When the cows leave the summer
pastures in the alps.
And when I say « real » I
mean a local one with a sum total of eight cows, not one with thousands of
attendees. It was held up the valley from me in a place called the lower valley
« Van d’en bas » and including putting the cows into a pasture and
seeing if any of them were going to have a battle.
In Switzerland one of the main races
of cows are those from the Hérens valley and every year in the fall they hold
« fights » in between the « queens ». It is a natural
instinct and there are very rarely injuries : this lot didn’t seem to be
much motivated.
It was possible to buy cow bells and
the usual food items of wines, raclette (melted cheese with potatoes, pickles
and pickled onions), coffee etc. to be eaten on the spot. My big purchase was a
slice of cheese made in the alps.
Next to the chalet where the eating was held there was also an enclosure of goats.
Nice, laid back day – I also visited
the falls where they do some Canyon adventures.
