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Valentine's Day 2010 (February 14, 2010)| It was a cold Valentine's day this year! But, the dogs didn't seem to mind as long as we didn't stay out in the snow for too long. |
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October 2009 (October 10, 2009)| We finally got a good snow here in Douglas, Wyoming! The dogs all love to play and dig in the snow - and to eat it too. |
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April in Wyoming (April 30, 2009)The weather in April has varied wildly from a blizzard to warm and sunny in the high 60s! I brought my camera on a couple of different outings, and the one thing both trips had in common was the prevelence of ground squirrels! They can be very quick to their holes, and none of my dogs will "go to ground," so they have to catch them while they are running!
Enjoy - I certainly did! |
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Spring at Vedauwoo (March 22, 2009)The Wild Beasts and I spent an afternoon at Vedauwoo, one of Wyoming's most unique areas. It's an easy walk to see all the great things about this area!
About Vedauwoo:
The rock making up Vedauwoo's characteristic hoodoos and outcrops is the 1.4 billion year old Sherman Granite, which represents some of the oldest rock in Wyoming. It is exposed at the surface around Vedauwoo due to the uplift of the Laramie Mountains that began around 70 million years ago. Younger layers of rock and sediment have progressively eroded, and this continues today. The hard granite of vedauwoo is made of large crystals of quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase, and some mica and is more erosion-resistant, resulting in unique, wind and water-sculpted forms. Just east of Vedauwoo, along I-80, spectacular sandstone cliffs are formed of the Permian-age Fountain Formation, which is about 300 million years old. Ancient sand dunes of a broad desert met with the salty waters of a shallow, epicontinental sea, producing beautiful examples of cross-stratification. Fossils of sea urchins, snails, and sea lillies can be found in some of these rocks.
Wildlife abounds in and around Vedauwoo with Wyoming ground squirrels, mule deer, elk, moose, yellow-bellied marmots, least chipmunks, pronghorn, wild turkeys, badgers, prairie dogs, coyotes, and mountain lions all calling the area home. Beavers are found in some of the creeks, where their dams and lodges form cover for a variety of aquatic insects, frogs, and fish. Golden and bald eagles can be seen soaring on the thermals alongside hawks, crows, ravens, turkey vultures, and numerous songbirds. Anglers find brook trout in the streams and ponds but over the past decade or so the populations of these fish have dropped noticeably.
The area surrounding Vedauwoo is quite popular with Wyoming residents, particularly from Cheyenne and Laramie, who enjoy picnicking in the recreation areas near the rocks. |
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Monkey's First Birthday (January 6, 2009)| We celebrated Monkey's first birthday today with beef and bacon cake and doggie ice cream! Of course, no birthday is complete without birthday hats, candles, friends, and presents! |
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Wyoming Winter (December 7, 2008)| The dogs, Daryl, Shelley and I headed out into the Medicine Bow National Forest to pick out a Christmas tree. That I forgot to get a permit for. But, we weren't deterred from playing in the snow with the dogs, and doing a little rabbit hunting later in the afternoon in a field near Glenrock, Wyoming. |
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Thanksgiving at the Kallas Palace (November 30, 2008)Some beautiful pictures that Tracey Kallas took of my babies while she was watching them over the Thanksgiving holidays.
Thank you so much for all of the beautiful pictures! |
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Glendo State Park - September 2008 (September 21, 2008)Well, the lake was WAY down at Glendo State Park here in Wyoming, but that didn't keep the dogs from having a blast.
They all went swimming, chased rabbits, ate more junk food then their mama, got stalked by an owl and its baby in the middle of the night, and got to ride on the 4 wheeler - even though really, Monkey was the only one who really enjoyed it! |
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Summer in Wyoming - 2008 (June 14, 2008)| Finally - warm days are here! Enjoy our pictures! |
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Rita's First Birthday (May 22, 2007)| Rita celebrated her first birthday with her friends at Silent Running Kennel! Enjoy. |
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Superbowl Sunday (February 5, 2007)| We took a trip to Fort Collins to watch the Superbowl with friends. Before the game, the RatPack got to visit with Merlin and Bilbo and play in their backyard for a while. |
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Snow Day! (January 21, 2007)| It's been snowing like crazy up here in the tundra, so we haven't been outside all that much. But, here are a few pictures that we took before we went in to thaw out! |
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Grand Mesa Hike (June 13, 2006)| The whole family took a hike on June 12th on the Grand Mesa. Look at what fun we had! |
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Wyoming Afternoon (September 25, 2006)| We went for a rat/bird/grasshopper hunt in a field that is close to my house. The Ratties had a great time! |
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Trip to the Lake (October 4, 2006)The Ratties and I headed out for yet another Wyoming adventure. I drove around until we found a promising spot- the Twin Buttes Reservoior. Being the only people and dogs there, we had the whole lake to ourselves!
This beautiful October afternoon turned into a great hunt for the dogs, as Ernie and Lola did a little digging for rodents.... and found a few! I hope that Rita learned a little by observation about how to hunt and kill varmints! |
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Lola's Birthday! (October 8, 2006)On October 8th, we had a 1st birthday party for the Lola Bean. She was certainly the birthday princess, playing with her doggie guest and cuddling with all the humans there!
Happy Birthday, my little princess! |
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Sodergreen Lake (October 15, 2006)It was another beautiful Wyoming afternoon when the Rat Dogs and I headed out to explore Sodergreen Lake as part of our explore Wyoming series.
Enjoy! |
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