mooncalf2

So, I ended up taking the pup with me to school today....I had my math final and now I'm done for the winter quarter...Took my books into the book buyback at the bookstore..got 156 bucks!! And then Tank and I drove to the Trojan Nuclear Plant, and across the street, apparently there's a graveyard out in the middle of nowhere...so, of course I took the pup and checked it out...It's a family cemetary. The Welter family started it in the 1800's. A couple of the people buried there were only 11 and 16. There was a neat waterfall next to it, also...Tank and I continued down the path until it came to a dead end...I watched the ducks in the marsh for a little bit, and then we started to head back...Tank was walking on a fallen log when he slipped and fell It wasn't that far to the ground, so he's fine...just funny to watch....after seeing that, I started to walk up a log, and he followed, and we ended up climbing this huge-ass steep-as-hell cliff. When we got to the top, I was going to head back down, but then I heard the waterfall, and of course I thought it would neat to sit at the top of it Walking along the side of a steep cliff in little girly boots is not good....but we made it! and it was fun to sit there...I have some pics of it, though not very good since they're on my cam phone...I'll send them here when I'm at home and in service...so. The going back down hill...yeah.... that was definately an experience....I found a tree with a cable tied to it next to the waterfall....so I climbed down....Tank did not think that was a good idea..so he sat at the top whining....I climbed back up....we found another way down...took him a little bit, but managed to slide down on his belly like penguins in an ice shoot...funny to watch, again...and then halfway down I realized that we were going to be dropping into the fall if we continued that way....mind you this hill was a lot steeper than the first, almost straight up and down, and completely covered with vines and ferns...thank god....they were my grabholds....so, I tried to get tank to go along the cliff...wouldn't budge...I got a good ground and moved him...he finally started to try to follow me, and then when I got down, he got scared, and then tried to go back up... so we went up...and I had to push him half the way...got towards the top, and then found that there were blackberry bush vines stuck in with the rest of the vines...yeah, hands are definately all cut up.... I sat down to rest...the rotting log broke underneath me...rolled down the cliff a bit...not the first time, but definately more work to get back up...We finally got mostly to the top, and then was able to walk along it, and finally found a way down right next to the graveyard....My hair is full of little sticks and dirt, and what not...my socks and shoes and pants and sweater is completely soaked, said pants and shirt and sweater and shoes all muddy, wet muddy dog, hands cut up and burning, the stinging nettle on my wrist before we even started the adventure still burning, yeah.... But! If I were ever to become an SG, I know where I would have my first set! I would just hope that we find an easier way up and down!! Tank and I got to my car, turned up the heater, he went to sleep....got home, gave him a bath and I took a shower, ate, and we went to sleep....I think all in all, we were there about two and a half hours or so....Definately a good day and a greatish adventure!