One of the competitions was the caber toss, where participants try to throw a large log (a caber, like a phone pole) end-over for distance.
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One of the demonstrations at the games was a Border Collie herding sheep and ducks. The presenter described their heritage, work and training.
There were many bands at the Highland Games. However, we only really went and watched Clandestine because EJ Jones plays. The entire band was good and quite a trip, great entertainers.
This summer we went to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. The games were interesting, containing a variety of vendors and competitions. Over the next week or two I’ll post the various series from there, but to start with here are some general pictures from the games.
