A trip to the Rail Trail

We started out yesterday morning all gung ho and ready to go swimming at the reservoir. I had been telling Marley for 2 days that she FINALLY gets to go swimming. Unfortunately, we realized that we didn't have the gas to make it to East Canyon and had to turn around and go fill up. The road to the reservoir is windy and there were lots of bikes so Paul didn't want to head back up there after all that. We opted for the rail trail. It was fairly close and a good choice. Paul and Leon had never been there before.

This place is GREAT! You can walk for miles. We were unprepared to walk dogs in a place where there wasn't water for the dogs. We weren't going to go too far but at some point Marley went into the bushes and came out wet. There was water sporadically along the trail. Probably wasn't the healthiest water but at least it kept the dogs cool enough to walk for a while.

We didn't see any other dogs which was perfect for Dylan! There were lots of bikes but Leon was a good boy and listened to his Daddy when the bikes were coming by.

Here are some pics!!

Dylan and Marley in heaven with plenty of space to get out and move. I don't know how people tolerate living in places that don't have open space!

Marley with a face full of stickers. She doesn't seem to be too bothered by them though!

Good dogs holding a stay while the bikers passed by!

Good big boy Leon! He never moves to far away from his Daddy. He's not at all like my dogs who are constantly running up and down and around when they are out off leash.

Funny Miss Marley running in the grass! This picture cracks me up!! Dylan making splashes in a small pond. The one downfall of this place is that the trail is lined by barbed wire. All the dogs made it through without getting any cuts or scrapes but one time Dylan came home all cut up after walking here. I try to keep him on our side of the barbed wire but couldn't help but let them play in this little pond (see the barbed wire in the middle).

This is Marley's signature move. I think it's her way of saying "I'm wet and therefore must roll in dirt"

This is the man I love :) He's so good to come out in the heat of the day when he really hates it. He'd rather be out there in 5 ft of snow :)

All in all it was a great walk! I'm so glad that the dogs found some water here and there. I didn't want to cut it short. Sunday's are my only day that I really have time to go out and take the dogs somewhere fun and exciting!