In the center of Longview is a beautiful little lake named Sacajawea. It is less than five miles from our home and a very nice place for a walk. Andi and I got in a good walk on a pretty day, before the rain began.
For those who may not know of Sacajawea, she was a Shoshone interpreter best known for being the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition into the American West. Sacagawea was the daughter of a Shoshone chief, born circa 1788 in Lemhi County, Idaho. At around age 12, she was captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French-Canadian trapper, Charbonneau, who made her one of his wives. In November 1804, Lewis and Clark met Charbonneau and quickly hired him to serve as interpreter on their expedition, even though she was pregnant with her first child, Sacagawea was chosen to accompany Lewis & Clark on their mission, as a Shoshone interpreter. The expedition was called the Corps of Discovery, and they planned to explore newly acquired western lands and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. When the group arrived at Astoria, Oregon, the group built Fort Mandan, and elected to stay there for the winter.
During the journey, Clark had become fond of Sacajawea's son Jean Baptiste, nicknaming him "Pomp" or "Pompey." And he even offered to help him get an education. About 3 years after her return, Sacajawea gave birth to a daughter, Lisette. Sacajawea died in 1812, shortly after the birth of Lisette. Clark looked after her two children, and ultimately took custody of them both.
As Andi and I approached the end of a small bridge, crossing the lake, he saw this (almost) life-sized statue of Sacajawea with her son, Jean Batiste. Andi studied it, and half way circled the statue, looking at it with a very suspicious attitude. When I encouraged him to go closer, he barked at it. When he did not see any response he walked gradually up to it and sniffed at the robe she was wearing. He then felt it was safe to pass by and we continued our walk.
So many things to see ... two squirrels, racing and playing. Many Mallard ducks that occasionally saw someone with food and halfway flew and walked on water to greet the person(s). Such an interesting world for a pup; so many new scents; so many new dogs to watch and people to greet.
"Wow, that is really long grass".
We saw one Rhododendron that was still in bloom. Guess it did not get the message, "Autumn is Here".
Six months old and growing so fast. Already 73 lbs. and so close to Journey in height I have a hard time telling them apart at a glance. Andi will not forget this place and I am going to have to allow more time for walks in different areas.
Andi's school went on a field trip last Saturday. We went to a building with an elevator and several of the pups had a problem with the sound and feel of the elevator. Guess who just walked on as if he had been doing it all his life... that would be our Andiamo! He stood nicely beside me while the door shut and we rode to an upper floor. No problem. Back down to the ground floor where it clunked to a bumpy stop and the door opened for us to exit. He casually just strolled out into the lobby.
