Evan is not exaggerating about the route to Peter and Rhonda Cacioppo's home..I have been there twice..to get there you need a road map, a cell phone and a boy-scout...but man when you get there..I kid you not..the scenery is like the opening scene of the movie "The Sound of Music"..it is drop dead gorgeous...the cows, hills, flowers ,birds and German Shepherds..if you are lucky enough to go to Peter's home...don't call me to go with you...getting there is like a trip to HELL...lol..FB ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 7:52 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A quiet drive in the country > > > In a message dated 1/5/2005 5:24:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > PeterCacioppo@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > They continue to ask for Evan > and Tedi but the humans says we are too dangerous to get to as once they > were attacked by a neighboring Indian tribe on horses, or some such > excuse. > I think Evan is not brave enough to go down our narrow, windy road! > > > We have been to Peter's and Rhonda's place. First you get off the freeway, > and then drive down to this little town and take the turn-off to their > place. > The road quickly turns into a two lane road that winds through the woods, > and > back and forth for about twenty miles. You are then in the middle of the > back > woods and have to turn left onto a narrow dirt road, with a wide ditch on > each side and the woods overhanging the road. After about two hours you > come > to the drive up the mountain to the Cassiopio place. The drive up is at > about > a sixty degree angle, and then you come to the entry, which needs someone > inside to open the gates. > > When you go through the gates, you only have about an hour left of drive > up > to the house, through the cattle, dogs and other wild creatures. But, the > house is fantastic, right next to the helicopter pad. > > We go visit quite often. > > > Evan > _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================