It was Robert Frost who used the phrase "Good fences make good neighbours" in his poem Mending Wall. That statement can be true but it isn't always the case. In my near 50 year career as a Land Surveyor, I have seen all too many property disputes and it didn't matter what type of fence it was: good, bad, or otherwise. If the fence wasn't right on the property line, there could be a major dispute between the neighbours. Some fences are meant to keep people and animals out, while others are meant to keep them in, while yet others are meant to keep them in or on a trail or road.
OK, it’s a corral but it’s not the OK Corral.
Fences are made to keep things in or sometimes out. In this case, the idea of a corral is to keep the cattle in. In this particular instance, the cattle can make their way from the range land on the north side of the Meadow Creek Road through a very large culvert to the south side and into the corral. Once they are all in the corral, the gate is closed and they can't get out. A truck can then back up to the ramp and the cattle are loaded into the back of it and off they go to another field or range area or maybe even a feed lot. This corral can also be used to temporarily contain the cattle after they have been dropped off and before being set free to roam the hills on the north side of the road.
There is safe parking well off the road at the designated parking location. From there it is just a short walk to the cache in one direction and to the corral in the other direction.
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