Many, many years ago, Mr. RR, the three children and I went to cut a Christmas tree just a few mile east of Laramie, Wyo. One of those weird, sudden blizzards came in and we were stuck off road for eight hours, the longest eight hours of my life. (Never go to cut a Christmas tree in a Volkswagon Beetle) I had packed "survival gear", so we were okay (just very cold) until the Forest Service Rangers found us. I think it helped that Mr. RR was a Forest Service Ranger at the time and we were a "priority". Actually, with the Forest Service, EVERYONE is a priority. We never left the vehicle.............except for potty breaks.
Message to all.............DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR!
That's definitely one to write down.....LOL
My grandparents homesteaded in the Wind River area "way back when" and helped settle and build Riverton, Wyoming. They didn't have no stinking Volkswagen, neither! They had an open Ford and they started out with a sod hut.
Two of my uncles stayed there when the rest of the family moved on and worked "the line" for the energy companies for many years, meaning they took crews out to fix things or rode horses back into the hills to monitor the rigs and pipelines in all sorts of weather. One of them is still alive and in his 80s. The other died in his 80s... while taking his regular motorcycle ride.
I've always said I'd love to live in Wyoming... so long as I knew I didn't have to live in Wyoming. Talk about your high lonesome!
I fixed it for ya.