mavs00
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This site, under ordinary circumstances, is usually a happy place to exchange positive thoughts and ideas. Sadly, today, marks a moment that I feel I must be observed.
It is with great sadness that I report to you that a 4-legged Adirondack legend has passed to that great wilderness area in the sky. Many of you know Spencer (Peak-Bgr), and more importantly his amazing faithful companion Sunny. Anyone that has hiked, bushwhacked, or attended one of the numerous gatherings at Spencer's home, know exactly who Sunny is.
Without going into too much detail, Sunny "the wonder dog" (as most of us called her), passed to glory on the afternoon of December 5, 2007. I have had the pleasure of going on several hikes with Sunny (all bushwhacks), and if it is possible to be "inspired" by a dog, I can say that I was. I know many of us have our own "Sunny" memories, and I wanted to provide the opportunity for all of us to recall those pleasant days as tribute to her.
For those that do not know, please allow me to share a few details. Sunny (to me) was a 4-legged hiking legend. She hiked 98 of the ADK100 highest. She needed only Wolf Pond and Noonmark to finish the list. She would have long ago finished, but as any faithful companion would do, she waited for her master to seek permission to climb (private) Wolf Pond. Now, as a dog, she did not care about the list, but what she did care about was pleasing her master and being "out in the woods" with him, and at that, she had NO EQUAL. On the days, I was with her I saw a unique happiness in her was truly an amazing display of the genuine affection that an animal can have for her owner. I can only hope to have the same relationship with my "pets" as Sunny did with Spencer (and Maddy/family).
The most wonderful memories I have with this wonderful dog are the "special lunches" we shared on so many remote summits. I would pack extra food to share with you, and your guiding presence somehow made me feel safe out there........... in the untamed Adirondack Wilderness.
.... And for that, I thank you. I love you Sunny, and someday when I make that great bushwhack in the sky, I hope that you'll meet us all and "show us the way" just the way you did here on this earth.
To Spencer, Maddy and family...... We grieve with you, and we are with you in this time of sadness. Please let us know what we can do to help you in this time of sadness.
Feel free to add pictures, a story or general memorial to this magnificant girl.
Here's one of my favorite shots of me and Sunny on Cheney Cobble
It is with great sadness that I report to you that a 4-legged Adirondack legend has passed to that great wilderness area in the sky. Many of you know Spencer (Peak-Bgr), and more importantly his amazing faithful companion Sunny. Anyone that has hiked, bushwhacked, or attended one of the numerous gatherings at Spencer's home, know exactly who Sunny is.
Without going into too much detail, Sunny "the wonder dog" (as most of us called her), passed to glory on the afternoon of December 5, 2007. I have had the pleasure of going on several hikes with Sunny (all bushwhacks), and if it is possible to be "inspired" by a dog, I can say that I was. I know many of us have our own "Sunny" memories, and I wanted to provide the opportunity for all of us to recall those pleasant days as tribute to her.
For those that do not know, please allow me to share a few details. Sunny (to me) was a 4-legged hiking legend. She hiked 98 of the ADK100 highest. She needed only Wolf Pond and Noonmark to finish the list. She would have long ago finished, but as any faithful companion would do, she waited for her master to seek permission to climb (private) Wolf Pond. Now, as a dog, she did not care about the list, but what she did care about was pleasing her master and being "out in the woods" with him, and at that, she had NO EQUAL. On the days, I was with her I saw a unique happiness in her was truly an amazing display of the genuine affection that an animal can have for her owner. I can only hope to have the same relationship with my "pets" as Sunny did with Spencer (and Maddy/family).
The most wonderful memories I have with this wonderful dog are the "special lunches" we shared on so many remote summits. I would pack extra food to share with you, and your guiding presence somehow made me feel safe out there........... in the untamed Adirondack Wilderness.
.... And for that, I thank you. I love you Sunny, and someday when I make that great bushwhack in the sky, I hope that you'll meet us all and "show us the way" just the way you did here on this earth.
To Spencer, Maddy and family...... We grieve with you, and we are with you in this time of sadness. Please let us know what we can do to help you in this time of sadness.
Feel free to add pictures, a story or general memorial to this magnificant girl.
Here's one of my favorite shots of me and Sunny on Cheney Cobble
). I love that cats are low maintenance, that they are pretty self sufficient and more importantly that they cuddle and purrrrrrrrrr. So, when I started to hear the petition for a dog I rolled my eyes. "But you won't have to do a thing" & "I'll take care of everything-I promise" (from Spence not the kids!!!!!!) eventually wore me down. In all honestly Spencer had a crazy work schedule and his days off when he could hike never seemed to match up with anyone elses and I didn't like the thought of him hiking solo. Not to mention that I had put a big crimp in our hiking plans (completing the 46) by becoming pregnant. 
