This time we went the right way!!! There was a cairn to show us how to go up the wash, but it was hard to see because it blended right into the mountain. What was really awesome, was that the wildflowers are blooming and are AMAZING! All of these flowers were found IN THE DESERT! My favorite ones are the purple cactus flowers! YAY
The trail was VERY pretty. And the dogs enjoyed off leash time!
BUT there was a little too much off leash time because after about 20 minutes into our hike, guess what happened...
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| Any resemblance to one of INFPeg's dogs is purely coincidental |
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All I heard was yelping and I turned to see a cactus shaking....SIGH. When the dog emerged from the fight, he had like 15 cactus spines in his lip and chin. And WERD I couldn't get them out. So we turned around and went home and for about an hour I was pulling cactus out of Buddy's lips with pliers. Let me assure you, neither one of us found this activity rewarding. But all is well now. He is fine and back to his old "curiosity killed the canine" ways. I always hope he can learn to not play in the cacti but...I may have to limit off leash time when there are lots of spines around.
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