During COVID, Steve and I would go for long drives on roads-less-traveled. On one such trip, we passed a field of Bison grazing. What a surprise! On a subsequent outing, I asked him if we would see Bison again and he said, "Oh no, today it will be camels!" He was totally joking, but lo and behold, an hour into our excursion we came upon a field of CAMELS at the Oasis Camel Dairy. It was a complete fluke. We then vowed to return and learn more about this Dromedary Dairy.

Our first visit to Oasis Camel Dairy was absolutely delightful. The day included a bird and camel show, a meet-and-treat with camels and lambradoodles (mini sheep who stole our hearts), and the Wild West Turkey Stampede, a crowd-pleasing race that had been on hiatus since the pandemic. Fun stuff!

Owner Nancy is not only a gracious host but she is a crack up as well. Her performance with her talented cockatoo had the entire audience laughing.

The turkeys were quite the stars, too. Who knew they could/would race one another?!

In order to keep the turkeys' focus on running the race, Gil filled the back of a remote control truck with food and drove it around the track, which was the only way the birds would keep moving forward. At one point, it proved ineffective as three of the six birds hopped the fence and left the competition. Oh my gosh, hysterical!

Victors!

Next was hands-on animal action! These small sheep, with smiling faces, loved eating treats and meeting everyone. In winter, have beautiful, soft wool (great for petting, or spinning when they get too hot). Even though they were shorn, they were still cuddly. Interestingly, these guys have no upper front teeth. They nibble gently, and quite quickly, when hand fed. They were truly precious.

Okay, the star of the show, for us, was the majestic CAMEL!

We were given apples, on tongue depressors, to safely offer them treats. What a treat for us as well.

These faces just seem to sum up the experience. What darling, sweet JOY!

We would never had suspected that Steve's joking comment about seeing camels would one day have us return to actually interact with these amazing creatures. What surprises one can discover on the road-less-traveled.