How fitting for this hike to be called
Bull Dog Canyon
Four dogs are in the story
Riley is waiting patiently for the hikers
to join him in the SUV
Such a sweet boy
This was our lucky day
Joe and I got to ride with Bonnie
and her dog Chino
Chino rode all the way
with her paws up front!
Not sure if the passenger
appreciated Chino in his space
Chino is ready, willing and able
to start the hike!
We had 39 hikers
Half the vehicles drove to the south parking lot
the other half to the north parking lot
We would meet in the middle
and
exchange car keys
I am wondering if these little
Teddy Bear Cholla
(jumping Cholla)
will catch with the ground
and grow to the size of the one shown here????
This is Prickly Pears
They are the most short-lived of all cacti
They seldom live more than 20 years
The Ocotillo
Each plant is a spray of spindly stems
"monkey tails'
You can see the tiny green 'leaves'
starting to sprout
I thought this Saguaro was interesting
We were not sure of the significance of the cans
which were tied with rope and hanging from a tree
We could hear him coming
Zoom Zoom
Then a few Quads came through
Coming round the bend
We were walking on sandy gravel for most of the
first half of the hike
It was like walking on the beach
We're on our way again after stopping for a
well deserved snack
The keys have been exchanged
Oh Oh
Chino has 'pickers' in his her paws
The scenery changed a few times
during the hike
Now tell me..............
Why would someone pile rocks like this?????
To our surprise this caravan of 6
jeeps were from our park
which is 25 miles away
There is something wrong with this picture
They drove
and
we all walked
6.6 miles!!!
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When we arrived at the parking lot
around 9 a.m. we noticed
two dogs
One in particular came toward us
Must say we were a bit leary
as we were the first to arrive
and there was no one else around
At the time I thought they must
been dropped off
When we arrived back at the parking lot
Bonnie went in search of the dogs
with a jug of water in hand
This little girl was a bit unsure of us
She had quite a few 'pickers' around her mouth
and her feet
This girl came right up to Bonnie
She was very very gentle
She was also very thin
Doesn't this break your heart
We all came to the conclusion that the dogs
had been abandoned
I would have taken this girl home
but.....................
Bonnie's husband stayed with the dogs
while she drove us back to the park
Bonnie returned with food
They then took the dogs
to the
Humane Society
At least we know they will no longer
be hungry or thirsty
and they will be warm
for now.........
I cannot let my mind go
any further than this
