Even Better

Thanks to the National Weather Service, we have a pretty good idea of what weather is headed our way. Ask any Wyomingite who Don Day is, and I bet 90% of them know! We listen to him on the radio and now on YouTube, forecasting and impacting our lives. I used to roll my eyes about talking about the weather, but when you have to be out in it more than walking from your house to your car, you start to pay closer attention. When you own livestock that also has to handle the weather… it just magnifies.

With winter storm warnings, we brought the cows off the Mesa Pasture. As I drove to work the next day, Wednesday morning, skies depressingly morose with clouds, the unplowed road slick with five or six inches of new snow, I was gifted with this.

Standing dead center of the highway was a big bull elk. Since I was only driving 35 mph due to road conditions, there was no danger of hitting him. By the time I dug my phone out to take a picture, he was running up the right-of-way hill, and I managed one blurry shot.

Then two more. I switched to video because two more bulls arrived. Five decent bull elk. I love that. The weather had put them on the move because no one had seen any during hunting season. Then further up the road… two cow elk take off on the run.

Later that same day, Tess filmed a herd of 20-30 running across the road! (It’s on her Instagram account if you’re curious… mom.ranch.repeat) I adore this blessing of living where I do, and it makes my drive to work exciting! (In a good way, much better than the snowy, icy unplowed road!)

What makes your morning drive even better? Seeing another bull on the way home!

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