My Best Adventure Partner – Aspen
I feel like every day should be National Camping With Dogs Day, but if a day must be marked on the calendar it was September 5 this year. I was […]
Category Archives: Pups Welcome
Desolation Wilderness: Mount Tallac
Destination: Mount Tallac Mileage: 9ish miles round trip Trailhead: End of Mount Tallac Rd, off Hwy 89 Elevation: 6,440 up to 9,890 feet Mount Tallac is truly a choose your own […]
DIY: Adventure Pup Sleeping Bag
During the summer months it’s easy enough – unzip my sleeping bag and drape it over the two of us. However, after a few cold nights during a spring weekend […]
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Gibbs Lake
Destination: Gibbs Lake Mileage: 5.8 miles round trip Trailhead: Gibbs Lake Trailhead, take Horse Meadow Rd off Hwy 395 Elevation: 8,034 up to 9,524 feet If you’re looking for a quiet hike through […]
Bendless Summer: Green Lakes
Destination: Green Lakes Mileage: 7 miles round trip Trailhead: Green Lakes/Soda Creek off Cascade Lakes Hwy Elevation: 5,450 up to 6,505 feet Full discolure, this was supposed to be an over-night trip but […]
Bendless Summer: Smith Rock Loop
Destination: Exploring Smith Rock State Park Mileage: 3.45 miles Trailhead: Smith Rock State Park day-use area parking Elevation: 2,640 up to 3,360 feet I heard good things about Smith Rock State Park during my last […]
SUP Pup
Aspen hates swimming. She hates swimming as much as ticks hate…tomato juice. Don’t get me wrong, she knows how to swim, she’s actually quite a fast swimmer. When I first […]
Mountain Biking The Pioneer Trail
Destination: Pioneer Trail Mileage: 11.68 miles or more Trailhead: Harmony Ridge Market, Hwy 20 Elevation: 3,645 to 4,245 feet I’ll take a spare wagon wheel, 10 pounds of food, and as […]
Worst Mail Route, Best Mailbox View
Destination: Mailbox Peak Mileage: 7.3 miles round trip Trailhead: Snoqualmie Region/North Bend Area – Mailbox Peak off I-90 Elevation: 787 to 4,822 feet Fun fact – the first mailbox was delivered […]
No Flem About It
Destination: Fleming Meadow Trail System Mileage: 5.17 miles Trailhead: Fleming Meadow off Mormon Emigrant Trail near Hwy 50 Elevation: 3,754 to 4,143 feet Aspen is a natural, made for sprinting. Me? I’m pretty […]
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