Early in the morning of Jan. 28, which in a ranchers’ world means before 6 a.m., limestone rocks cracked and tumbled across the LU ranch road blocking the Dickie from the Thermopolis-Meeteetse highway. Barb Love emailed my brother, Mike, alerting him that heavy equipment had been ordered to clear the road. One boulder was as big as her dining room, she said. Barb’s husband, Danny Love, is foreman of the LU. My brother is president and CEO.