Most of the cows trailed along with their calves clinging tightly beside them while being pushed towards the corrals. Men on horesback sought high ground to use as vantage points to view any stragglers hidden in the many draws and canyons on the ranch as other men on 4-wheelers quickly zipped around the vast property also collecting cagey mommas seeking refuge. Heavy spring rains had the rolling eastern plains of Colorado lush with grass and waterholes brimming at capacity.