Eternal life is living in the light.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Riding for the Brand
We heard a 100 year snow storm was heading for the Rocky Mountain front, so the Wyoming Catholic Cowboys jumped in the bus and headed for Meadowlark to check it out.
Ol Yeller had been sitting idle for a few years so Kurt and I spruced her up and fitted her with the Diocesan brand, the Rockin Chi Rho.
Eight of us in all were brave enough to go.
Kurt took the wheel so we could celebrate Mass and start the day off in the right direction.
The Sports Lure in Buffalo outfitted us with skis, boots, and helmets (for those without hard heads).
The bus was built for adventure.
When I was a kid there was no chair lift. This is pretty slick.
Don't look down Lungren, you might get scared.
Collin knows this hill well so he showed us the ropes.
Kurt's not used to unmotorized sports, but he did pretty well.
Stu hasn't been on skis in nine years. You'd never guessed by the way he tore it up.
Leah's determined to master skiing this year. She's well on her way.
It was good for Jeanette to get away from the books and smell some fresh mountain air.
Typical Jared, always showing off.
If he wasn't such a good cook we'd leave him at home. Just jokin. Thanks ol' son.
A fun time was had by all. Poor Claire, her bum knee wouldn't allow her to ski, but she was able snow shoe and hang loose in the lodge. Without her we wouldn't have gotten this trip organized.
My favorite dismissal at Mass is Go in peace, glorifying the Lord with your lives! That's what we did today. St. JPII, who's papal motto was Totus Tuus, which means Jesus I am totally Yours through Mary, was smiling down on us. He loved to ski. His first words to the faithful after being named pope was Be not afraid! A little snow storm doesn't scare us. Why, because Jesus is in our boat. And when we ride for His brand, life rocks!
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Round Two
Kurt and I had some redeeming to do so back up to the Big Horns we went. The snow had settled, but not the score. Dad and I had found the weak link in my sled last weekend. The aftermarket quick-drive belt was just a problem. So back to stock we went. We stayed the night at the cabin, and after celebrating Mass and soft boiling some eggs, we were off and running.
There was no problem starting the sleds as the spring sun had the snow melting even before we hit the trail.
Battle Park was our area of choice. The sticky snow made it pretty easy to go.
Kurt shredding some white sand
Hardcore
I came out unscathed, but not so for Kurt. After 40+ hours on his bike this season, his drive chain finally gave out as he kissed a rock.
Getting him up out of the creek was interesting. But after we figured it out, the ride home was a walk in the park.
Well, success! To celebrate Kandis and Jim Ford treated me to some fish, raw fish! Jim coached me through my first go with sushi. Not bad ol' son, but I'm looking forward to Easter.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Spring Fever
It's starting to warm up and I'm getting spring fever. Chief and Mollie are eager to get to work as well. We're grateful to Colleen Chauk for allowing us to set up camp on her place. I think her late husband Ed would be proud.
The kids are a mess but doing great together
We cleaned up Ed's old tack shed and Starla Paschall gave us a second saddle
Next up is fixing up the old round pen. There's much potential around here and the view is great. I love spring. Time to cowboy-up.
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