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Shake hands with Beef

An excellent song by Les Claypool and Primus

Also, and apt description of my trip to Carrie and Ariana in Los Alamos. While passing San Antonio mountain, I saw some effects of the record snows and cold that CO and NM have received in December and January. No, I didn’t see anything on it’s back with 4 feet in the air…

As if snow pack and icy roads (and sneaky cops in speed-checking airplanes) weren’t enough to keep a driver alert, crossing the NM border brought an increase in traffic. Very slow moving traffic.

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This gal was not amused by the paparazzi
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Many of them were like young punks, just walking slowly, nonchalantly in the roadway

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Nice sign placement! NMDOT got this one right
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This poor cowboy was in for a long, slow, cold day..

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2 comments to Shake hands with Beef

  • Wow. I’ll bet that is a journey those ranchers haven’t had to make in several years. I know there is a dirt road that goes around the backside of SA mtn., but I suppose it was so snowed in they had no choice but to take the paved road. I’ll bet the herd was plenty hungry too….

  • ssportsman

    They were leering at me as they walked past, obviously questioning the true depths of vegeteriansm…

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