Nature Friday Hiking in Benbow

 

 

Hi everybody and welcome to the first Nature Friday of September!  It's hard to believe Summer is almost over, and Autumn will be here soon. Today, we are still celebrating Summer with a look at Benbow nature we saw during some of our hikes last weekend!

 

We did most of our hiking along the Eel river. Because of the lack of rain here in California this summer, the river is pretty low.

 

 

 

 It's still pretty though, lined with Redwoods and other beautiful greenery. Mama tells us that in the winter and spring the river is dangerously full and fast moving.

 

 We also saw a bit of wildlife!  Look, over there in that tree!!!

 

 

 

 

 It's an Acorn Woodpecker! 

You can almost hear him singing to his girlfriend, can't you?

 

We crossed over the Old Bridge by the Benbow Inn.

Part of the old highway, it was built in 1931 as part of the Benbow Inn.

 

 

 

 These are the stones we walked on, next Spring they will be deep in the river!

 

 

 

 On our way back to the campground, and CeCe,

we saw some nice views too.

 

 

 

I wanted to go on the trail below....

 

 

 but I didn't want Sunny to get too tired.

It sure is pretty though, maybe on our next trip we can go on this trail.

 

 

 

 We saw some pretty Pink Lady Lilies too.

Mama included some footage of the sun lighting up the yellow center in the video she made for this post.

 

 

 

 We wrapped up our hike with a little fireworks,

of the flower variety that is!

 

 

The best thing about all the hikes we took was they really tuckered little Sunny out, which is a win-win situation in my book!

 

 

 

 Thanks for joining us for our nature hike, we sure did have fun! Mama made the video below with some more 

pictures, along with some video of the fun we had on our trip!

 

You can also watch it HERE on You Tube.

We hope you get out and enjoy some nature this weekend!!

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Happy Dogs on Travel Tuesday

 

Before we start this week's Travel Tuesday, I wanted to thank everyone for all the wonderful Birthday wishes yesterday. I had a great day, there were walkies and treats...and I even spent some time in CeCe(the wheelie house) with my sister, Sunny!

For some reason, Mama and Daddy were VERY happy about this(more about this another day).

 

 

 

 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 

Come on, Arty, let's tell everyone about Day One of what Daddy calls, Our Search for Warm Weather, trip!

 

 

 

 First of all, it was a little weird. We didn't ride in CeCe(Mama drove us in the Rogue so we could make a few fun side trips), but we did stop and take a little break in CeCe on the way to our first camp ground. While Mama and Daddy ate lunch, I stood guard to make sure no squirrels or birdies came near CeCe!! After our little stop, it was only a little over an hour before we arrived at our first spot!

 

 

 

Our first afternoon and evening were spent at the Cloverdale/Healdsburg KOA.

This park exceeded our expectations in every way! We expected a little park with tight spaces and not much for us pups to do. Boy, were we wrong!!! 

 

This park had beautiful trails to hike, with dazzling views of the surrounding hills and vineyards!!

 

 It was so beautiful that Mama kept stopping and having us pose for pictures. Eventually I let her know enough was enough and gave her a big ole raspberry!!

 

 

 After a while I got a little tired and Daddy carried me for awhile, isn't he pawsome?!!

 

 

 Here is a pretty picture of one of the vineyards. See it way up on the hill???

 

After our nice hike, we stopped by this pond. It's the same one from our FFF post last Friday.

 

 

 You see, Rosy read this sign.....

 

 

 

 ....and thought it would be a great place to "unwind" after our long day! Teeheehee, more like "wind up". Let's just say there was a little bit of barking going on after we saw the ducks!

 

 

 

After a nice dinner, we went out for our last walk before bedtime and just look at the beautiful sunset we saw!! 

 

In case you were wondering, we didn't find any warm weather here. The highs were in the low 50s(F) and it got down into the 40s(F) at night. But the sun was out, making it seem a little warmer. That's a start, right?

 

After all the traveling and hiking, we were exhausted!

 Rosy fell asleep watching TV with Mama and Daddy

 

...and I fell asleep in my fuzzy bed!

 

 

Rosy did enjoy her bedroom view the next morning!

 

Stay tuned next week to see where our adventure led us  and whether or not we found warmer weather!

 

PLUS,

Stay tuned Friday when Rosy will show you more of the nature we glimpsed here at the Cloverdale/Healdsburg KOA!

 

 

 

 

We are joining Sandee at  Comedy Plus for the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!

 

Bryce Canyon Wrap Up

Thanks for stopping by this week for Nature Friday! Here we are in October already, can you believe it??

This week we decided to give Mama a chance to show you the rest of the pictures she took along her hike in Bryce Canyon. All the orange rock remind us of the orange leaves of Autumn! Are the leaves changing color in your corner of Blogville yet? Show is a picture of them...or any other nature in your area! We always enjoy visiting different parts of  Blogville to see all the beautimous things our friends have found!  Feel free to post a picture of the nature in your area and hop along with us!

 

 

We thought we'd give you some fun facts about Bryce Canyon to go along with the rest of the pictures Mama took!

 

 Bryce Canyon was named after Ebenezer Bryce who began ranching in the area in 1875.

 

 

 

 

There are around 400 species of plants here in Bryce Canyon!

 

 

 

 Foxes, Mountain Lions and Black Bears

 live in Bryce Canyon....but they are rarely seen!

 

 

 The natural forces that helped form the "hoodoos"

 at Bryce Canyon were water, ice and gravity!

 

 

We get extra cookies for providing all these facts, right Mama??
 

 

The rocks in Bryce Canyon are pretty young and date back to only 65 million years ago...Almost your age, right Mama?

 

 

 

  On a clear day, the visibility at Bryce Canyon can be up to 100 miles!

 

 

 

 On a clear evening, most rural parts of the country can see 2500 stars. At Bryce Canyon, one can see up to 7500 stars! How cool is that?!

 

 

 

 Did you know that Bryce Canyon isn't a real canyon...it's actually a natural amphitheater!

 Wonder if they have any "rock" concerts?

BOL!

 

 

The Paiute Tribe believed that the Hoodoos formed at Bryce Canyon were really "Legend People" who were turned to stone by Coyote, the trickster god!

 

 

We don't have a fun fact for this picture, we just wanted to see if you also think the rock looks like a scary dragon head.

What do you think?? 

 

Thanks again for stopping by, we hope you enjoyed getting to know a few things about Bryce Canyon. We really enjoyed sharing our visit with you!

Now...where are those extra cookies Mama??

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.