Hi Guys,

It’s me, Millie again.

Mum and Dad have let me write the next bit to cheer me up because I am feeling a bit low as my mate Trouper has left with his Mum and Dad to go somewhere else with their RV.

It made a change to talk to someone who understood dog squeak properly, I know Mum and Dad mean well and try hard to understand me, but sometimes they are a bit thick and it can be quite trying!

Anyway, where was I? – Oh yes trying to cheer myself up!

Well after Trouper and his Mum and Dad left us, me, Mum and Dad went down to the little town that has sprung up around the entrance to Bryce Canyon to have a look around.

Some of the shops wouldn’t let us dogs in, I don’t know why, perhaps it is because we are not silly enough to buy all these tourist things that so many of them sell and that humans seem to like.

Some of the eating places don’t let us in either, not like France, where we can go anywhere and in every eating place they always bring a bowl of water out and I sit under the table while Mum and Dad eat, drinking the water and knowing full well that I will get all those goodies that are left when they have finished!

Anyway, where was I? – Oh yes, doing the next bit of the blog.

Whilst we were in the little town, Mum and Dad bought some tickets to a Cowboy Dinner Show that was on that evening.
They asked me if I wanted to go, but I said no, I would rather have a snooze whilst they go.

After my tea they gave me some treats and I lay down for a snooze and off they went to the Cowboy Dinner Show.

As usual, they came back gushing about the show and how good it was, although they did say the food was ‘mediocre’ whatever that means.

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The next morning I decided to take Mum and Dad to a place I had seen on the drive to Bryce, it was just down the road and called Red Canyon.

Off we went and set off up the trail to see where it lead and Mum and Dad wanted to see some animals, I just don’t know why when they have me to look at.

Well the only ‘animal’ they saw was a small Gopher, well they didn’t see it until I smelled it and told them where it was.

After a mile or two on the trail, with the pace getting slower and slower what with the heat, it was hard work, we decided to set of back down the trail, I still did all the sniffing and searching but I didn’t smell anything else to show Mum and Dad.

The next morning we set off for Salt Lake City, at least that is where Mum and Dad said we were going, I have no idea, I just chill until we get there!

I did notice Mum muttering and Dad reassuring her that we could get under easy and I didn’t know what they were talking about, until I saw these low holes in the canyon over the road that Dad had to drive the RV through – I agreed with Mum (usually a good idea) they didn’t look big enough to me, but Dad just kept going and he was right, we fitted under them both ok.

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It was a long day of driving, Dad said it was 324 Miles.

The last bit of the journey as we got close to the place we were stopping at, was on a very busy road which Dad called I-15, and there was traffic all around us on both sides.

Mum started squealing a bit and at first both me and Dad thought she was frightened about the busy traffic or something, but then as she continued squealing and pointing, we realized she had spotted some very big shopping malls with places like Macy’s and Sear’s in them and was excited about going shopping.

Oh no, groaned both me and Dad (under our breath), not some more shopping!

When we got settled, we just chilled for the rest of the day as it had been a long and busy drive.

The next morning, after breakfast, I had a snooze whilst Mum and Dad went to have a look at this Salt Lake City place and again as usual, came back gushing about how impressed they were.

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Apparently, a load of people in 1847 walked over 1000 miles to get here so they could worship in freedom, whatever that means and when they got here they decided to make it their home.

They set about building some very impressive buildings, both Mum and Dad said they rival anything they had seen in Europe (just not as old) and “It was a tribute to their determination and hard work that they had achieved so much” (Mums words not mine)

Mum said that the big temple building took 40 years to build and was started in 1853, just six years after they all arrived.

The places they visited included;

The State Capitol Building, Temple Square, The Tabernacle, The Conference Centre which holds 21,000 people (to listen to the Choir (Thursday Evening) which Mum and Dad said Sandy and Bill would have enjoyed and also to see the 4 acres of garden on the roof), The North and South Visitor Centre’s and Family History Library.

This last place is where Mum and Dad had a look to see where our Great-Great-Grandparents came from and when I asked, Mum said yes they were mine as well, which is really good because I didn’t even know that my great-great-grandparents existed and even now I am not sure what they are – oh well!

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After three days, which both Mum and Dad said wasn’t nearly long enough, we packed up again and set off from Salt Lake City.

We turned North, out of Utah, through Idaho and into Montana to a place called West Yellowstone, where we were due to spend a whole week, but I will tell you about that in the next blog – bye for now;

Your friend Millie x