Phil and I headed back to one of our favorite goat packing destinations for our annual “goat vacation” this year: Utah! We started out near the town of Ferron, home of our friend Herb Flower who was the guide and host for the first week of our trip. In Ferron we met up with several … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 1 →

This past Thursday, Pueblo County Fair held their annual packgoat class. It’s always on the fair schedule, but no one seems to be in charge of it these days so Phil and I run it even though no one has ever officially asked us or even told us about it. For the last three years … Continue reading Pueblo County Fair Packgoat Class 2017 →

Every year our community has a big day-before-Easter party with an appearance by the Easter Bunny, an Easter egg hunt, and other games for the kids. When the weather is nice Phil and I try to bring a goat or two and the cart down so the kids can ride. Last time we did it … Continue reading Easter Goats! →

Phil and I were busy, busy, busy last week, and Thursday was no exception! Thursday was the day of the annual Pueblo County Fair working goat competition/clinic. Phil and I first competed in this class with Cuzco back in 2008 and were disappointed to find that our only competitors were 4-H kids with their young dairy and market goats … Continue reading Pueblo County Fair–Working Goat Class →

After saying goodbye to our friends and to Pac-Man at Goblin Valley, Phil and I headed out to Escalante. We spent a relaxing first day hiking up the Escalante River (which was really more of a trickle), and it was a great opportunity for the younger goats to practice getting their feet wet over and over again. … Continue reading Goat Vacation Day 4: Escalante River Hike →

The third and final day of our camping trip in San Rafael Swell arrived. We broke camp and headed down the road a few miles to Goblin Valley–a strange, flat bowl filled with bizarre rock formations that has become a regular stop on me and Phil’s Utah trips. It was fun to go there with a … Continue reading Goat Vacation Day 3: Goblin Valley →

This is Wild Horse Window from the outside. Who knew there would be such a nice group of good-lookin’ guys up there? The cavern was quite large once we got up to it, and our entire group had plenty of room to stretch out and relax on the smooth rock floor. The window at the top … Continue reading The Final Destination: Wild Horse Window →

My posts are always fairly self-indulgent, but please forgive me this extra hedonistic batch of photos that Phil took of my side quest up a shelf of the canyon. All four of our goats came with me so they could be in the photos too. Cuzco saw the camera and posed regally in the background, but Finn stole the … Continue reading Wild Horse Continued… Onward and Upward! →

After a good rest on Friday night, we got up early (but not too early) Saturday morning to begin our long hike down Wild Horse Canyon. First things first, though. There being no toilet facilities at our primitive campsite, Phil came prepared. Many thanks to Aunt Marianne and Uncle Steve for providing this handy little item. Pac-Man carried … Continue reading Goat Vacation Day 2: Wild Horse Canyon →

Phil and I were invited to set up and judge the annual Pueblo County 4-H packgoat show, so yesterday we packed up a bunch of obstacles and four of the boys and headed to the State Fairgrounds. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts and miscommunication between two of the show administrators, the show basically got called off. I was … Continue reading Pueblo County 4-H Packgoat Show →