Wyoming Two Year Ago Today

Well, two years ago this morning Papaw Dennis was in Saratoga, Wyoming, looking for pronghorn antelope. It was cold and snowing! The mountains are beautiful when it is snowing. Papaw Dennis had spent the night in a tent in the mountains. The tent's wood burning stove burned out of wood right after he went to sleep, and it got cold inside the tent! The temperature went down to 20 degrees. Papaw Dennis had his insulated underwear on, and socks, and was sleeping in a sleeping bag he bought at Walmart for $14, with a blanket on top, but it was still freezing. The outfitter said to bring a sleeping bag that was rated for zero degrees, and next time Papw Dennis will believe him. At 4:30 in the morning, the outfitter's helper came to the tent and built a fire in the stove, and about 30 minutes later it was warm enough to get up and get dressed for the day. Papaw Dennis saw lots and lots of pronghorn antelope racing across the hills in the snow. He even saw some elk, and heard them bugling from a mile away. He saw coyotes, too, and lots of mule deer with big ears that stick out like a mule's ears do. Being in the wilderness is fun, but it sure can get cold!