by Buddy & Mark
Everyone I meet says I have seen more places in my life than they have in theirs. Maybe that’s true.
Hi, my name is Buddy, and I am very excited to share my adventures with you. Although I am only 3 years old, my Mom and Dad have taken me all over the country. I am really fortunate to have traveled in many states from the west coast to the east coast.
It seems like I have seen a lot in only three years. I sure enjoy traveling to new places, and I’ve met so many new friends along the way. Mom and Dad always have a camera with them when we go traveling, and they take lots of photos of me.
We have a big 5th wheel trailer that we travel in a lot. My favorite thing is exploring and going to new places while sniffing the aroma in the air. It always seems to have a different smell. Sometimes it smells fishy if we are staying near a lake shore, and sometimes it smells like pine trees if we are camping in the forest.
Depending on the time of year it can be rather hot outside. After playing and hiking in the morning, I like to nap in the trailer with the air conditioning on during the afternoon. Sometimes it can be very cold outside, like the pictures of me in this article. If I go out in the cold and snow, I always wear my winter jacket to keep me warm.
My friends thought it was crazy to go to the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Bryce Canyon in Utah when a snowstorm was predicted. But that is exactly what we did, and boy was I ever happy to go. We left the trailer behind so we could stay in warm and cozy hotel rooms during this trip. Some places don’t like dogs like me staying in their rooms, but my mom did a lot of research and found were places that did allow us. The weather was perfect at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, and the scenery was stunning. There weren’t the large crowds of people that can be there during the summer months, so it was really nice to have the area to myself.
We did see a few other tourists in Bryce Canyon, but not many. It was fun to meet them and find out where they were from. The room we stayed in at Ruby’s Inn was really nice, too.
Every morning I’d go out in the freshly fallen snow and go for a walk with my parents. It was a good way to wake up and stretch my legs while I looked for the perfect tree to do my business on. We only stayed for a few days, but it sure was fun.
Once we did our morning walk and had breakfast we would go out to the canyon’s edge and hike a little bit while taking pictures of the canyon cliffs and trees all dusted with snow. It looks so different in the winter after a snowfall. It doesn’t snow all that often, so we really had to watch the forecast and then call Ruby’s Inn to see if it was a good snowfall. So, before driving all the way there, make sure you check to see if they’ve got any snow.
If you have the time, plan on stopping in Flagstaff, too. It is a good way to break up the trip and not drive too many miles at once. I sure had fun playing in the snow there also.
The next time you see a forecast for snow up north, hop up and down until your people are willing to take you on a road trip to the National Parks. Maybe we will meet on the trail. That would sure be nice.
