Here is something a little different in the gate department….a Cattle Guard!
You can find them anyplace around here….even on the highway going up the side of Grand Mesa, Colorado.
As you can see the spacing is large enough animals don’t want to walk over it.
This rancher even warns you when you cross the cattle guard that cows are grazing on his hills.
Head on over now and see what cool fences and gates have been posted on Teresa’s site: The Run *A* Round Ranch—and while you are there enter one of your own neighborhoods cool fences or gates!
Remember now…if you are out here sometime…watch for cows!
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Brings back childhood memories… 🙂
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I love open range country! Up by Clark Lake in Kansas there is an area like that–beautiful place and not much traffic. Where I’ve seen in Nevada wasn’t as fortunate–apparently lots of cattle do get hit by cars, so that rancher would have done well to find signs like the one you posted!
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Those look familiar! If it wasn’t for cattle guards, we’d spend all day opening and closing gates!
My sister worked at a sign company. Had her make a few big signs that say, you hit it, you buy it! With a cow and baby on it. It makes a statement!
Cheri
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I can’t get over the fact that most all of these when you cross are soooo smooth. Don’t even have to slow down.
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i like the warning sign and the use of tires (i’ve used them for fencing in the water). my silly gelding will jump our cattle guard. i have to string a rope across it to keep him from doing so.
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Cattle gates are fairly common along driveways in this part of the country, but I was surprised to find them along roads on our first trip out West.
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we always did, we would see them along the highway sometimes.
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Bought a 20 pound bag of Red Donkey at the Beanery. Love to read your blog and learn about farm life. I enjoy the pictures, too. Susan Dumler
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I watch for cows all the time. So far, I’ve never seen one in my whole life. But last night I saw a spider…..
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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I like that sign. Great captures out there.
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Neat to see the “actual” cattle guard. Lots of time around here they just paint them on the road and for some reason the cows actually think they are real. Funny about the sign warning you to watch for cows.
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Well that is different
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Very interesting.
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Bring back thoughts of the sound of driving across the cattle guards of my youth!
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I love cattle guards – we have them here, too.
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Recycling at its finest, nice finds!! I I like the warning sign!!
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Do you remember a few years ago when some dumb politician thought that cattle guards should get a raise in pay or something to that affect? That’s when we really knew that those in D.C.had no idea about the West.
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i haven’t seen one of these in a LONG t ime! don’t know if it’s just a western thing but i haven’t seen them out east here!
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Wonderfully original for the meme (but familiar to us from growing up in ranch country in Eastern Washington). I always thought they were so interesting. Great sign too.
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there are things like that in Uk but they are called cattle grids. They can be found on places like the National Parks…much nicer than an actual gate
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I read somewhere that the federal government learned there were hundreds of cattle guards in Montana. They had the great idea to fire about half of them to cut back on spending.
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