I did this hike a couple of weeks ago now, and I’m just getting to posting about it.  Sometimes, I take a lot of pictures, download them to my computer, and let them brew for a while.  I’m convinced it makes them better.

I have done, and blogged about this little jaunt before (Midget Dog Party) and if you are in the area, it’s a must do!  It’s easy, relatively short, and gives you spectacular views when you get to the top.  You could run it for some serious cardio, and it would probably take you 15 minutes, you can walk it leisurely and it would take about 40.  But maybe your legs are long.  Mine, aren’t.

Oh Cranbrook . . . how lovely you are from afar!

This is the south view, looking back down the highway, towards town.   Ruby can’t see it.  She’s too short.

Ruby

This particular hike was Ruby’s outing with her new friend Daisy!  Finally she has a dog her own size to play with.  Daisy can’t see the view either . . . the grass it too tall!

Daisy

North view . . . I can see the dreaded Mount Stevens in their somewhere.  That was an 8 hour hike of hell that I will never forget.  Nor will Paul, as I cried the entire time.  He wanted to leave me there for cougar food.  I might have been having a moment.

Earlier in the year, when there was still snow on the ground (JUNE!), Paul and I bypassed the hike to the lookout, and went up the back side of Eager Hills.  There are lots of trails throughout the area there as well . . . apparently you used to be able to hunt back there too.  Not that that has any relevance to anything, but it’s a random fact.  Maybe you still can, Paul’s response was “Look in the hunting regs.”  I definitely don’t care that much.

I don’t see any snow on those mountains!  Finally! The temperature has dropped again here, so I imagine it is just a matter of time.  It will probably get really hot and sunny when it’s time to go back to the non-air conditioned classroom.

I guess the positive side of having a large amount of snow from last year, and coming our way this year is that we can burn, burn, burn!  Backyard campfires in the fire pit, here I come!  If I had time to head to a real fire pit, I would, but no such luck for this chick.  Hopefully I don’t burn the house down.

All tuckered out at the top . . . you would be too if you had such short legs, and a long furry coat.  Don’t worry animal activists, Ruby has had a hair cut, and she officially looks like the Pug that she is, for the first time in her life.  No more hot, hot days for her!

Sun loving dog . . . sun hating dog.  See the difference?  Ruby will literally chase the shade around the deck.  Everytime her body gets a little patch of sun, up she moves, only to repeat in five minutes.