Sometime in the fall of 2014, Julie and Wendy hatched a plan for an epic adventure in the Bighorn Mountains. The exact details of the itinerary were yet to be determined, but the dates were set – Aug. 12-16, 2015, and the location was to be somewhere in the approx. 190,000 acres of the Cloud Peak Wilderness. Now, whom to take with…

We are fortunate to know many wonderful people we thought might be interested in joining us. We made a list and decided to invite everyone to join us at a local establishment one evening. Our plan was to entice them to say yes with drinks and promises of adventure. We brought maps and confidence, and dreamt about the possibilities with those friends who made an appearance. To our excitement, several folks were intrigued. 

For many, the date we selected just wouldn’t work. Kristen, however, didn’t bat an eye. She committed before her first glass of red wine had even been touched. Julie also committed Jenae straight away, even though she wasn’t even in town yet (she was in the process of moving back to Sheridan from LA). We had a couple other maybes, which didn’t pan out… and we became THE FOUR GIRLS FROM TWO TENTS.