Watering sheep at Mount Nebo

Water had to be brought in by truck when the sheep were on the desert. This picture shows Willis and the water truck with Mt. Nebo in the background. April 1975.

Preparing the take the sheep off the west desert

Each spring, the pregnant ewes would be taken by truck from the desert back to Manti where they would lamb. The ewes had been on the desert since the fall. The rams were brought to the desert in about January. Sheep have four months gestation. These pictures were taken in April of 1976.