Helotes is located in northwestern Bexar County at 29Â°33â²55â³N 98Â°41â²21â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿29.56528Â°N 98.68917Â°Wï»¿ / 29.56528; -98.68917 (29.565328, -98.689251), in the valley of Helotes Creek where it exits from the Texas Hill Country. The city is approximately 16 miles (26 km) northwest of downtown San Antonio.
pastoralists, pastoralism A nomadic or semi-nomadic form of subsistence which is mainly dependent on herds of domesticated animals. Those groups who move according to regular seasonal routes for pasture are called transhumant. Pastoral nomads are found in most areas of the world, including Southern Europe.
Pastoral. A pastoral lifestyle is that of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasturage. It lends its name to a genre of literature, art and music that depicts such life in an idealized manner, typically for urban audiences.