Preparing the fields just outside of campus

Little background information here: This is the Flying M Ranch, which is right next to the UC Merced campus. In the days leading up the ceremony, heavy equipment was brought in, and the grass in the field was cut down in order to turn the field into a temporary parking area. This picture is of some of the equipment that was brought in. It was a very unusual sight to see heavy equipment parked by the Flying M gate.