Sheep Mountain Lodge

Bryan and I rented a cabin up at the Sheep Mountain Lodge for the weekend and had a very relaxing time together.

Check in wasn’t until 3:00 and the lodge is only an hour from home, so we took our time Friday morning getting ready. We packed up the food and winter gear, our toiletries and overnight bags, and since the kittens were coming with us this time we also packed up their litter box, food bowls and several toys. I got their travel crates out and had them sitting in the living room just warming up – and both cats just walked right in and sat down, effectively saying “We’re ready to go!” Certainly makes going places with them easy.

However, Naldo was NOT happy in the truck. She voiced her displeasure LOUDLY the entire trip out there! I thought for sure she’d eventually tire and go to sleep, but no – she just yelled louder. I’m not sure what her problem was: she wasn’t car sick, she was warm, she could look outside. I finally thought that maybe it was that she couldn’t see me very well – so on our return trip I situated her crate with a better view of me, and that did seem to help a little bit. At least she didn’t yell as loudly.

The cabin we ended up in was very nice, with a bathroom in one corner and the bed in the other corner. They provided a small fridge with a tiny little microwave on top for our “kitchenette” so Bryan set up his camp stove on the table to cook our meals for us. That left just enough room for my crafting table and all my card making supplies while Bryan set himself up on the couch with his computer work. We had to get a bit creative with the portable DVD player, though – trying to find a place in between us while still making sure that both of us could watch.

The kittens enjoyed exploring the place. There was a log running across the room up high that Viktor was just determined to examine. Thankfully he never figured out how to get up there – but man, he tried. Finally, right before we left the place I put him up there just so he could say he did it. He got scared, of course. He’s not the bravest little boy in the world. But we love him anyway.

The lodge itself is closed (this whole COVID thing truly sucks) but the caretaker offered to deliver meals if we wanted, so we ordered our dinners from him and cooked our own breakfasts and lunches. We had to open the door a tiny bit each time we cooked, however, just to make sure we didn’t get sick from the propane. It was cold enough out there I didn’t worry about the cats escaping – they peeked outside each time, but chose to stay in the warmth of the cabin.

Best of all, from Bryan’s point of view at least, the Hot Tub was up and running! He went out there three times over the course of two days, relaxing in the heat. I am not a hot tub person, so I just let him go by himself.