Sean and I took the dogs on a road trip to the eastern part of KY, to Red River Gorge! We rented a dog-friendly cabin for the weekend, and planned to do some hiking and relaxing. When we lived in Colorado, hiking was one of Reo and Leigh's most favorite activities - they always impressed "big" dog owners when they completed hikes to 11,000 or 12,000 feet!
Unfortunately, our first day of hiking was a scorcher - about 97 degrees. I thought a "short hike" would be feasible, so we chose a fairly secluded, very wooded trail. Though it was cooler in the forest, we were plagued by mosquitoes, and were sweating more than I could ever remember. I had cool collars on all the dogs, but they were still working hard.
The impressive thing was that Reo led the trail the entire way! She was on-leash, but out in front of me, jumping over downed tree limbs, going under if necessary, scrambling up rocks, and crossing bridges. I couldn't believe how amazing she did. There were a few times that she needed encouragement, and she stopped a couple of times, but she was incredible! I looked at her out in front of me and thought that my heart would explode from pride! Sean and I were in awe of her. She was working really hard, and was pretty tired due to the heat, but she made it the entire way - could not believe it! So proud of you, Reo!!
Because the day was hot, we cooled off in the car and drove around to see more of the Gorge and associated Daniel Boone National Forest. I'll admit it was only us that did any "seeing" because all the dogs were PASSED OUT once they had cooled down. Tired dogs = happy dogs!
Unfortunately, it rained on Sunday and Monday, so our hiking aspirations were more or less ruined. We did have a nice time hanging out in the cabin, though. The dogs all got foot massages with Musher's Wax, so they were happy to get some pampering!
Here are Reo and Leigh after their Saturday hike, and foot massage:
Pretty relaxed, eh?
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