Ladies and Gentleman,

It is with a smile on my face and a beer in my hand that I close JourneyAmerica’s first month on the road 🙂

Currently in Three Forks, Montana, this scene above seems so distant. Riding out from the Centennial Calgary Stampede is but a far away memory.

This past month has been one of the busiest times of my entire life. Everyday has been jam-packed with caring for the horses, tacking them up, riding for 8 – 10 hours, finding water for the ponies, shooting footage and conducting interviews for the doc, getting interviewed by newspapers and television stations, finding places to sleep, blogging, etc, etc…

Add extreme heat to all of this and you get one tired cowboy! lol But even with all of this work and the intense traveling conditions it has been one of the best months of my life. I have met some amazing people. Bonded with my two beautiful Quarter Horses. And travelled through breathtaking sceneries. I mean, just look at the picture above. This is my office!

Altogether Bruiser, Frenchie & I have travelled more than 700 km’s. We have climbed the rockies, drank water from ice-cold rivers and slept under the stars. Yesterday we had our first run-in with the police! An officer pulled me over in Three Forks, not because I was speeding, but to check that the horses had the proper papers. Luckily we were all good.

Today I checked off another first for the journey. I got to jump off this bridge! This is the birth-place of the Missouri river. I rode on it coming into town yesterday and was super jealous of the kids jumping into the water. So today I trecked back and took a leap of faith in my Wrangler Jeans… they are still drying.

Tomorrow morning I leave Three Forks for Manhattan! In two days I will be pulling into Copper Spring Ranch, Bruiser’s home. Feeling like a million bucks!

Highlight of the week – Cutting hay with Dusty Hahn in Townsend!