Thank God

As we finished moving our heifers yesterday, rain clouds appeared.

We pushed the last through the gate and as thunder rolled, we quickly loaded the horses in the trailer and left.

After the major wildfires on the other side of the mountain, any lightning is a cause for concern. We saw various strikes on our drive down. Daniel spotted smoke way across the Big Horn Basin and a large fire was started near Thermopolis. We prayed nothing would begin around here. That was yesterday.

I was in Worland when I got the text. Fire on our mountain. The guys headed out. It turned out it wasn’t in our pasture, but not too far away.

Then comes the waiting… I couldn’t listen in to the radio chatter. The guys are too busy to text even if they were in service. The girls and I checked in, made temporary plans, and said a quiet prayer that things would be okay. I’ve done this dozens of times and it’s not easy.. the waiting… but I have confidence in my guys.

Vernon took these photos. Because of the large fire by Thermopolis, air support was easily diverted to our “Hazelton Fire”. Well, I don’t know that for a fact, I guess. But it seemed like they got there fast. Slurry and water were used.

It’s rough and rocky country, so the air support was invaluable. The guys are home. Volunteers are sitting on the fire tonight and will be relieved by BLM crews in the morning. If nothing gets too wild and crazy, it should just be only 100 acres burned. We thank God and all that work on these fires for that.

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