So I can't believe my new pup is already a whole year old! Happy Birthday Dakota! December 10 was the big day, and it was a pretty great day for her I'd say (and me as well), as it was her first day to run around free after three days of both of us being rather cooped up in hotels and a bit in the car due to really wet weather. Timing worked out good, as we got the camp setup early afternoon, and had time for a nice little hike to explore before dark; and there she is in the above photo running along the Continental Divide trail.
It's hard to believe that it was just under a year ago when I first got her at nearly 10 weeks old in the middle of a crazy Montana blizzard that pretty much lasted the whole month of Febrary, and she was a tiny little furball!
Amazing how fast they grow up. Snowbanks were taller than her in places back then, and now she's often the queen of the mountain, or rock, whatever high point there is to climb onto...
