We spent the next day and night at the Ranch (I cannot for the life of me remember the name – Broken Arrow or Fat Cow or something like that). 1,700 acres of Montana ranch land, 12 ponds, six horses, 150 bison, a tractor, an ATV, another big machine that does somethin farm-like, and yet another. Our boy was as happy as a pig in a poke. Let me just give you a summary of the day’s agenda, and tell the rest of the story in pictures!
10:30 AM – Silver Towed is dragged across an old wooden bridge and into a meadow
10:31AM – Cal is off like a shot to the authentic Conestoga wagon, complete with a dead snake near it.12:00 – Lunch of Chicken Soup prepared by the wonderful Karen (co-Ranchess and hostess extraordinaire (is Ranchess a word?)).
12:30PM – Ride out in a bouncy old truck out to the Bison herd, shake the bag of BisonChow and they come running! I make light, but this was one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. These animals can run 30 mph, are enormous and majestic. I was in awe. Then we ate one for dinner. 
2:00PM – Saddle up the horses and ride! My nephew Nash and my niece Annie shared a horse and rode bareback – they are unbelievably good riders.
4:00PM – Jump in the swimmin’ hole - with a little help from Uncle Steve and jump back out like a little rocket ship (fed by an artisanal spring and about 40 degrees!).6:30PM – Dinner of marinated Bison steak and herbed potatoes from the garden…unbelievably delicious! Zero guilt for eating the beautiful creatures we just visited. Oh well, when in Montana….
7:30PM - Don the dead animal hides and make like a coyote, bear and one other furry creature (that's Cal, Nash and Annie!). 
9:00PM – Good night partner!Thank you so much to Karen, Doug, Uncle Steve, Aunt Cynthia, Nash-Man and Annie-Girl – what a wonderful day we all had!
I noticed no PB&J with the Bison this time. Good choice. ;-)
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