On top of this, the Fosters and the Kings, who own White Saddle, were a joy to be around and made us feel like part of their families; families which, maybe because of their remote location, self reliance and pioneer work ethic, seemed more tightly bonded than those you might find in the city.
It was a fact driven home when, for our last shot of the sequence, we had a skeleton crew in the mountains with the Fosters around their campfire. It had been a long, hard day of work for them and for us, and we were racing to get the shot before it became too dark for our helicopter to fly down. They were relaxed and truly enjoying themselves, happy for each other's company and not at all bothered that we might be sharing their dinner and tent space for the night. Despite our rush, we stopped to savor the moment, a chance to feel the freedom of the open range, the vastness of the night sky, the warmth of the fire and of family, the spirit of the cowboy.
Join us next episode for Morocco, Spain and Mexico.
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