Herding sheep up to mountain meadows in Montana. The scenery was spectacular but the trials of the men who do this stripped it of its romance. This is harsh, demanding work...constantly fighting the elements, predators and the sheep themselves.
The unnaturalness of the enterprise was starkly featured. Organized herding and indeed agriculture in general is a distortion of the natural order and can only be maintained by constant struggle. Makes me wonder about "civilization" itself.
Interesting and provocative.
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