at the Ladder Livestock Ranch's cattle operation in Moffat County, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434510/free-photo-image-cow-carol-highsmith-farmFree Image from public domain licenseBranding irons on branding day at the Ladder Livestock Ranch's cattle operation in Moffat County, Colorado. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434514/free-photo-image-branding-irons-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCowhand Chad Ferguson works the herd at the Ladder Livestock Ranch's cattle operation in Moffat County, Colorado… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582479/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434488/free-photo-image-horse-carol-highsmith-snowFree Image from public domain licenseSheep at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based across the highway from Colorado in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434503/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-wyoming-sheepFree Image from public domain licenseSheep at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based across the highway from Colorado in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434496/free-photo-image-sheep-farm-animalFree Image from public domain licenseSheep at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based across the highway from Colorado in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434509/free-photo-image-sheep-farm-animalFree Image from public domain licenseSheep at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based across the highway from Colorado in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434552/free-photo-image-farm-animals-agriculture-americaFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434444/free-photo-image-horse-snake-snowFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434341/free-photo-image-horse-winter-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434468/free-photo-image-horse-snow-herdFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434466/wild-mustang-horsesFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434455/free-photo-image-horse-carol-highsmith-winterFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434456/wild-mustang-horsesFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434464/wild-mustang-horsesFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434465/wild-mustang-horsesFree Image from public domain licensePeruvian sheepherder Pepe Cruz tends to the flock at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based literally across the highway… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582473/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDusty de Braga and his daughter Fallow, are working cowpokes who drive cattle on Dye Creek Ranch near Red Bluff, California.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434192/free-photo-image-agriculture-america-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseCattle at Dye Creek Ranch near Red Bluff, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434193/free-photo-image-dye-running-bull-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePart of the 200-head longhorn herd at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of the Texas… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582674/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseLonghorn cow and her calf at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of the Texas Ranch Life… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582688/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe distant Squaw Mountain (the peak to the right) looms over the Ladder Livestock Ranch near the tiny town of Savery… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582768/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCows in Cajun Country Farm. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421870/free-photo-image-grazing-livestock-cattleFree Image from public domain licenseScene at the Ladder Livestock Ranch on the Colorado border near Savery, Wyoming. The ranch operates in both states, running… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582709/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCurious cattle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421971/cattle-farmFree Image from public domain licenseHorses at a ranch in Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434089/free-photo-image-horses-agriculture-industry-farm-barnFree Image from public domain licenseSows in a pigpen jostle for food and water on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, Iowa, near the town of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422060/free-photo-image-pig-farm-animalFree Image from public domain licenseCow and her calves. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421932/cattle-farmFree Image from public domain licenseCurious cattle on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434199/free-photo-image-cows-cattle-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseCurious cattle on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434202/free-photo-image-cattle-carol-highsmith-animal-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCurious donkey on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434201/free-photo-image-donkey-animal-photography-riverFree Image from public domain licenseCattle Feedlot in Fort Worth, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421891/free-photo-image-cattle-meat-animalsFree Image from public domain licenseA mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, a vast cattle and sheep-ranching… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582480/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA docile young deer at the Enchanted Springs Ranch in Boerne, Texas, northwest of San Antonio. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434255/free-photo-image-deer-carol-highsmith-carol-highsmith-animalFree Image from public domain licenseSows suckle their litter of piglets in the farrowing, or birthing. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422057/free-photo-image-pig-swine-newhallFree Image from public domain licenseThe State of Texas raises longhorn cattle at Abilene State Historical Park on the site of old Fort Griffin. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433971/free-photo-image-cow-carol-highsmith-longhornFree Image from public domain licenseThe State of Texas raises longhorn cattle at Abilene State Historical Park on the site of old Fort Griffin. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433874/cattle-farmFree Image from public domain licenseSunset approaches at the Big Creek cattle ranch, a huge spread just above the Colorado line near Riverside in Carbon County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434624/free-photo-image-horse-sunset-farmFree Image from public domain licenseHorses rest after a romp in the snow at the Midland Ranch, in the shadow of the Wind River Range of the Northern Rockies in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434445/free-photo-image-horses-america-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA calf snagged for branding at Big Creek Ranch, a Carbon County, Wyoming, cattle ranch near the Colorado border. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091118/free-photo-image-cattle-cowboy-horseFree Image from public domain licenseBig Creek Ranch in Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092151/free-photo-image-people-cow-branding-animal-cattleFree Image from public domain licenseA cowboy and his dog cross the snowy Ladder Livestock ranch, a vast cattle and sheep-ranching operation that straddles the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090965/free-photo-image-cowboy-america-animalFree Image from public domain licenseHorses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433739/free-photo-image-horse-carol-highsmith-animalsFree Image from public domain licenseHorses graze in the pasture at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434628/free-photo-image-horse-wild-horses-photosFree Image from public domain licenseHorses enjoy the last few minutes outside their corral after returning from a romp in the snow at the Midland Ranch, in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582769/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRanch manager Mark Dunning strides the property in the company of the ever-present ranch mascot, Tater, at the Big Creek… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582771/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHorses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422109/free-photo-image-horse-animals-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseHorses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422108/free-photo-image-horse-the-ground-mammalFree Image from public domain licenseHorses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434630/free-photo-image-horse-animals-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseRanch manager Mark Dunning oversees a roundup at the Big Creek cattle ranch near the Colorado border in Carbon County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582794/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDust flies during a jingle, or roundup of horses, on the A Bar A Guest Ranch, near the town of Riverside in Carbon County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582745/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseColorful donkeys on a ranch near Mount Pleasant, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582650/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHorses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433789/horses-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseSpring calving season at Big Creek cattle ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434494/free-photo-image-wyoming-cattle-carolFree Image from public domain licenseTrees on a ranch along Interstate 5 near California's Fort Tejon State Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110332/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseHorses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422112/horses-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseHorses graze in the pasture at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582782/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCowboys and their dog ford the North Platte River on the Park Range Ranch, near the Wyoming border in Jackson County's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582502/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCowhand John Guthrie III and his horse, Gunner, near one of several streams on the Park Range Ranch in Colorado's North… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582731/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOakwilde Ranch and Sculpture Park is a 52-acre, private art installation near the town of Burson, east of Stockton in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212394/oakwilde-ranch-and-sculpture-parkFree Image from public domain licenseBeautiful horses romp at the Cannon Quarter Horse Ranch near Venus, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434285/free-photo-image-horse-equestrian-wild-horsesFree Image from public domain licenseSpring calving season at Big Creek cattle ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434498/free-photo-image-cattle-ranches-agriculture-americaFree Image from public domain licenseHorses at a ranch in South Dakota. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433781/free-photo-image-horse-herds-wild-horses-americaFree Image from public domain licenseHorses at a ranch in rural Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433817/free-photo-image-horses-carol-highsmith-horseFree Image from public domain licenseBeautiful horses romp at the Cannon Quarter Horse Ranch near Venus, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434293/free-photo-image-horse-horse-photography-texasFree Image from public domain licenseA great horned owl has asserted permanent visiting rights to a tree above the ranch headquarters at the Big Creek cattle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582740/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA blooming cactus in Purgatoire Canyon, a spectacular rocky gorge in the middle of an otherwise flat prairie at JE Canyon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434499/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-bloomingFree Image from public domain licenseFall scene at the A Bar A guest ranch, just over the Colorado border near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434633/free-photo-image-bar-autumn-ranch-americaFree Image from public domain license"Scotty's Castle" is a most anomalous attraction in Death Valley, the stretch of California desert that is best known for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212410/death-valley-castleFree Image from public domain licenseRio Grande River in Big Bend Ranch State Park in lower Brewster County, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434210/free-photo-image-church-house-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA cowgirl leads the daily "jingle" -- or roundup of horses -- at the A Bar A guest ranch near Riverside, Wyoming. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582760/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAn unusual double deer trophy hangs in the Round Room at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582764/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseLeather chaps at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434623/free-photo-image-leather-carol-highsmith-barFree Image from public domain licenseTrees on a ranch along Interstate 5 near California's Fort Tejon State Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2111153/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseSculptor Pati Stajcar created this striking bronze sculpture, Balance of Power, which an appreciative guest purchased for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582773/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseEntry gate to the A Bar A guest ranch, near the little town of Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582749/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA dirt road through grassland at the Big Creek cattle ranch near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582753/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRiders at the King Ranch, a cattle spread larger than Rhode Island in South Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2367174/photo-image-horse-plant-personView licensePonderosa pine at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434620/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-pine-stoneFree Image from public domain licensePonderosa pine at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434629/free-photo-image-public-domain-pine-wyomingFree Image from public domain license A long-haired horse and her foal in rural Missouri's "Amish County," near the town of Clark … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068350/photo-image-horse-plant-grassFree Image from public domain licenseDepot for the stagecoaches that carry guests throughout the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch outside Tucson, Arizona.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582325/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseIt's Spring calving -- or birthing -- season at Big Creek cattle ranch on the Colorado border, near the towns of Riverside… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582748/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA creative, even nostalgic, ranch entrance sign near the hamlet of Farson in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582789/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA friendly goat at the Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano, a northern suburb of Dallas, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434287/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-animal-goat-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCowhand Lars Hollis atop his horse, Catote, at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582647/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA worker pours cattle feed at Big Creek Ranch, a vast cattle ranch near the Colorado border in Carbon County, Wyoming.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582787/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseFreshly painted barns at the Big Creek cattle ranch, a huge spread just above the Colorado line near Riverside in Carbon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582739/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA saguaro cactus dominates the scene at dusk in the garden of the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch outside Tucson… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582336/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA burro stands in what is otherwise a field of cattle near Jefferson, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434419/free-photo-image-donkey-animal-wildlifeFree Image from public domain licenseCattle along the road in central California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434190/free-photo-image-cattle-farm-cows-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA lone antelope on the Laramie Plains, a high grassland south of Laramie, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434321/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-animalFree Image from public domain licenseAmerican bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434410/free-photo-image-yellowstone-national-park-buffalo-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCattle graze along the road in Northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434142/free-photo-image-cow-field-farm-cows-americaFree Image from public domain licenseDandy donkey in a field in Erath County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434288/free-photo-image-donkey-animal-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseCattle at Meadowbank Farm located on Highway 84 in a bend of the Alabama River. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433818/free-photo-image-dairy-cow-barn-farm-alabamaFree Image from public domain licenseCattle amble freely in the San Juan Mountains of Conejos County, Colorado, near the New Mexico border. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434461/free-photo-image-new-mexico-animals-cattleFree Image from public domain licenseAmerican bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434415/free-photo-image-pasture-america-public-domainFree Image from public domain license