[Illustration: Mountain lake]
Not all of a cowboy’s life is rough, back-breaking work or exhibitions.
There are long hours of pleasant sunshine and companionship with
friends, including his “best friend,” his horse.
Moving the cattle to new pastures often brings long, leisurely rides
beneath brilliant sunshine, over sage-scented prairie or along verdant
trails amid the world’s most beautiful scenery. Large ranches now
operate with plenty of help and many modern conveniences. Good food is
essential to a cowboy’s health and happiness, and the wise rancher
provides plenty of it. Comradeship and loyalty are predominant
characteristics of ranch life, and few real cowboys would exchange it
for any other way of life.
[Illustration: “THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES”]
[Illustration: “BEAUTY AND PRIDE”]