Across
- 3. Doubles as a seat, table, or windbreak come fall shipping time
- 5. What flies up from the fire — or from a green colt
- 8. Nature’s lantern on night rides or long drives home
- 9. Typical October start on the range
- 10. A cowboy’s version of a sleeping bag under the stars
- 11. Carries water (or strong coffee) on long fall rides
- 12. Worn when the reins get cold but the work keeps going
Down
- 1. Essential tool of every fall gather and early morning fire
- 2. Where stories, songs, and coffee are shared after a long day
- 4. Used for dragging posts, brush, or whatever the tractor can’t
- 6. The one who keeps everyone laughing around the fire
- 7. The layer every cowboy swears they don’t need — until sunrise