I remember riding the cattle ranges in territory much like that... I would be paid to ride the fence and keep it tight and in good repair, along with checking the wandering herds to fix or report problems in health or injury- just general stuff. ONE side of the fence of the pasture I took care of the most was 7 miles on one side. :) That's a LOT of cattle range!!

I am oddly happy here, the 'scablands' as they call them, are not ugly... the wildlife is TEEMING here, and there are open cattle ranges for the public/local use, as well as large private ranches, dotting the landscape between the fruit orchards... it's really not a bad place to be, if you love the outdoors!