Beautiful photo's, sounded like a great adventure (except the horse crash part).
Don't be too surprized to find wolves in the Bighorns soon, if not already.
Down in southern Wyoming where I have hunted, according to a number of people, a small pack of wolves moved into a valley there.
Until some local ranchers transplanted them
(into the ground).
The Bighorns are alot closer to the wolf packs than the Medicine-bow mnts. that I hunt.
I also will be moving out west, this summer.
Good luck on future elk hunts (and rodeo's).