December 11. Today is International
Mountain Day - according to the Crazy Holiday calendar. A day
to celebrate mountains...
There is one mountain that my human would
love to visit some day. Dog
Mountain. In Vermont. Dog Mountain is a very special place… In
1995, a man by the name of Stephen Huneck and his wife Gwen, bought 150 acres
on a private mountain top in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Stephen was an artist. An artist who loved dogs. On Dog Mountain he built a studio where he
painted dogs and carved dogs. But
probably one of his most impressive works was a chapel that he built to
memorialize dogs who have gone to the Rainbow Bridge. People who visit the chapel leave notes on
the walls about their dogs…it is a very special place.
But despite the fact that Stephen created
this amazing place, he sadly faced some internal demons that even we dogs could
not erase. He sadly took his own life
and three years later, his wife who never got over the loss of her soul-mate,
decided to join him.
Phew.
So that’s the sad part of the story…But the happy part is that people
have come together to see that Dog Mountain will continue to exist. They
recognize the incredible work of this artist and the unbreakable bond of humans
and dogs. So they are working together
to see that Dog Mountain will continue to exist for others to enjoy for many years to come.
So that’s MY mountain story for today. Oh – and of course I CAN’T forget to mention
that I LIVE with a MOUNTAIN dog. Paxton
seems to think that because it is International Mountain Day, that he should
get extra treats. Well, we Lowland dogs
want to know when the International Valley Day is. Really.
It seems only fair. OK. OK. He
CAN have an extra treat today. But JUST
one…all right – two. And yes. I am trying to get on Santa’s NICE list for a
change…Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!
©
Linda Wozniak
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