Only In Wyoming Could Your Morning Commute Be Delayed By An Epic Cattle Drive
Folks in the city are used to planning their morning commute to accommodate delays like traffic and road construction, but in Wyoming you sometimes have to plan for the probability of cattle.
To be fair, cattle-caused holdups on the roadways aren’t a constant issue, but you can count on seeing a whole herd of steers along I-25 and in the streets of Cheyenne, Wyoming every July. It’s the cattle drive that takes place each year right before the epic rodeo known as Cheyenne Frontier Days.
In Wyoming, if you forget what time of year it is, a sure-bet tip-off is the presence of cattle on the roadways.
The weekend before the big rodeo in Cheyenne, official Frontier Days cowboys drive a herd of Corriente steers - about 550 head! - from a pasture just north of the city.
In addition to steer wrestling and bull riding, rodeo-goers can watch barrel racing, calf roping, bronc-busting, and more.
The cattle drive and the rodeo are just part of the festivities that make up Cheyenne Frontier Days. There's a parade, a pancake breakfast, a frontier village...
