Yaks-September 28, 2013

This is at least our third year here that we have tried to get decent pictures of the yaks being raised down the road. Finally, right before we get ready to leave, they posed for us today. We did go to a farmer's market where a lady had ground yak meat for sale for a mere $7.00 a pound. We declined to buy any, not because of the price but, well, just because. We do like buffalo meat and perhaps the yak meat tastes like buffalo but we did not want to try it.

Supposedly the long hair does not cause the yaks problems during the heat of the summer.

But it sure looks hot and uncomfortable.

 

I think there are only two yaks here, but maybe there are three and we were going too fast to tell. They do appear to be close friends. The black and white ones are called Royals. I thought they had been bred with cattle, but no they have not been. The first time we saw the yaks there was only one ranch raising them. Now there are three ranches on one road alone. Might we assume there is money to be made?? Are we missing out on something??