Adventure Time with Straw and Rowdy : Rollin' Boulder Outfitters

The weekend of the 12th Josh and I got the chance to visit my friend Joseph Leyo. He has moved to McLeod where he works for Rollin' Boulder Outfitters as a horse wrangler and hunting guide. The winter is a slow time so we were able to visit his place and get out on some trails. We arrived Friday night after weaving through herds of mule deer along the roads. His cabin was quite a ways from the paved road but we managed to find it in the dark.

On Saturday morning we finally got to see everything in the light and realized that we were in some serious mountains. Joseph got some horses rounded up and we headed to Gallatin National Forest. We rode our horses up the mountain and tied them when the rest of the way was too steep. We hiked further up the mountain to an Indian cave with a few pictographs inside. I surmised that one appeared to be a man making a pizza. I also suggested one to be an octopus but Josh interpreted it as the sun. The view from the cave was magnificent. The mountains themselves were quite impressive. As we took the trailer back to the cabin the snow moved from the snow-capped mountains to the valleys as well. There were over 100 elk on the mountainside as well as few moose and plenty of mule deer. We got a glimpse of the natural bridge and visited with some painters before making it back to the cabin. It snowed the rest of the afternoon while Josh and I hole-up in the cabin grilling up elk steaks. Joseph had to run an errand and when he came back we made plans for the next day.