Hi Guys, it me Millie

Mum and Dad have let me loose on the computer again.

They both say that it is because I am so popular, but I am starting to think that it is because their fingers are starting to ache.

You wouldn’t believe how fast their hands go over this keyboard, it is a wonder you can even read what they write, they scribble it so fast. Anyway, where was I? – oh yes doing the next blog.

Well, setting off from this Bighorn RV place (where Dad spilt his Guinness), you would have thought that he had broke his arm he made such a fuss, good job me and Mum were on hand to calm him down.

Anyway, where was I? oh yes, we headed Northeast (at least that’s what Dad said) into yet more beautiful mountains, gorges, high passes, steep roads and hairpin bends – well Dad and Mum loved it, I just snoozed, once you have seen one mountain you have seen them all I say!

I think Mum and Dad are starting to get the hang of driving this big RV, we didn’t nearly go over a cliff and Mum didn’t let out even one squeak in terror to wake me all morning! These are some of the pictures Mum or Dad took along the way. .   

We eventually pulled into our next stop at a place called Cedar Creek RV Park in a place called Montrose in somewhere called Collar Your Ardo or something that sounded like that – don’t ask me where it is, but I think Mum and Dad know.

After we had set up the RV (well Mum and Dad did it and I supervised again, I have to watch them or they might do it wrong), then Mum and Dad said they were going to look at something called a Museum.

They called it the Museum of the Mountain West. When I squeaked to see if I was going, they explained that it was all old stuff that I would probably not be interested in seeing it, I agreed, I mean if it is old and you can’t eat it or play with it why would you want to see it, so I lay down for a snooze whilst they went.

Once again, when they got back they were gushing about what they had seen, they said that it was a set of old buildings that nobody lived in now, but did many years ago – I ask you?

Then they said there were lots of old things that nobody used any more – I give up!

They even said that they had a guide who was very good to show them around for about 2 hours, I squeaked that it must have been a big place if you would get lost if you needed someone to show you around, but Dad and Mum explained that this guy (guide) was there to explain where all the old buildings and old stuff in them came from – who cares I say.

Anyway, they have asked me to post some pictures, including some about a guy called Bud Plassidy or Butch Cassidy, I am not sure which, but apparently he used to be famous and live around here.

I mean, if he is not famous now, why worry about him? Anyway here are the pictures and I will tell you what Mum and Dad said about them as we go; School and Main Street . . 

Mum outside a Tent Dad said he might buy and having a drink in the ‘Saloon’   There were even some School Rules for the lady teachers, Dad said he couldn’t see anything wrong with them so Mum ‘clipped’ him. Inside cabins; . 

Butch Cassidy and his ‘stuff’

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The true story behind the film ‘The Sons of Katie Elder’ . 

Mum about to go shopping and Dad at the 19th Century Dentist .   After I had had my tea and Mum and Dad had taken me for a walk, it was time for a snooze and Mum and Dad went out for a meal somewhere.

Anyway they came back complaining that the meal was a rip-off, $80 for a couple of steaks and the chips were burnt, I squeaked that they could have one of my tins of dog food if they wanted, but they gave me a stroke and a chest rub and said ‘no thanks’, oh well they can’t say I didn’t offer!

The next morning we all jumped into the car and went to somewhere called The Black Mountain Canyon of Gunnison National Park (I have to confess I had forgotten how to write this name and had to ask Mum, well it is a bit of a mouthful isn’t it?) . . .  

Mum and Dad were humming and aahhing again about the rocks and the cliffs, they looked a bit scary to me, what if you fell over the edge of one?

I just kept well away from the edge and let Mum and Dad do all the looking over and then they went into this shop place on the cliff edge and came out with a box, which Mum said that it was called a ‘National Park Scrabble Set’ and that I couldn’t eat it – I don’t know why they buy this stuff!

After we had been there for a while, we jumped back in the car and Mum told me that we were going to see an Indian Museum (oh no not another old place I thought), but when we got there it was closed because Dad said it was Sunday, whatever that is!

As usual they took a couple of pictures of the outside .

That’s all for now because my paws are aching, Mum and Dad are crafty getting me to write this while they have a glass of wine.

Bye!