Court and his co-workers Michael, Tony, and Kyle, invited me to stay an extra day so I could see another one of the ranches that Court manages in the town of May, Idaho. The drive from Wisdom to May gave me a preview of the climb I would have the next day, long but fairly level in grade.
We stopped in the town of Salmon, Idaho for breakfast. Salmon is famous for being the birthplace of Sacajawea, the aforementioned brain trust of the Lewis and Clark expedition. An hour later we rolled through the town of May, which with no functioning establishments isn't really a town at all!
Our main goal for the day was to clean up a ranch so as to get it ready for sale. There were a great many chores that needed to be done for this goal to be reached. Seeing as how I was the least handy worker for 50 miles, Court kindly allowed me to save face by weed-wacking for the day. Even a city slicker like myself can hunt down a weed!
During the day I was amazed to behold all of the other jobs that were being done as I attacked the long grass. Watching folks work tractors, back hoes, combines, and a variety of other equipment to get everything in order convinced me how much skill it takes to do that stuff. Since I sit at a computer for my work I am completely removed from how real work gets done.
Happy hour and dinner were a welcome respite at the day's end. Hanging out with the Steel Creek folks, as well as Thad and Gretchen, the managers of the ranch, was a lot of fun. I was amazed to discover that Gretchen hailed from Perrysburg, Ohio -- the home of my brother Chris. Let me tell you without going into too much detail that Perrysburg and May are very different places.
Dinner was magnificent: steak, asparagus, garlic mashed potatoes, spinach salad, grilled veggies, and the best corn I have eaten in years. I washed it all down with generous helping of whiskey and beer and slept very well that night.
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