Put THAT in your blog and smoke it!

I can't even begin to describe how amazingly beautiful this area is. It's like nothing I've ever seen before, and I live in the Rocky Mountains. The energy here is fantastic. It's like I've come home after a 31 year absence.

It's day 2 of our adventure and we've certainly made the most of our time. Today was our first day at the sanctuary but in the interest of chronologicality, I'll start where I left off in my last post.

Where to eat in Kanab? The Rocking V. Full stop. The food is, for lack of a better word, superb. And the staff are very happy to have you, even if you're an obnoxiously loud and drunk group of Canadians.




And really the biggest selling point for us was that the restaurant is stumbling distance from our motel. And we did stumble. But I digress.

This morning we finally had our introduction to the sanctuary. I've read other reviews, I knew we were in for a treat, but nothing can prepare you for this...it's heaven for animals and the people who love them. We got a tour of the sanctuary and briefly saw all the different areas, with quick stops in Dogtown and Cat World. Unfortunately we can't interact with the horses or the pigs since we're from out of the country, but if we had the time or inclination to spend 2 weeks here beforehand, we could have done a bit more. Not that I'm complaining, today was amazing. And again I can't stress enough how beautiful it is here.



After the tour and volunteer orientation, we had some time so we went back to a place we stopped on the tour. Angels Rest is a peaceful, serene place created to memorialize beloved pets and sanctuary animals who have passed over the Rainbow Bridge. I think we all shed a tear or several.




The following is a video portraying some of the 500+ wind chimes at Angel's Rest. What was amazing was when we stopped there, there was no wind. We were so disappointed because we were told the chimes were an experience. And what an experience. Every time one of us passed a "tree", the wind would blow and the chimes would sound. It was like a hundred wagging tails, welcoming us to the sanctuary.


After our stop at the cemetery and lunch, we had an opportunity to participate in puppy socialization. I know, you're thinking, Geeze, who would want to do that?? But we decided we were there to help and so we spent some time playing with a group of pups. I personally decided Triumph is a great candidate for adoption:

Lauren liked Sony:

There is so much more to tell you and show you from this day alone. But I've run out of time and a wine glass has been placed in front of me. More tomorrow.