We pulled up to the country store to buy a soda pop. We were hankerin’ for an Orange Crush, before our final stop.

My friends and I made plans to ride in Yellowstone last fall. It’s a day-long ride we’ve done before, now twelve of us in all.

I woke up with a mighty thirst that water would not slake. To quench my thirst, a soda pop is just what it would take.

‘Twas the end of the day, time for cowboys to play. The cows were all watered and fed. They hopped in the truck and headed for town. They were…