Happy Birthday Pearl September 7, 2016

Pearl has made the decision to be closer to her family and has moved to Centennial, Colorado near Denver.  It was a hard decision to make leaving her long-time home in Albuquerque and all of her friends, which she had so many.  The Happy Hoofers will miss her tremendously as she has been our inspiration for many years.  I remember when I joined the Hoofers, she gave me hints as to how to hike down a steep trail and how to cross over dead trees in the trail....advice that I have had to use so many times.  So this post is dedicated to Pearl from all the Happy Hoofers on her Birthday with some special pictures I have of her to help all of us keep her in a special part of our hearts.

Our Pearl always a very Happy Hoofer!

Pearl's 80th Birthday and the Trail plaque she received for the trail dedicated to her on that day

The trail that will always be known as Pearl's Trail

A picture of the Happy Hoofers at one of our annual Wiener Roasts/Memorial Picnics

Some of the First Happy Hoofers

Pearl and Karen getting the coals just right for our wiener roast

Enjoying our picnic

And we will never stop doing that Chicken Dance

Pearl always sure to bring the music for our dance and enjoying us dance for her

Dear sweet Jean

Some pictures of some of the hikes we do...Nambe Lake--about the closest we get to a 14er these days

On one of our many snowshoe hikes

Always being sure to take some breaks and drink water

Wild Flowers for Pearl--Blue Columbine

Dakota Vervain (Verbena) and Prickly pear along the trail

Blanket Flowers

Calypso Orchids (Fairy Slipper Orchid)

Sandia Alumroot (Coral Bells)

Velvet Umbrellawort 

The Happy Hoofers in the Spring

The Happy Hoofers in the Summer

The Happy Hoofers in the Fall

The Happy Hoofers in the Winter

The Happy Hoofers in all sorts of weather

The Happy Hoofers in the mountains

The Happy Hoofers in the desert

The Happy Hoofers always hiking

The Happy Hoofers always living up to their name

The Happy Hoofers at the luncheons

The Happy Hoofers always ready to hike

The Happy Hoofers.......

.....and Rose

Wishing Pearl a Glorious  Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEARL  

WITH LOVE 

FROM YOUR HAPPY HOOFERS!!!