when i left for wyoming, i had no idea about what to expect. i've already had several learning experiences since i left good ol' PA on january 8. i'll share a few of them:
-when driving from kansas to wyoming with high wind warnings, all you have to do is avoid high profile vehicles! everyone still flies around at 75mph regardless of the 45mph gusts. and anyway, you'll be experiencing at least 50mph gusts when you arrive in wyoming.
-gas is cheap in cheyenne (40 cents cheaper than it was in PA) fill up there! douglas sells '85' gas, so you're paying for '87' as if it were mid-grade or premium gas.
-if you have to go more than 100 yards, why walk when you could drive?! we use the feed truck for EVERYTHING! and my boss was so excited about getting a john deere gator the other day so we'd have another vehicle to drive around the pastures for quick access.
-drive the feed truck away from the wind gusts so you don't end up with a green face from the hay blowing up all over you!
-"close" is a several hour drive
-wildlife is abundant. i was joking with rita the other day that i must have accidentally signed up for the white tail deer breeding internship (they like to congregate by the hay shed and eat out of the feeders with the horses). i was also told to watch out for bears if i decided to go for a hike. "make sure someone knows where you intend to hike and when you're going" is what i was told. i was also told to watch out for the many rattlesnakes and bull snakes that will become regulars when it starts getting warm.
that's just a few i can think of right now..i'll keep the list going as i think of more, maybe.
oh, and there has been a bobcat spotted by the bunkhouses on a few occasions over the last few years (not recently, i hope).
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