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Proud, because Shadow was being his natural self. He was now the fully exfoliated canine.Īs Min commented on to how dirty Shads was, I was feeling rather proud.
WATERFALL BIGGEST ISOUL FULL
I don’t think I have ever seen Shadow so free-spirited and so filthy! In the human world, he had just experienced high-end beauty treatment, a mud bath, and a full body scrub. Shadow was looking more like a muddy javelina than a pit boxer mix. My urban puppy went from a desert dingo to a tougher mudder canine. Within a few hundred yards of mud trailing Shadow transformed himself. Shadow wasn’t deterred! In fact, I have never seen a dog more determined and dedicated to coating himself in mud. Would you be slightly deterred knowing it was quick mud? Have you ever looked at a trail of mud and thought to yourself, what if I put my head down and barreled my way through? Shadow is a natural sunbather, yet he quickly learned to limit his time in the desert sun. I am looking forward to the monsoon season to see if this waterfall starts to flow again.Īt the top of the falls, we decide to sit and enjoy our backyard desert landscape. Shadow, like his mama, has a respect for heights yet, still enjoys the vertical views. Within a few miles on the trail, we found ourselves looking down a dry waterfall. Every time I turn the faucet on, take a shower or fill Shadows water bowl, I am grateful that I have fresh running clean water at my disposal. I am mindful of the fact my life is dependent on the black hoses running deep into the cliffs. Would human’s relationship to water be less disconnected if we had to “Jack and Jill” it every day?Ĭould having daily contact with our water source origin make us more aware of how limited this resource is? Having the hoses above ground is a daily visual reminder of how precious water is. I wanted to follow the black hose to our water source, a spring buried deep within the cliffs.
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Our first family hike was a few days after we arrived. I didn’t want Shadow becoming a four-legged desert pin cushion.
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During the first few weeks of my desert stay, I became rather hyper-vigilant when it came to Shadow’s encounters with cacti. The grass was his familiar running surface, not sand, rocks and mud.Īs a mama, my worst fear was Shadow coming home with cacti prickles in his face or nose. Shadow had never encountered a snake, lizard or scorpion before. Within a short period of time, I needed to turn my urban puppy into a desert dingo. My immediate concern though was his understanding of the desert. I was hopeful that consistency and stability may fast track his progress within the new home I had created for him. I knew his abandonment issues were going to be a long-term healing process. My first few weeks at Vermilion Cliffs was heavily focused on helping Shadow adjust to his new life. Prior to Vermilion Cliffs, Shadows only sand experience was at Kelso Dunes, in California’s Mojave Desert. His puppy days of patrolling the Fresno canals and urban streets have now been replaced with navigating desert washes, and climbing sandstone cliff ledges. How could I not be inspired to head out and explore my new habitat? For Shadow, it’s a new area to patrol in his mind. One of the many perks of living at Vermilion Cliffs is the trails, private trails actually, that lead you deep into the cliff wilderness. From my back door, this is the view that flirts with me every morning. During the winter months, I remember being on the freeway at 4am so I could commute to the San Gabriel mountains for some altitude and snow. While living in Southern California I would drive 30 minutes through traffic just to hike through a county park trail. Have you ever dreamed of being able to open your back door and find yourself on trail? I have over the years, and it seemed more like wishful thinking than a livable reality.