The Santana Chronicles

On Sunday morning I got Matt and Mallory up nice and early so they could have breakfast and we could get moving!! Of course, they were lazy bums and took forever to shower, make eggs and cinnamon rolls and we didn’t even get picked up by Nicki until 10:00am! We lost so much morning fun time!!

A little history:

As a puppy, which I am, I love people and people love me! They pet me, they feed me, they think I’m cute, they walk me, etc. It’s great!! As a dog, Bonnie does not do any of these things! In fact, when she has visited us, she has done such things as lay on my blankets, sniff my toys, jump on my couch, get scratched by my Mal! This is ridiculous! Needless to say, we have been arch rivals for a while.

So that’s our background…well guess what! When we went downstairs to meet Nicki, there was Bonnie!!! We had to ride in the car together!! IN THE CAR!!! Can you believe this???

So I sat in the back with Matt…it worked out nicely. I could see out all the windows and sometimes I popped my head up front to check things out. When we first hopped into the car, I offered to drive, but no one was cool with that. Whatever guys…I’m a puppy!

Here’s the kicker…Bonnie sat on Mallory’s lap!!! ON HER LAP!!! I kept a close eye on that situation, believe me.

We got to Twin Falls…this place was wonderful! A long car ride for a little pup, but there were SO many new smells! I pooped right away! We got that taken care of and started off on the hike…off we go…hiking away….

Then Bonnie stopped me and let me know that it was time to poop!! WHHHAATT?! I just pooped! Well, it was time, according to Bonnie…so I pooped again!! We pooped at the same time and it was glorious! That trail was ours! Strange thing was, after we finished, we all had to turn around and head back to the trailhead…we walked back to the garbage area and then turned right back around to go back to the trail. I have no idea why the led us back there…it’s like walking in circles guys!!

We hiked and hiked and hiked and hiked. Bonnie took the reins for marking the rest of the trail…there wasn’t quite enough grass for me to pee on (Bonnie is apparently not as picky and sophisticated as I am). We stopped a few times for some water and I had a treat. Bonnie didn’t want any water, so I drank it all! YUM! I kept trying to drink out of the bottle while Matt poured, but he just kept pushing my little fold-up bowl in my face…psssst, Matt, THAT IS NOT AS FUN!

FINALLY, we got to the stopping point…some waterfalls! This sounds like a lot of fun, you’d think…falling? That’s like rolling and jumping sort of! Great times!

NOPE, you’d be wrong if you guessed that. IT’S A BUNCH OF WATER! And we stood over it on a tiny bridge! I was pretty sure I was going to get thrown in the water! Matt and Mallory think I would love to swim, but boy are they wrong! I will do everything I can to keep myself out of the water!

Mallory did manage to pick me up for a group photo! Happy times!

We had some more water and treats and THEN we walked back down! Walking walking walking! So much walking!! Once, Mallory almost fell off the edge of the trail and we had to sit down for a minute to make sure she wasn’t hurt…I tried to tell her that off the trail there is lots more to smell and lots of dirt to run in, but she just wanted to get back up and stay on the trail! Whatever!

Finally we got back to the trailhead and then into the warm warm warm car! It was a sunny day and I panted the whole way!

We stopped at a Burger King, where I found some nicely cut grass and could finally pee in comfort! Matt, Mallory and Nicki had a quick bite to eat sitting out in the grass while I watched from the car…Bonnie was lazy and just laid in the back seat while I jumped from window to window to keep an eye on them in case they wanted to give me a fry!

We were almost home! I could tell that we were on my street…THEN we turned left instead of right! Do you know what happens if you turn left onto that road??? RUB-A-DUB DOG!!! NOOOOO!!!

As if spending the day with Bonnie wasn’t hard enough, she then watched me get a bath!! And I couldn’t even watch her bathe because I had to get my nails cut!! The only benefit of this was that I got lots of treats and got to walk home from there. What a day!!! I thwarted their attempts to throw me in the waterfall only to end up in a bathtub!

Truth be told, it was a great day guys. As a puppy, I’d recommend this hike. It was especially full of yummy scents! And, it turns out Bonnie’s not so bad! I definitely don’t like her coming over to steal my bed and toys, but she’s alright when we’re on neutral ground! We walked together the whole time and even did some sniffing of each other! Puppy bonding!!

We were home by 3pm, which meant I’d missed my first three naps of the day, but I made up for it that afternoon!

Here are some great pictures from the day’s adventures:

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