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Photos: Craig Rancher unloads 1,000 sheep onto Rabbit Ears Pass

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A lamb leaps after being unloaded at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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About a half dozen people helped Nick Maneotis and crew unload 950 ewe and their lambs at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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A sheep leaps off the ramp and towards a green, flower-filled field at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Nick Maneotis of Craig unloaded about 950 ewe and their lambs on Saturday. The herd will graze in the area through September.
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Nick Maneotis and crew unloaded about 950 ewe and their lamb at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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Nick Maneotis watches as 950 of his ewes and their lambs are unloaded at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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Atley Weber supervises as 950 ewes and their lambs are unloaded at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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About 950 ewe and their lambs were unloaded at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022. The sheep will graze in the area until September.
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About 950 ewe and their lambs were unloaded at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022. The sheep will graze in the area until September.
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A sheep communicates and munches on grass shortly after being unloaded from a trailer at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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Nick Maneotis of Craig unloaded 950 ewe and their lambs at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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950 ewes and their lambs from Maneotis Ranch in Craig were unloaded at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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Karen Maneotis, left, Andrea Maneotis-Weber, right, and Atley Weber represent three generations of the Maneotis family as they unloaded 950 ewe and their lambs at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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A car slows at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022, taking in the 950 ewe and their lambs that were released by Nick Maneotis.
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Lambs gleefully leap and stay close to the herd of about 950 ewe at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Nick Maneotis’ herd will graze around the area until September.
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Karen Maneotis and Atley Weber, 3, enjoyed the cool summer morning as they helped unload 950 ewe and their lambs at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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Atley Weber makes sure operations run smoothly as Nick Maneotis and crew unloaded about 950 ewes and their lambs at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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A herder starts moving the sheep away from the highway and towards the Basecamp Trailhead at Dumont Lake parking lot on Rabbit Ears Pass on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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Shelby Reardon is the assistant editor at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach her, call 970-871-4253, email sreardon@SteamboatPilot.com or follow her on Twitter @ByShelbyReardon.

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