THE IDEA FOR THIS STORY CAME FROM A ROCKY MOUNTAIN LEGEND THAT WAS TOLD TO ME IN 1974 BY BOB HUDSON OVER A CUP OF COFFEE AT HUDSON’S CAFÉ IN IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. ALTHOUGH STONE FOX AND THE OTHER CHARACTERS ARE PURELY FICTITIOUS AND OF MY CREATION, THE TRAGIC ENDING TO THIS STORY BELONGS TO THE LEGEND AND IS REPORTED TO HAVE ACTUALLY HAPPENED.