I live in a rural area on the West slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. There is a long history in this area of running cattle up in the high country during th

I live in a rural area on the West slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. There is a long history in this area of running cattle up in the high country during the Summer months. I've been told that when they were driving the cows out of the mountains in the fall, the old timers used to drag burning ropes behind their horses.