The full weight of managing the Bruneau Sheep Company fell on Arsen's shoulders when Frosty was called to fight in the Second World War.  A struggling economy, his parents' deaths, rationing and the war effort took their toll on Arsen, his family and others in Mountain Home.  He tells story of how they pulled through.

When his brother returned from Burma, Arsen, Frosty, and Martin Alzola moved onto the TM Ranch in northern Nevada.  He explains how they wintered cattle in the Bruneau Canyon, a treacherous stretch of canyon known for its floods, ice-crusted rims and other dangers.  Looking back on his childhood, the value of his Basque heritage and the years he spent in the saddle, Arsen wouldn't have it any other way.