Heather Lake Trail 2 - Washington State

When Bogie and I went to Heather Lake last week, it was a spur of the moment thing. I was wearing regular tennis shoes, so I couldn’t do much with the snowy incline the last 1/2 mile or so. So I took April, Bandit and Patches out there to finish the job and make it all the way to the lake. The lake was beautiful but we couldn’t walk around it. There is a boardwalk around the lake but it was still packed in areas with many feet of snow. We sat and nibbled on some trail mix and jerky, enjoying the view.

Bandit, not realizing the dense coverage of pine needles was not dirt, dove into the lake. The water was frigid (to say the least) and her eyes got about as big as dinner plates. After getting her out and laughing, Bogie did the same thing on another end. Still laughing, Patches repeated this at yet another end of the boardwalk. All three animals had the same dinner plate eye effect and all three say what happened to the other. Patches later on got too close to a snow shelf, which gave way and dropped her in the drink one more time. Finally, Bandit twirled fast one time and Bogie was pushed into the drink once more.

Got to love it with the dogs decide to imitate the three stooges!

Here are some photos! Click them to enlarge!

Bogie having a creek sit / drink on the way up.

The dogs discover there is no and react to it as puppies, almost instantly.

April at the end of a large log that was wedged against the boardwalk.

I'm at the end of this log now, taking Aprils picture from the boardwalk.

Bogie and Patches investigate a very small ice cave.