Pitchfork Fondue

This cowboy cookout served almost a hundred folks that came to the High Plains to join the family that celebrates together every other year. This rowdy bunch of Vikings stirs the souls of those of us that were brave enough to marry into the tribe. The story of their 1857 immigrants is what Western Epics are made of.

"The Norsemen, also known as Vikings, ravaged the coasts of northwest Europe from the 8th to the 11th century and were ruled by local chieftains. Olav II Haraldsson became the first effective king of all Norway in 1015 and began converting the Norwegians to Christianity. As a teenager he was given ships and men by his father to "go Viking".

Even if King Olav II brought Christianity into Norway because the Viking tribal control made it easy for him; this particular tribe brings Jack Daniel to the council fire. It seems one can control a Norse tribe, but not much. He Who Must Be Obeyed knew exactly what it meant to "go Viking."

The photos are those of a couple who were there and took the pictures to prove it. Thank you to K.B.H. and N.C. I wish I had been with you longer.