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Article: Cowboys ride Yakima River Canyon as the Old West comes alive.
- Article from:
- Yakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, WA)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Byline: Melissa Sanchez
Feb. 1--YAKIMA, Wash. -- Here's old Jack Eaton climbing out of his dusty white Dodge pickup, standing in the bumpy dirt road to face the 300 head of cattle that have ambled to a stop. A worn cowboy hat casts a shadow over his baby blues as he calls out to a rider among the herd. One brave cow seems to remember this drive through the Yakima River Canyon and makes a break for Canyon Road, where a pair of state transportation officials and a handful of curious onlookers with cameras wait. "Some of them who have done this before know they're going home and they're excited," Eaton says before he chases after the animal with a ...