Last Friday, I loaded the girls into the pickup and headed out for the Gila. There wasn't really a plan, we were just looking for a good place to hike. We saw lots of flowers growing on trees/bushes along the way. I was actually thinking about going to Sheep Corral Canyon, but the truck pulling a horse trailer in front of us turned down that road and I really wasn't in the mood to share a trail, so we kept going. All of the campgrounds along the way had at least two campsites set up, so we kept driving...
We ended up at Lake Roberts. Even on a weekday the summer crowds were filling the campgrounds. This time of the year if you're looking for solitude Lake Roberts isn't the place to be, but the girls were really up for a swim so I headed for the parking lot near the boat ramp. Luckily we were able to find a semi secluded inlet where I could toss a bumper for the girls to fetch in the lake without disturbing any fishermen. The girls had a blast! They really needed to get out and do something.
Now, since I've been slaving away at work and the girls are left to their own devices most days, I'm making an effort to get them out for an evening walk around the neighborhood. I have a new "tangle-free" leash which allows me to have both dogs on one handle that attaches to two leashes with a swivel d-ring. It sort of reminds me of a really heavy duty piece of fishing tackle. It allows the girls to get out to the end of the leash and twist and twirl around each other without staying tangled, as the swivel immediately untwists the two leashes.
We're enjoying our little evening jaunts, even if they aren't hikes per se. The nights are still pretty cool around here, so it's refreshing and it is getting me away from the laptop and outside getting my pulse up.
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