Camping was fun. We hooked up the trailer and went to Dairy Point Campground for a few days before continueing on to Lakeview to meet up with Gary, Susie, Patty and Wayne for a day of fun at Dust Devil's Mine in Plush. While we were at Dairy Point Jack and I got to cast for rainbow trout on Dairy Creek and the Chewacan. I haven't been fly fishing for over 12 years and was really tickled to catch four when we went to Jack's favorite spot on Lower Dairy Creek. We had to do a little steep downhill four-wheel driving to get there which may be why there were fish in that spot!

This was Shiloh's first real camping for days trip and she got so tired she lost the curl in her tail for a day or two! She fetched sticks from the water and swam to her hearts desire. Even though there were cattle all around (it's free range country) she didn't chase any of them OR roll in the droppings! YEAH! She must have learned from her very brief "life on the ranch" in Tulelake that those activities bring great displeasure from the people in her life!

Mike enjoyed exploring the willows along the streams and even worked himself up into a fit of barking once when a group of cows forged their way through near our camp.

Sunstone digging this year was more enjoyable because we went in October instead of late June. It warm enough to wear sleeveless shirts but not so hot is sapped your strength. Jack and I sent off the stones that the Dust Devil's crew said could be facetted so we'd have finished stones from this outing. We still have last years stones in baggies on the shelf. Gary and Susie had sent theirs off - through Dust Devil's Mine - and they came back just bueatiful so we followed suit this year. They said we may see them back in as little as 6 weeks!

Mike, Shiloh and I went to our first Angels with Whiskers training yesterday. We will be going to training classes every Saturday in October and then will do our testing in November. If we pass Mike and Shiloh will get their green Therapy Dog vests and we'll start going to the local nursing homes, hospital, schools, and library for sessions with people with disabilities, health conditions and/or emotion problems. It's really been proven that contact with dogs lowers blood pressure, generates endorphins and calms down many stress related conditions.