Summer Vagabonding with a Water Dog

Sunshine enduring the mishaps of new parents.  Traveling in the van has taken some getting used to for us and Sunny.  Despite trying to make extra shaded space for her underneath the bed, we apparently need to strap stuff down a little better for the little addition.

Sunny trying to show us how compact she can be in order to fit into our small van lifestyle.

Although the main focus of our trip has been slightly shifted in order to accommodate a puppy, we have been able to find some spectacular waterfalls, hikes, and dinner spots with patios.  The next series of photos are of our visit to Bridal Veil Falls up in Provo Canyon (ironically the canyon where Sunny was found as a stray and taken to the shelter we adopted her from).   The waterfall is the tallest one we've seen yet, 607 ft, 3 tiers.

The second tier of the waterfall was a short hike up and fantastic place to be to escape the middle of the day heat.

Our little family enjoying the Bridal Veil waterfall in the hot Utah summer.

Sunny leading me around the waterfall stream and trying to terrorize little kids.  She is extremely friendly for a puppy and really loves other dogs, people, worms, bouncing golf balls, tipping or plopping down on water dishes, and belly rubs ... which can be difficult since she's teething.

A little scared of being too close to the waterfall, she was happy to be picked up by mom.

Despite being predominately an Aussie mix, Sunny's love for water makes us think she is a little labrador.

Brent and Sunny hiking near the waterfall.

After lunch on a patio in Provo, we found a fountain area for the puppy to play in.
 

Sunny has taken to the leash pretty well and keeps up on trail runs and even leads across tree bridges.