Day Two

Day 2 on our quest for a 4h pig. We started out around 9:30 from Alamosa. We got to Trinidad around noon and stopped for lunch. We drove through a blizzard the whole way there and the roads were horrible. We were glad to stop for a little rest. 

After that we left for Pritchett, and Crane Farms. The roads there were pretty good, just wet. We had planned to stop for gas in Trinidad but we didn't see a gas station on our way out of town and I thought we were good on gas. We got lost on our way to the farm but we finally made it and picked out a pig. Kory was in hog heaven. I could have sworn he was drooling at the sight of these pigs. When the handler went to put the other pigs up Kory said "her butt just refuses to quit!" I couldn't stop laughing. 

This is Chewy, an 18 week old Hampshire pig. 

We started back to Trinidad and the roads just got worse and worse till we were in a huge blizzard! And right then we ran out of gas. We had no idea what what to do and I felt horrible about the whole thing. Kory decided he was just going to try to walk. I gave home my jacket to put over his and off he went. 2 things really worried me. We weren't really pulled off the road because the snow was so bad, I was afraid someone would hit us in the car. I was also worried that someone would hit Kory or that he would freeze or he would get hurt another way. The girls and I decided to say a prayer. As soon as we got done I heard a tractor trailer coming. It passed us and I noticed it didn't have a trailer. Then I saw something wonderful, he pulled over for Kory, who was about a 1/2 mile away by now. Then I saw it come back and Kory hopped out and said the driver said that he would tow us into the next town. It was the best news I'd had all day. They hooked up the tow chain and it was very short. Probably less than 7 feet between us and him but we started on our way. The roads were horrible and I thought we might go off the road a few times. Also we couldn't keep the windshield clear of ice and snow so it was very difficult to see most of the way. I needed to be able to see when we should apply the brake so that we didn't his the semi. It was a very stressful 45 minutes. But eventually we made it to a gas station thanks to a truck driver named Shane. After that the roads seemed easy-peasy. They were ice packed but we made it safely. Instead of trying to go over another mountain pass late at night in the snow, Grandma Frank paid for another night in a hotel for us. We had to sneak Chewy in with us. But she was the quietest pig I've ever met.