Never Say Never
People always tell me never to say that I will never do something. Well, after working at the feedyard last summer I told myself that I would never wake up at 3 in the morning on a regular basis to work for other people’s cattle. I guess I forgot about it. We have started hay […]
I finally found some heat!
Well it’s only in the 80’s but that is a lot closer than the 50s and 60s that we have had over the past couple of weeks. And maybe it has stopped raining for the time being. I can’t believe it but I am 5 weeks into my internship. It seems like it is flying […]
Rain, Snow, and Canyons
Wow. It has already been three weeks in Wyoming. I am still having a great time. It rained for 9 straight days in an area where they only get 8 inches of rain a year, including snow. Last count I got the 9 day total was 4 inches! Friday I rode with Katy Jane up […]
No Complaints Here…
At least about work and life in Wyoming. I am wrapping up my third week here in Wyoming and it is Awesome. It has rained for the last 4 days, about 1.75 inches. That is a lot of rain considering the annual total for this area in only 8 inches including snowfall. There is a […]
Crossing Critters
Week two is over and done. It has been an interesting week to say the least. I was assigned to the location of the ranch where I will be working for the majority of the summer. I am working with 5 pivot irrigation, some gated pipe, and lots of ditches. Setting the dams on the […]
First Week in the Basin
5/21/2009The Big Horn Basin, Wyoming is awesome. Despite the facts that my nose is incredibly sunburnt, I only have phone service when I sit like a dummy at the end of the ranch driveway, and I have never cursed dirt so much in my life…this place is awesome. (Not to say that I would really […]
More snow than I ever seen
5/16/09I finally made it to Hyattville, Wyoming. After a long trip from Rapid City, SD I am ready for something to do. The trip ended up being 1400 miles. I woke up at 5:30 without an alarm (You have to keep in mind there is a time change, so it was really like 6:30), and […]
It’s all new to me
Alright, the next several posts are going to be on my summer in Wyoming. Because I will not have internet all of the time, I will just post whenever I get on. 5/15/09 I made it from Pleasant Plains, Arkansas to Council Bluffs, Iowa (just outside of Omaha, Nebraska) yesterday. The trip really was not […]
A True Cattleman’s Moment
There is that feeling when calving season comes around. It’s my favorite time of year back home cause there are those times when I never know which cows are gonna have calving problems and it is always an adrenaline rush to figure out what I can do to help the cow and calf/calves live. I […]
My Passion
So I have realized that I am passionate about the beef industry. It is a way of life for me and something that I hold as a defining characteristic of mine. Along with that comes an interest in news and rallies against the industry. I have also come to realize that I am a very […]