Back from Wyoming

Anette and I got back Sunday night from our trip to Wyoming. We had a great time visiting our grandchildren and seeing the beautiful scenery.

Here is a funny story. We went down by the river near Jake’s house with the kids. While we were there we heard some chukars calling on the other side. So Jake calls a friend to come wade across the river with him to hunt those birds (because I told him there was no way I was wading across with him.

So we went back to his house to pick up his dogs and shotgun and then drove back to the river. Jake and Chase started across holding their guns above their heads so they wouldn’t get wet. I should mention that they chose not to wear waders. When the water reached Jake’s armpits, he decided they needed to find a shallower spot. Of course the dogs had no problems crossing, so they were over and hunting for 15 minutes before Jake and Chase found a better spot.

The water in this river is mountain runoff, so it is very cold. By the time they finally got over, they were like walking icicles. They finally met back up with the dogs and went to find the birds. But by the time they got there, the birds were gone. So they made another cold, wet hike back across and then we went home so they could get ready so we could go elk hunting.

The elk hunt was even less successful than the chukar hunt. We were going to take horses, but it looked like it would snow so we ended up mostly driving. We didn’t see any animals except in town. There are deer and antelope everywhere in Cody. The road climbed almost to the top of the mountain and the views were spectacular.

We spent quite a bit of time messing around with horses while we were at Jake's house. Jake has a second horse he is using while the owner is away at college. It's name is Gwappie. He is a big gelding--even bigger than Bo. I rode him and we got along quite well. Jake is also breaking a young colt and the owner is giving him a young mare in return. So we watched while he worked with that horse one evening.

We figure this will likely be our last trip that direction until spring. We had beautiful weather and a wonderful time.