Hiking Adventure

Last year, Joe and I went to Picture Canyon for an afternoon of hiking and had a great time. So great of a time that we wanted to go again and asked Moe and Jess to come with us. Jess was excited about it as it would be an opportunity to use her new camera!

We first went in search of the Indian rock art on the canyon walls.

Then the guys just HAD to climb as high as they could! Jess and I opted to stay on the ground - hey, someone had to take their picture!
Then we went off hiking. Last time Joe and I went to Picture Canyon, we went off the trail and did our own exploring - this time we stuck to the trail. We lost the trail once and Joe decided to go climbing again - you know, to get up high and see if he could see the trail! So he climbs straight up this cliff - crazy guy - and once he was at the top he announced the trail was up there. What?! I didn't have faith in myself to climb straight up - so Jess and I found a different spot that wasn't quite as steep. We were almost to the top when Joe yells at us from the bottom - apparently he had walked back down the trail and it would have been much easier to get to the top! Oh, well, we did indeed make it. Then we all looked down from where Joe climbed up originally. Yikes - he was even shocked at how straight up the climb was!

We took a little break at the top to enjoy the rugged landscape!

And to think, we went out hiking - in short sleeves - in mid-January!! It was such a beautiful day! We hope we can find more hiking spots to visit again soon!

Crazy Mutt

What happened to that quiet scared little puppy that wouldn't even come out of her cage? Now, Lela is anywhere BUT in her cage! This dog, I don't know what to do with her! She has learned to jump a 6 foot fence - there just is no keeping her in. Thankfully, when we call her, she usually comes home. And if we have to go looking for her, if she sees the car she will follow us home. We just can't seem to keep her in - she loves her freedom, I guess! She comes home and jumps back in and prances around all proud of herself. Then there was the day she brought home some road kill - yuck - I have no idea what it once was!! We have decided to get one of those fences and a shock collar to teach her her boundaries. (I know, I know - sounds so cruel! In my defense, it gives TWO warnings before it will zap her!) Problem is, the weather has just been so nasty out, we haven't braved it to install the fence. We may just have to buckle down and do it - I fear someday she will get out and never come back. Maybe Lela was meant to live in the country - where she can roam freely. Maybe someday we will live in the country and she can. But we just can't bear the thought of giving her to someone else - she is too much a part of our lives now. I love how she peeks at us out the hole in the fence when we come and go. And how when we get home she runs to the back door and waits and if we don't come out right away she has the silliest little sound she makes that is somewhere between a growl and a whine! I love watching Lela and Joe play chase! Oh, what am I gonna do with you, Lela-dog?!