Yessi and I got snow shoes for Christmas this year, compliments of Saint David Clause. We used them up at Mt. Rainier when I proposed to Yessi.
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| Yessi on steep hard snow, only her second time ever Snowshoeing. |
This weekend we took a quick trip up into the mountains to winter camp. We had Benton with us too.
While Fran and Ed are in Ecuador, were living at FrEdLey house and watching Benton (Worlds Cutest Aussie).
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| Benton, Worlds Cutest Aussie, perched on the snow shelf above our camp keeping a watchful eye on things. |
Benton didn't have snowshoes but did fine. There was a hard crust on top of the snow. Bentons claws usually gave him purchase, but sometimes he would just slide on the snow.
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| Our home for the night. |
At FrEdLey, Benton's home, there are waxed concrete floors than are pretty slick for dog paws. When Benton comes charging into the house and puts on the brakes, he skids on all fours all the time-good practice for the snow!
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| Benton, Alpental's cutest Aussie Ever! |
His paws got a little tender and there was some bleeding between the paws, but not bad. He didn't seem to notice as he went into crazy mode for the entire outing. He absolutely loved being on all that snow.
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| Yessi Ye Hankins enjoys the sun and the great views. |
Benton is a very social dog and loves to meet new people. There were an increadible number of people up at Alpental doing winter outings of all kinds. On the trail, we had everything from babies in sleds to skiers coming in from back country runs.
Benton enjoyed meeting all the people, but didn't seem to like the skiers passing us on the trail. It was either the sound of the skis on the hard snow or the fact that most of them had helmets or big hats.
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| Benton at Alpental giving us the 'whats taking so long' look!! |
As for Yessi and I, we had a wonderful weekend.
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| Brad and Yessi Ye Hankins by the water tower at Alpental. |
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