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I hear some noise while starting up the east fork of Beecher Canyon and notice a herd of cows in the distance, scurrying away

5118-beecher-canyon.jpg As I begin my way up the east fork of Beecher Canyon, I take note of a steep bluff that I circumvented on my way downThumbnailsMany large rocks are strewn about in the east fork of Beecher CanyonAs I begin my way up the east fork of Beecher Canyon, I take note of a steep bluff that I circumvented on my way downThumbnailsMany large rocks are strewn about in the east fork of Beecher CanyonAs I begin my way up the east fork of Beecher Canyon, I take note of a steep bluff that I circumvented on my way downThumbnailsMany large rocks are strewn about in the east fork of Beecher CanyonAs I begin my way up the east fork of Beecher Canyon, I take note of a steep bluff that I circumvented on my way downThumbnailsMany large rocks are strewn about in the east fork of Beecher CanyonAs I begin my way up the east fork of Beecher Canyon, I take note of a steep bluff that I circumvented on my way downThumbnailsMany large rocks are strewn about in the east fork of Beecher Canyon

I've been seeing a lot of cow patties in the canyon, some of them quite fresh, but I'm somehow surprised when I actually come across cows. This doesn't feel like a cow-friendly landscape.