American Gam

“My sunshine doesn’t come from the skies, it comes from the love in my dog’s eyes.” ~ Unknown

Twenty-eight days; four weeks; one month; however you count it… it’s an eternity when you’re mourning the loss of someone special. 🐾

Today we drove back to Douglas, Wyoming. It was one month ago that we lost our amazing Kodi-boy there. We had stayed at the KOA in Douglas and this is where Kodi took his last breath. Today we drove back the three hours to the veterinarian’s office in Douglas where we last said goodbye to Kodi. It was there that we collected his ashes and a cast of his paw print. 🐾

As you can imagine this was not easy but we tried to make the best of it. The drive was pleasant, the weather was warm, the music was distracting, the cows were plentiful, and the countryside was vibrantly verdant. 🐄

A month ago we found a neat restaurant in an old train depot in Douglas. They were really creative and called it…The Depot. They have a good guacamole bacon smashburger with maple-drizzled sweet potato fries on their menu so we went there for lunch before our return trip to the Black Hills. 🍔

After lunch we went to campsite #1 at the Douglas KOA to sprinkle a few of Kodi’s ashes in the place that he departed. 🐾

The three-hour drive back was long, hot, quiet, somber, reflective. We put Kodi in his favorite spot in the back seat where he loved to watch the world go by. 🐾

So now we have the earthly remains of Kodi as a treasured symbol of his time with us. Some time in our traveling future we will bring some ashes to two of Kodi’s favorite places…Fiesta Island and Dog Beach in San Diego. While there we will also have his some of his ashes encased in blue glass as we did with Jewels. 🐾

We miss Kodi. 💔 🐾

I hope you were fortunate enough to have met Kodi and seen the loving depth of those big, beautiful brown eyes.

The gam continues…