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Brent's cabin-building crew completed the reconstruction ahead of schedule.
(Photo by Dave Zoby)

Men worked in unison
to lift the 300-pound
pieces of timber. The
colonel, Rob, called out
the instructions while
the others grunted and
grimaced in the hazy air.
a gas station with an enormous jackalope and the
National Bighorn Sheep Center. Many of the town's
buildings are constructed of fir trees sourced from
nearby slopes.
Tim Steele, who drove out with his father, said the
spirit of adventure is what made him come along. He
was there to greet the truck when it arrived.
" When the doors first swung open on the trailer,
and we saw it nearly filled with panels and large
beams - 22,000 pounds of building material - I
think the sight of it stopped us in our tracks for a
minute. But only for a minute. Then we all just went
to work. It was really amazing how a bunch of guys
from all over the country, some whom barely knew
each other, just simply went to work. We were a team
from the start, " Steele said.
When I arrived, the beams were going into place.
This kind of physical work demands a team of people. Men worked in unison to lift the 300-pound
pieces of timber. The colonel, Rob, called out the
instructions while the others grunted and grimaced
in the hazy air. When Brent wasn't lugging beams,
42 | January 2021	

This woodstock traveled across the U.S. and settled in Brent's cabin near
Dubois. (Photo by Dave Zoby)

he was on his cellphone talking to the crane operator
who would arrive shortly. With my camera and my
black Lab, Henry, I felt in the way. A red generator
sprung to life, and soon, one of the men was cutting
pieces of wood while others lifted labeled sections
of panels into place. The cabin began to take shape
on the ridgeline. Before my eyes, I was witnessing a
person's dream come true.
In a brief lull of activity, Brent called me up into
the cabin to show me around.
" I've always loved wood. See this? This is wood
from my barn back in Pennsylvania. And this is
hemlock, 150 years old. See how beautiful it is? "
Brent said.
He put his hand on the boards and showed me
the special pocketed screws that could be removed
and replaced without damaging the wood. The smell
of tung oil was pleasant. He showed me rough places
that could be touched up with sandpaper. He showed
me an ancient woodstove that would be installed.
" That stove has been to Florida and Colorado.
Now it's going to be here, " he said.
***
Brent is a great fly angler who has fished all over
the country and beyond. He said he tried Montana, Florida and Colorado, but settled on Wyoming
because of the wilderness it offers. He doesn't like
dams or crowds of other anglers. He avoids traffic



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