by the Pack
Thursday evening, the second week of
September, there was much excitement in our house with the management running up
and down the stairs to the garage carrying things. We knew something big was up and
watched VERY closely to make sure we weren't left out. Friday morning dawned sunny and
beautiful and after more frantic activity our management loaded us all into the van. The
accomodations looked pretty swank so we suspected this was not a trip to the vet --whew!
We drove and drove and drove all day except for a stop for lunch at a place
the Management called Burger King. The male bought an extra order of french fries which
everyone except Feather and the female ate. We began to think this vacation thing might
not be so bad -- if we ever stopped driving that is.
After lunch we drove and drove some more
and finally stopped late in the afternoon at this place in Sandpoint, Idaho. It
is beside a big lake and there were lots of geese! Our management would not let us chase
the geese -- what party poopers!!
We got several nice long walks at this interesting
spot but the next morning we piled back into the van again and headed north (we like that
direction!) We stopped at a place called "Customs" and the man there seemed to
be amazed that we were all going on vacation. Well OF COURSE we were all
going!!!
The Management had to stop there and eat some fruit
because they couldn't take fruit across this thing called the "border." We got
some apple pieces out of this deal, which we love. We drove and drove some more and then
started up some REALLY BIG hills. Melody did not like this at all! Finally after going up
and down many BIG hills we arrived at our cabin.
The cabin seemed pretty OK and we checked it out very
thoroughly you may be sure! Our management tied us to the picnic table while they carried
a whole bunch of stuff into the cabin. Then we got to go inside and have dinner.
We made ourselves at home pretty
quickly as you can see. We were just glad to get out of that darn van!!
Melody really knows how to get comfortable no matter where
she is. Here she is hogging the space right in front of the woodstove in case the
Management decided to build a fire.
The next day we had to get back in the van
again but since the management had put our pinch collars on us we knew something special
was up. We had to ride up another big hill and then the management parked the car where
there were woods all around us! We were so excited we were all barking and
woowooing at once!! Shadow just made a complete fool of herself doing her "screaming
weasel" imitation!
After a short walk through the woods we came
to a beautiful blue lake called Lake Louise where there were a lot of people who were very
excited to see us. We are sorry to report that our Management lost a whole roll of film
which had great pictures of us with all of the people who wanted to pet us and have their
picture taken with us in front of the beautiful lake. Humans can be VERY careless.
At last we started up a trail by the
lake and climbed and climbed. There were lots of chipmunks and voles but the Management
wouldn't let us chase them. Humans just don't let dogs have any fun! After a lot of
climbing we arrived at another lake. The last part was kind of scary because we had to
climb steep stairs that were just sort of hanging above the rocks! The Management
was wheezing and puffing but we were raring to climb some more! However, we had
to stop for awhile for pictures (and to let the puny humans rest). The one below shows us
with the alpha male -- we're standing where there is a great view of the Bow Valley --
humans seem to be interested in such things and take lots of pictures of stuff like that.
Here is the human female in front of
LakeAgnes. As usual she has the leashes all tangled up while we run circles around her.
When she finally got organized we set out on a trail along the lake on our way to Big
Beehive. No, there are no bees there -- the rock formation just looks like a big beehive. Shadow: And a good thing too since Tasha is always trying
to eat them and she is allergic to them -- not the brightest bulb in the bunch. Tasha: I heard that! You've been known to eat a
bee or two yourself. Shadow: Yeah, but I don't swell
up like a big furry pumpkin! Feather: Can we just
get back to our vacation?