Brandy's Adventures

We decided to hike to Lake Poway this afternoon instead of going to our usual afternoon playground, Poway Dog Park. Brandy enjoyed chasing lizards and peeking into the various drains and culverts. We took the hiked the high road counter-clockwise around the lake only as far as Warren Canyon Trail, because we had to be back to the park entrance no later than 6:45pm, the park’s closing time.

As we were leaving Lake Poway Park, a truck was coming very slowly through the entrance and I heard a low voice saying, “Brandy”. To our surprise, there was Brandy’s playmate, Thumper, with his red kerchief, and his dad looking out the open truck window. Thumper might also have missed his usual afternoon visit to Poway Dog Park. Unfortunately, it was too late to play with Thumper.

Picture: Brandy frequently steals Thumper’s soccer ball at Poway Dog Park. Then, they play tug-of-war.

Brandy resumed hiking the Poway trails a few days ago. We’re only slightly concerned about rattlesnakes and are keeping to the wider trails in the more densely populated areas. The horses and hikers have beaten the decomposed granite to dust so snake tracks should be easy to see. The hikes don’t burn much of Brandy’s energy so we still plan to go to Poway Dog Park most every evening.