natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | FEB 01

Photo by @CarltonWard // Shielded from a daylong rainstorm by their yellow slickers, cowboys steer a herd of "cracker" cattle through a labyrinth of longleaf pines and palmettos near the Everglades Headwaters in Central Florida. This scene is from last week's 55-mile Great Florida Cattle Drive which has been organized once a decade since 1995 to commemorate the rich living heritage in Florida ranching that dates back to America's first cattle and horses in 1521. #cattledrive #FloridaWild #KeepFLWild #cowboys #forest @fl_wildcorridor. Please see @carltonward for more of the journey.