Three Rivers, CA

So, we were pretty sure that we had been showing Bowser a good time all trip. He met Mica and Marley in Colorado, Hank in Texas, got to hike and play in Montreal, got wet in the Atlantic ocean and barked at every horse and cow along the way. But then... we didn't know what was waiting for him in Three Rivers, CA......

...... Tulsa. His best dog friend. (Sorry Dex and Abbey)

That's right - Bowser found his true love. A couple times while we were staying with our friends Carson and Dark, the dogs got it in their puppy heads to run off. I'm pretty sure they were busy building a "boys only" tree house somewhere above the cow field that lined Carson's property. They would be gone for a good thirty minutes at a time and when they came back they would be panting, huffing and puffing like they had just gotten into the biggest bout of mischief. These dogs!

They are around the same age, Tulsa just a couple months younger than Bowser and they have exactly the same mindset. Lick each others faces, bite each others necks, take a nap, get up and do it all over again.

We had a good time while staying with Carson and Dark. They took us to an amazing granite wash on the way up to Mineral King (a part of Sequoia National Park that was more recently added) It's hard to describe and I don't know if the pictures really do it justice, but when glaciers cut through here they left this beautiful slide of granite. We hiked around waterfalls, cliffs, and little pools of run-off. The water was clear and beautiful but OH was it COLD. Carson and Wren were braver than I - I could only stand it for a couple seconds!

We also met Carson's dad, Bill, who was kind enough to invite us to his telescope viewing of the night sky! Hadn't been around a telescope since 9th grade, so it felt good to get back into it! We looked at the Hercules Cluster, a Ring Nebula, a double star, and many other things I said I wouldn't forget the names of but now, of course, HAVE indeed forgotten. Needless to say, it was so GREAT. It really gets dark when you aren't in a huge metropolis.....

Carson and Dark are managing some properties near Sequoia National Park and it was fun to see those. Little vacation cabins (some not so little) in the middle of the forest would be such a peaceful spot for a weekend or a week.... Maybe next time we come out we can rent one of these places!

Wren and I went to Sequoia on the 3rd day of being in Three Rivers. We left Bowser with Tulsa at home due to the amount of wildlife said to be in the park....

What would Tulsa do if Bowser got eaten by a BEAR??!??