Whew, they finally let me out of the trunk

It was a long, fun 26 days but I wish they would have let me out of the trunk when we got home. (just kidding!) I had the time of my life even though I did sleep most of the time. I wasn't crazy about that 'jail' part of the mountains, rivers, monuments and great rock shops kept me on my paws. Lots of new people and animals too. Kids just love to kiss me-and they don't even know me. I'm glad you took time to enjoy my road trip and celebrated all the wonderous sights in the great USA with me. Let's not forget about the game. And of course all the alcohol that rode home with me too. Thanks for being such good friends. Come by and see me and if you can't find me, I'm under the house!

Rudy

2700 Bottles of beer on the wall

Oh yea it's not beer-that's miles to go. Geaux tigers! Better practice plenty before next week's game. Loved Seattle but I'm ready to run the fence
line & see my old friends. Leaving 52• & heading home to 80s?

The BIG DAY - Tiger Bait, Tiger Bait, Tiger Bait

Debi, Paul, Chris & Burton went to Showbox SoDo last night for an LSU Bash. There were hundreds of LSU Fans and of course the Evil Twins doing their routine. I got up this morning know it was Game Day. Everyone has on LSU colors and they'll be going out tailgating at Ranier Vista. Over 15,000 Tiger Fans will converge on the Husky (how come they get a dog mascot?) campus and I know it will never be the same. I'm ready too - see? It rained last night so Paul won't take his eyes off the Weather Channel. It is cool 66 right now (1:30 p.m.) and will be in the mid 50s tonight. I know a little rain won't turn away the Tiger fans. I'm still predicting a win so we won't have 15,000+ fans go home drunk. What a trip that will be. We head out tomorrow and will gradually make our way home. I'll still try to keep you updated going home & I appreciate all my friends checking in to keep up with my adventure. GEAUX TIGERS!!! Luv, Rudy

Chris, Burton, Riley and Loki in Seattle WA

You probably think that I've fallen off the face of the earth but I haven't. I've settled into my new temp. digs and have been having fun with my newly found cousins. They are Riley, a piglet, no just kidding and Loki. They are bull terriers and Riley is white so I tease her about it. She reminds me of Harper Lee because she just won't stop torchering me. Loki is fun! We've played and chased each other in the yard & I've had lots of fun with him. Paul & Debi have had a great time visiting and being with Christina and Burton. They are great people and love dogs (obviously) I get to sleep next to Debi & Paul's bed and get up when Paul says OK Rudy, let's go out. The weather has been plesant here in Seattle. Maybe I'll just stay until the first snow. I've got to go now to get groomed for the trip home. Miss you all!

Seattle, Here We Come!

After leaving Glacier Park, we decided to spend a night about 1/2 way to Seattle. Too much sleeping for one dog in one day. I've had an exciting trip and seen stuff I'll probably not see again in my dog's life. This has been the life. We actual spent the night in a town called Moses Lake but I never saw him myself - just his lake. Along the way we visited Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park. There were these HUGE things (that weren't real of course) call dinosaurs. The trees there were turned to stone millions of years ago and look like granite. Well, off to Seattle for the BIG EVENT!

Glacier National Park

Apparently Glacier National Park was unbelievable beautiful. But I wouldn't know because I WAS IN DOGGIE JAIL!!!! See the pictures Deb took to show me what I missed.

I've Met Many New Friends

On this trip I've had the opportunity to make many new friends. I'm kinda laid back so it's easy. I just look at them with my big brown eyes which say "pet me". Y'all know I love being petted. Anyway, here's a few pictures for you! Rudy

Last Day in Yellowstone continued - includes Video

All of these pictures are of Travertine being created and rising above the earth at a rate of several inches a year. This is so incredible!

My Last Day in Yellowstone - What a Day! (Aug 28)

What a whirlwind of a day. We saw plenty stuff - The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Whew, made me dizzy. 3 Waterfalls - Upper Falls, Lower Falls & Tower Falls. The first two were the prettiest but the last one was the longest. We saw forests of burned lodge-pole pines that were burned in a really bad fire in 1988. Glad I wasn't around then. We saw lots of pretty stuff. And at Mammoth Hot Springs we saw the most unusual thing. Water seeps deep into the ground and warmed by heat from magma. (Look

that one up yourself) Carbon Dioxide dissolves in the water making some kind of acid solution which dissolves the underground limestone. The rest is too long but what happens is that when all of this happens it turns to travertine. That the expensive stuff that Paul says he sees in new houses. It doesn't look like a counter top or floor but you'll see this for yourself. You might think it looks like snow but it ain't cold! It's really HOT

What a place!!! (Aug 27th)

We start out today touring mud pots which are actually boiling mud. I don't think Deb's going in for a massage. There are colorful springs with boiling water. The organisms that live in this boiling water make it colorful. Then there are some sulphur springs. Either way, they don't look like anything in La., or smell like it. Phew! There was this large geyser (Paul calls then geesers & Debi just looks at him with that look of hers) That thing was HUGE! All these people were sitting around just waiting for it to explode like a fire hydrant with the top knocked off! I wouldn't pee on this thing - for sure. Debi & Paul toured this very old hotel - the Old Faithful Inn. It took 1 year to build from June, 1903 - June 1904. A lot of the rooms don't even have bathrooms. They give guests a nice robe to go down the hall. Can you see one of those wrapped around Paul. He'd look like a Polar Bear! And Debi, she'd have to walk all night! Anyway it was a great day. Paul & Debi went to a restaurant but I just slept in the car. It smelled delicious!

Yellowstone, Here We Come (Aug. 26th)

Leaving Cody WY this a.m. we headed west. But first we saw this huge dam..I heard Debi say "Dam" before so I didn't know if I did something wrong or what but I found out differently. It was my first time to ride on a golf cart too - to the info center. Then we drove all the way. More of those big cow-things. We went up huge mountains and around streams, saw geysers (they are very colorful but are very hot & dangerous) Yellowstone Lake was the biggest (water) thing I've ever seen. It looked as if the world were turning to water. We stopped & had lunch @ this lodge and there were more buffalo. We saw a waterfall & at the continental divide I met more friends. After driving from the east entrance all the way to the west entrance, we called it a day in West Yellowstone. This little town is very dog friendly; must be, I've seen plenty. I'm going to have a great day tomorrow. Actually every day with Deb & Paul is a great day. They treat me so special. I'm a 'Lucky Dog"!!!

Tue Aug 25th What a Ride!!

We headed out early for a long trip. Did you know Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried side by side? Well they are on "Boot Hill" in Deadwood S.D. Other than that, it's a gambling town - kinda like it was in the old days. Our next stop would be the 1st National Monument (1906). Can you guess from the picture? It's famous & you should recognize it. How about Close Encounters of a Third Kind? Yep, Devil's Tower. This thing is HUGE - 1,267'. The top is actually 1 1/2 acres. When we entered the National Park, there was a prairie dog colony. That's some fat little rascals. Came on up to the car like they were going to get some of my dog food. It was time to head on over to Cody, WY, our stop for the night. In doing so we rode thru Big Horn Mountain Range and Big Horn Canyon. You'll see from the pictures how beautiful it was. One granite section was over 3 Billion years old. We've never seen anything quite so beautiful. Tomorrow I tour Yellowstone National Park. This is USA's first national park established in 1872. There are 2.2 million acres - whatever the heck an acre is. I'm sure if we do enough driving, I'll find out -- if I can stay awake!!!