According to Egyptian legend, only one Phoenix existed at a time and, at the end of its long and beautiful life, it would build a nest atop the Temple of the Sun, set it aflame and, after being consumed by the inferno, rise from the ashes anew.
Retired Navy Capt. Todd Hornbuckle, 48, is the great-grandson of 2014 Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee Richard “Dick” Quay Hornbuckle. As such, the younger Hornbuckle has Douglas, Wyoming, roots in the family's working ranch, and learned to ride and rope as the day's work demanded. He entered a few jackpots, too, under the tutelage of his Uncle Kirk, but pursuit of the ROTC program in college put Hornbuckle on a military path, and he went decades without swinging a rope while his aviation career took
