Sweet Dreams

How cute is this? I woke up in the middle of the night and found the girls cuddled up together.

Tonto River

Tahoe and I backpacked along this river.
It required a lot of boulder-hopping and rock scrambling.
Tahoe wondered what was taking me so long.
This is a rock butt.

Tunnel Trail

Tahoe and I hiked the 2 1/2 mile trail from the bottom of the Rim to the top. There wasn't actually a tunnel, but there was a long pipeline running down the mountain. Yellow camphorweed dotted the path.
This soft and fuzzy plant is nicknamed Indian toilet paper. Luckily, I've never been that deserate.

The trail is an old jeep road which was really steep in some places. It must have been created during the production of the pipeline.





I saw two snakes and lots of lizards.

Cypherotylus

I saw this pretty blue bug on the trail. It is called the pleasing fungus beetle.

Trail Magic

Traci and I hiked the Frad Haught Trail this weekend.
Weird, colorful sap on a pine tree trunk.
Stream slime.
I almost stepped on this little snake. I got to photograph and pet it before it slithered away.
We camped near an idyllic stream and meadow.
We weren't alone. An elk showed up in the middle of the night and bugled for an hour. Sadly, he didn't get any elk-action. We awoke to the sound of splashing in the morning. I unzipped my tent and saw the elk about 20 yards away. He was a big, majestic creature with a fine rack. Tahoe went nuts; he wanted to chase it! He started shaking and whimpering. I waited a few minutes after it left before I let Tahoe out of the tent. Then, he busied himself by running around, looking for animals while I got a couple more hours of sleep.Backpacksicle. It was so cold that our tents and backpacks were covered with frost in the morning.

Love is in the air

The butterflies mating ritual included touching butts and flapping their wings in unison.

Camping in Greer

Tahoe is sporting his sweet winter jacket that grandma Sonja gave him.
Carnero Lake.

Tahoe loves running wild.

Got Milk?

Here's a picture of Tahoe right before he decided to chase this poor cow. It ran, tried to kick him, and mooed loudly.

On the Road

We found a beautiful meadow outside of Show Low.
This is the Salt River on the San Carlos Indian Reservation.

Pintail Lake

Tahoe ran around looking for ducks.

Blackfoot daisies.
Josh was scouting out good places to hunt.






I warned all the ducks, so they left.

Greta's Towel

Any time I put down a towel, one of the animals claims it.

Back off!

Actually she's just yawning.


But doesn't it look scary?

The Michelin Man is Dead

 

My little angel

Tahoe is not allowed on the couch, but we have an unspoken agreement. He stays off the couch when I am awake and at home. Otherwise, I know he spends all day napping on it, and I just overlook it. I come home from work every day, wipe off the fur, and pretend I didn't notice. It works fine. Until recently that is! Tahoe has decided that he just doesn't see the point in waiting until I actually leave for work in the morning. When he sees me get my coffee, he knows I am going to leave, so he jumps on the couch.

Purrr

I'll admit it...Greta likes Josh more than she likes me. This is her favorite spot when Josh is around. She totally ignores me, and jumps up on his lap.