"I originally planned to do these 2 peaks with my daughter Christina and dog Daisy. Christina recently said that she would like to bag some more peaks, she has 13 peaks. I bought prime cut rib eyes for the campfire and was making plans for a 3 day, 2 night trip. She ended up feeling bad shortly before the trip, so it was Daisy and I. This is Daisy’s first trip of the year. All the other peaks I have hiked this year were too brutal for an almost 11 year old dog. She could have made one of the peaks on our family Labor Day outing but our lodging location would not accept dogs. I have 5 personal days that I can use for any reason so I took Friday off. I was excited to be doing a trip with my dog Daisy! She used to go on most of my hikes. I got up at 4:00 AM on Friday September 12, 2014 and rang the little bell on Daisy’s backpack. She knew what that meant and was so excited to be going. Her tail was wagging full steam. There is not much weight in the pack it is mostly for her fun. I left the house at about 4:30 AM and began the drive to the Red River, New Mexico area. Daisy was so excited she stood up the first hour of driving just looking out the window. From the eastern part of t..." — Phil-Robinson • Sep 12, 2014