Thursday, June 5, 2008

Day 8, 9, and 10 is back in LA

We stayed in yet another ratty "dog friendly" hotel ... gah! This one freaked Ixa out. The manager had a macaw (or some kind of large sqwalking bird) that scared the poop out of the big bad cow herder! She was so unnerved by it that she didn't relieve herself for 20 hours!

We bought lots of gorgeous fresh fruit on the drive home, then were greeted by the majestic San Gabriel Mountains while driving back into LA.

This morning Ixa made her first kill :-(



Day 5, 6, 7 - Ashland, Or

Ashland is gorgeous! Ixa loved it so much ... she ran through the woods, rolled heartily in clover, and took note of every sheep and cow along the way. She also made life hard for the resident cat at my dad's house.

And yet she was much loved,

Day 4 - Weeeeeed!

Weed is a little town near the majestic Mount Shasta.


Stewart Mineral Springs is one of my favorite places! It's near weed. They run a fabulous woodsy get away with mineral hot baths, a beautiful sauna, occasional sweat lodge, a great veg restaurant, and a variety of lodgings from teepees to a beautiful A-frame house on the creek. http://www.stewartmineralsprings.com/

At the little cabin where we slept, we enjoyed the babbling chorus from the creek and heat from the wood stove (oooiks, that was way different from lighting a campfire!).




Ixa's fish breakfast sitting, ignored, while she takes in the richness of the forest ... doggie heaven!




























Ixa's future ranch

Monday, June 2, 2008

Day 3 - Mendocino/Humbolt

Stumbled upon this Buddhist University outside of Ukiah. It was the only thing that interested me in the region.


Peacocks from the University capture the attention of Ixa (on leash!), and they were just as curious about her!




























Mendocino County bugs! After an accidental romp through some poison oak, in flip flops, I pulled about 4 ticks of of Ixa.


Mmmm, the grandeur of the redwoods!
























































The drive through Humbolt County was monotonous! Windy roads and pine trees ... shees, I'd smoke a lot of pot, too!