Something Special in Cleveland, Montana
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Uploaded by toddklassy on May 22, 2011
There's a place on the eastern Montana plains where People's Creek and the Bear Paw Mountains meet. It's a place they call Cleveland.
On first glance there's not much to Cleveland except for a saloon (when it is open) and a one-room schoolhouse (which serves one student). And it would be perfectly fair for those passing through to think nothing special ever really happens there. But they would be wrong.
Every spring, as the stiff Chinook winds begin to melt away a long winter's snow, neighbors - often separated by many miles - come together to help gather each other's cattle and brand them with the mark of their ranch. It is a tradition few people outside of Cleveland ever get to see.
Yes, Cleveland is quiet, but something special happens there every day...especially in the spring.
These are real cowboys; not the ones you see on the silver screen, but men and women who work hard every day to fight Montana's harsh weather, the struggle of raising a family, and whatever else the good Lord throws at them.
This is their story.
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Yes wonderful photographs,thankyou so much ! Inspirational!
chelackie 1 month ago
wonderful photos and a great song. is that from the movie lonesome dove? Thanks for sharing. When I see this I think of 'FREEDOM"
chitown1966 2 months ago
thanks for the video ! used to live up there. 10 miles south of cleveland on the then pitman ranch. in the 80s man i mess it ! did a little time in the bar to. where i got my handel from. great job thanks agen.!
mtbronk 4 months ago
What a wonderful video. I'm not the photographer that you are, but a friend suggested I do a similar video of a day of branding in Cohagen, between Jordan and Miles City. I may have to look at the day's worth of pictures from 2009 and see if I can put something together.
mountainlion65 4 months ago
Very well and good. You told the story just right without using words. We need so many more folks just like you to tell our story to the world so that they can better understand how much we care for our livestock and how food is really made in this great country. I am 70 or 80 miles South of Cleveland in Winifred Montana. Your are welcome here anytime.
rwsmontana 5 months ago
God Bless you and your family.
Demian11x 5 months ago
This was amazing. Please share more. I would love to experience it. You live the life I was meant to live.
Demian11x 5 months ago