WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I go back 13 years and vividly recall Boonedocker, who at one time was an absolute rocket dawg, bouncing from one red rock to another while hiking the Angel’s Palace trail. In Kodachrome Basin State Park located near Cannonville, Utah, we hiked the same trail as we did following Boone’s ‘Gotcha Day’ from Best Friends Animal Society all those years ago, albeit at a much slower pace today.
Southern Utah is simply magical and a lot of that magic has to do with Best Friends Animal Society, the largest no-kill in North America, located in Kanab. About 25 years ago I saw a small advertisement in the back of Sunset Magazine about this no-kill facility in Utah and I was hooked. BFAS is working to bring about much needed change and looks ahead to a time when adoptable animals are no longer put down simply for the lack of a home. Raising an awareness to spay and neuter is one big step; in addition to their collaboration with smaller, start up animal rescues around the country, which is applaudable.
We are grateful to have this time to roll together and thankful to have our Best Friends dawg, Boone, and Piper along for the ride. Should you make your way to Best Friends Animal Society to tour, volunteer or adopt, grab one of their 18 RV sites on campus or a cottage; or try out Dark Sky located about 10 minutes away where we enjoyed our time in the red rocks. You just may find your very own Best Friend.
Camp Dawg 