{"id":19986,"date":"2023-09-06T00:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=19986"},"modified":"2023-09-05T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:10:03","slug":"hurricane-and-harley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/hurricane-and-harley\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane and Harley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bryce Angell – The outdoors has always been a large part of my life. My father was an outfitter and guide for 35 years and I was there to shoe and care for the horses and help him do the cooking. We took many great trips into the Yellowstone area. Even now that I\u2019m older, we still ride into the Tetons, Yellowstone and surrounding areas. My poems are mostly of personal experience. I am now retired and enjoying life to the fullest. I plan to do more riding and writing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We latched the trailer door down tight. Three horses were inside. Next stop would be the Tetons for a daylong trail ride.<\/p>\n

But my cell phone started ringing. It was Harley down the road. \u201cI heard we\u2019ve got a ride today. I\u2019m saddled up to load.\u201d<\/p>\n

I winced, then answered Harley, biting on my lower lip, \u201cPack yourself some sandwiches. We\u2019ll be there in a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most of us knew Harley Jones, a scuffed -p cowboy cuss. And when you were around him, well, your patience was a must.<\/p>\n

Harley was a bachelor, seemed to scare the gals away. But he always owned a horse or maybe crowbait you could say.<\/p>\n

And just to say a word or two \u2018bout Harley and his horse. Old Harley called him Hurricane. He was a threatening force.<\/p>\n

The driveway down to Harley\u2019s barn would test your driving skill. The black mud holes, then 4-wheel drive, were more than just a thrill.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We couldn\u2019t help but notice Harley looked a painful sight. I\u2019d been told that Hurricane and Harley had a daily fight.<\/p>\n

Harley had a bloodied nose, his left eye swollen shut. And just below the hairline showed a nasty two-inch cut.<\/p>\n

It looked like Hurricane had won. Old Harley said, \u201cNot so! Hurricane\u2019s the one who has the saddle on, ya know.\u201d<\/p>\n

I opened up the trailer gate and Hurricane looked in. He blew a snort and pulled straight back, kicked Harley in the shin.<\/p>\n

The proof was in the pudding how the crowbait earned his fame. I\u2019ve had a few like him before. Now Elmer\u2019s is their name.<\/p>\n

My horse\u2019s eyes were telling me, \u201cDon\u2019t put him in here, please!\u201d But Hurricane surprised us when he jumped in with such ease.<\/p>\n

Harley needed patching up before we hit the road. A dozen band-aids, super-glue would fix him good as gold.<\/p>\n

Harley rode the Hurricane with not a buck that day. They took the lead and set a pace for the trail ride all the way.<\/p>\n

Hurricane and Harley were a welcome to our group. But you learned to keep your wits or they could throw you for a loop.<\/p>\n

So when it comes to riding we\u2019ll include most anyone. Each ride\u2019s a mix of cowboys. That\u2019s the recipe for fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We latched the trailer door down tight. Three horses were inside. Next stop would be the Tetons for a daylong trail ride. But my cell phone started ringing. It was Harley down the road. \u201cI heard we\u2019ve got a ride today. I\u2019m saddled up to load.\u201d I winced, then answered Harley, biting on my lower […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cowboy-poetry","7":"category-commentary"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19987,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19986\/revisions\/19987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}