Bridger Creek, one of our shooting areas.



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Such sad news that another old guard CP'er has passed. I never met RockyMTNChief but through his posts here I liked him instantly. Just know cancer is going to hell and Wes Hondo RockyMTNChief is on his way to heaven.

In this life but few things matter
In this short time that we have here
Leaving nothing behind but our honor
The thing we hold most dear

RIP Wes
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At one time he spent a lot of time riding bulls. He had some great stories of those days.



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American Badass. :-)
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RIP Wes.
Mountain ranges you traveled will never be the same.
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Well done Bwana. This one hits pretty hard. Hondo was a hell of a guy and we've shared lots over the years as we connected on the Chiefs, telecom, the whole Wyoming/Montana thing, etc. I know he's in a better place now and the suffering is over.

Hondo, this is for you buddy. :-)


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I'm also very thankful to have met you Monty, and same could be said of your hospitality and kindness. I miss chatting with you buddy.
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You too my friend and appreciate your kind words.

Oh, wait. You seem nice. :-)
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RIP Hondo. I'm glad that I got to meet him and the world is worse off without him.
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So sorry to hear the news. I would head out to my son's place in northern Montana the last few years and always thought I should stop and try to see some of the folks like RandallFlag, Rockymtchief or Bwana who are out that way, but never found the time. Unfortunately we lost two of these great men recently. So sorry for you loss Bwana. Prayers to the family. RIP Wes.
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R.I.P

Sorry for your loss
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RIP Hondo.

Never met him, but saw him post on here several times and always enjoyed my interactions with him.

From what others have said on here that knew him, he sounds like one hell of a guy!

Condolences to those who have lost a good friend.
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This is sad news indeed. I was lucky enough to meet Hondo, such a genuinely nice guy. Hugs to you Bwana, I know you were close. Prayers to peace and comfort to all whose lives he touched.
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Condolences to you and his family and friends. He was one of the good guys.

RIP
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I have a factory OEM cargo front container and big aftermarket rear cargo box on the back of my Polaris sportsman 1000. I bought them so I could pack a bunch of "what if" stuff. I have things like water proof fire starting stuff, an air compressor, tire plugs, saws, heavy duty tow straps, a good first aid kit, a GPS personal location beacon, so in the event something catastrophic were to happen, I can immediately signal for help, ect.

Hondo used to give me a hard time about having so much in my cargo boxes. He would say "Do you think you have enough shit in there?" I think he thought it was taking up valuable space, that could have been utilized for more important items, like cold beer. :-) That went on until one day about 10 miles back from the nearest road on top of a mountain, he got a flat.

He ended up having to use my compressor, some tire plugs and a can of slime to get the tire back up to speed. When he was done I looked at him with a shit eating grin and said, boy that would have been a long walk. He looked back at me and just smiled and I never got a hard time about what I packed in my cargo boxes again. In fact, I noticed he started packing a lot more "what if" items in his cargo box. :-)

One thing I loved about Hondo, was the fact he was only one of two people I trusted in the mountains, in the event we ran head on into a pissed of charging grizzly bear.

I knew that if it came down to it, he would have died for me and I would have done the same for him. He had the heart of a lion. One thing I had no doubt about, we were both either going to get killed off by the bear, or the bear was going to be a rug. I really liked our odds to be honest and it was a great feeling knowing I was with someone who had my back.
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