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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
While not an arctic expedition, they were equally reliant on the land and subject to the whims of mother nature. Caught in a blizzard - dead. Crops die - starve. The nearest help might be days away by horse, it's not like they could just go next door and ask to borrow some flour.
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Agreed. It was very isolated.
I guess we can blame Henry Ford and his model T for changing all that.
It is still that way in Wyoming during parts of the winter. In a blizzard, no one is going anywhere, esp. those on ranches.