Vulcan, Alta - Jan. 4, 2020 - Carl Vanderploeg opens a gate so more than 60 cattle can pass through. What started out as a pleasant day for a cattle drive with above 0C degree temperatures, turned nasty as temperatures plummeted and an hour-long snowstorm rolled through the area. Harvey Vegter, Logan and Alex Vanderploeg and Carl Vanderploeg move cattle from a field north of Vulcan back to the Vanderploeg ranch near Brant. (Mike Sturk photo)
Vulcan, Alta - Jan. 4, 2020 - What started out as a pleasant day for a cattle drive with above 0C degree temperatures, turned nasty as temperatures plummeted and an hour-long snowstorm rolled through the area. Harvey Vegter, Logan and Alex Vanderploeg and Carl Vanderploeg move cattle from a field north of Vulcan back to the Vanderploeg ranch near Brant. (Mike Sturk photo)
Vulcan, Alta - Jan. 4, 2020 - Pressing on despite the driving snow, Logan (L) and wife Alex pull up the rear of the drive. What started out as a pleasant day for a cattle drive with above 0C degree temperatures, turned nasty as temperatures plummeted and an hour-long snowstorm rolled through the area. Harvey Vegter, Logan and Alex Vanderploeg and Carl Vanderploeg move more than 60 cattle from a field north of Vulcan back to the Vanderploeg ranch near Brant. (Mike Sturk photo)