We have never seen Tiger Mountain so crowded. Normally we’ll see five to ten cars there but today there were well over 100. But that’s okay as we know all the trails there really well so we just took some of the trails that for some reason are rarely used. Just as we started we passed a couple with two young children. They loved our “fire” dog. From then on we never saw another soul. Perfect!
Over the winter there were some pretty severe wind and rain storms in the area. We were actually surprised that we didn’t see more damage along the trails. One interesting sight was a huge tree that was blown over. I’m sure you’ve seen trees that don’t get broken but just tip over – roots and all. We came across the largest root system we’ve ever seen go over. You can't see the actual tree as it is below the bushes. You can see one little tree that just went for a ride as the big one fell.
To give you some perspective this root base was a least 40’ across. You can see better in the following picture how shallow the root system is for such a huge tree. As you can see the roots aren’t even deep as a log that had fallen on the ground.
This tree must have deeper roots as instead of falling over it broke off. You can see that this tree fell over very recently.
The sun was shining down through the trees and I got this shot – sure makes it look like a lot of trees!
After so much rain all winter I’m sure these little Pacific Sleeping Beauties were glad to see a ray of sunlight.
We all had the best time. Being home on the trails we hiked together for years felt so good. We did a lot of reminiscing and the dogs enjoyed being on their home turf. And to top it off the weather was nice. Oh it was plenty cool but at least it wasn’t raining.
After our hike we went to a good friend’s house for lunch. They were so very kind to us and made us the most wonderful lunch. The five dogs all enjoyed playing together for a couple hours as well. All three of our dogs loved playing with their new puppy. How cute is this puppy!!
We had a nice visit and are so grateful to have such nice friends.
We hadn't turned the heat on this morning as we were going to be gone all day. When we got home it was really cold in the RV. Sparkie went in the crate we had set up for Slugger and tried to curl up and get warm. You can always stay warm if you cover your nose!
Debbie
4/29/07
PS I’d just like to take this chance to remind all of you with dogs that they depend on you to never put them in situation they can’t handle. Always be aware of their surroundings – don’t let them down. A situation that is meant to be so innocent can change so rapidly. It only takes a second. Hug all your pets today – each one of them is truly a blessing.
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