Out Our Way: Then Comes the Chinook - Isaiah 35: 1 - 6

Out our way, winter comes hard and fast. I do not envy those ranchers who have to go out in minus-40 degree blizzards during calving season to check the cows. Even with a good heater in the pick up, it is a miserable business. I kept Doc in his paddock with his girlfriend Babe all winter - and Charlie kept Jet and Freckles in theirs - while we both stayed inside as much as we could. We were just the cowboys and not the owners.

Yet even so, winter on the Hi Line can be harsh for everyone, and when those Alberta Clippers hit and temperatures drop, it sometimes feels like the end of the world has...