For whatever reason, the Christmas 2019 season was one of the best ever. It was filled with fun, friends, celebrations, gatherings, caroling, light, and music. There seemed no end to the festivities. And Petunia felt good during the week of Christmas. She’d been sick off and on since October and had been steadily losing weight. … Continue reading Hail the Queen! →

The Goat-O-Rama Gang presents a series of seasonally festive photographs for your enjoyment. Coral is one of our most proficient tree-trimmers and acrobats. Lovely Rita wears a tastefully fashionable “sprinkle of snow” cape with festive “sprig of pine” accessory. I may have been premature in choosing a photo for the Christmas card this year. Tigerlily … Continue reading →

This was the 67th anniversary of the Beulah Yule Log Festival, and our 7th time attending. As usual, Phil and I dressed up as Santa and Helper Elf for the Beulah parade of lights the night before the Yule Log. We were thankful to have help decorating the carriage from our friends Bob and Alane … Continue reading 2019 Beulah Parade and Yule Log – A Goat-O-Rama Tradition! →

On the return trip, Sputnik informed us that he was feeling left out of the packgoat experience. He was right. I pulled the pack off Finn and let Sputnik carry it back. Proud goat! It was hard going in the canyon bottom. That soft sand was brutal on tired calf muscles. It doesn’t matter how … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation – Utah: Day 11 Continued →

Get ready for WAY too many photos! It was our last day and we wanted to go somewhere awesome. We remembered Bighorn Canyon from our trip in 2015 and we wanted to return with goats that could go further than old Cuzco had been able to. The patterns, swirls, and colors in this canyon are … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 11 →

After our rather exhausting 3-day trip, Phil and I were ready to take it easy. I spent the morning in Catherine’s front yard with a bucket and scrub brush cleaning sand out of our packsaddle straps and panniers while Phil headed over to the laundromat so we could have clean clothes for the rest of our trip. I … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 10 →

There is a little story about Divine Intervention involving our camera. After Death Hollow, Phil tried the camera and it still didn’t work. Next morning he gave it another attempt and lo and behold it snapped a photo. Our camera was back in business! The one day I really wanted photos but (unknowingly) had no … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 9 or “Out of the Abyss” →

I woke up Sunday morning with visions of an idyllic camp breakfast dancing in my brain. I had found a pancake mix that only required water and I’d measured out the right amount for our trip. I mixed up the batter, lit the fidgety little camp stove, and melted butter in the tiny frying pan. … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 8 or “Lost in Death Hollow” →

We spent a very nice night in the B & B where we were very happy to be able to shower after three days of camping in San Rafael. But it was only one night because the B & B was booked on Saturday, so Phil and I took the opportunity to go on our first … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 7 →

On Friday morning we broke camp early. Eldon and Debbie caravanned out with Taffy. Herb had left late on Thursday night since he had animals to take care of in the morning back home. Phil and I weren’t heading home but were on our way to Escalante for our own Utah “goat vacation” sequel. Robert and Connie had … Continue reading 8th Annual Hassey “Goat Vacation” – Utah: Day 6 →