Whirlwind Vacation

Where we're going ... where we've been

We toured much of Death Valley, visited Scotty's Castle, stayed in Tecopa Hot Springs and soaked in the mineral baths then ....

  

Swooped home, picked up Einstein (the puppy), and headed out again to see the giant Sequoia trees, let Einstein play in the Kern River, and stopped in random cities to shop. Almost 1,700 miles later, we pulled in to our driveway.

Kissed my horses, dogs, chickens, and even the goat.  Discovered one of our speckled hens laid her first egg ... way to go girls!  Did laundry, caught up with friends, and now getting ready for work (and horse time!).

Glad we went, glad to be home.

Cloudy, with a chance of awesome!

30 minutes - 1.10 miles - Rhulain

The clouds were amazing today!  I spent so much time cloud gazing that Rhu fell asleep while I was in the process of tacking. Sorry Rhu!

There was a lovely breeze that made it feel like we could have ridden all day.  Rhu seemed like she was up for the idea as well. 

Tomorrow starts our vacation and I knew Bill was waiting for me to go into town for last minute errands, so we cut the ride short.  
Rhu didn't seem interested in squeezing into my suitcase, so I just gave her extra hugs and told her I'd see her again on Sunday.  
Going to miss my mares.  

Luppy's First Vacation

We decided to take two of the dogs with us for an overnight stay in Death Valley.  

This was Luppy's first "vacation" (as she is not fond of car rides), but Zeus is a seasoned vacationer and seemed to lend the comfort needed to make the trip enjoyable.  

For two dogs who spend very little time on leashes, they did fabulous!

Luppy (picked out of a box labeled "free puppies") and Zeus (our spotted pit bull that was purchased from our local kill shelter)