At some point during the past few weeks, each of our dogs gained a year in age. We try to keep this from the pups so they do not expect any big parties or anything like that. Since neither read this blog… Moose, now five years old, has slowed down noticeably...
Immediately following my last blog post, two things happened; First, my back decided to play 90-year-old again and nearly freeze up. I caught it quickly and instead of fighting the initial feelings, I went with it and hopefully saved myself weeks worth of pain and suffering. We do have that...
A few weeks after finding a dog in the Washington forest, I accepted that he was now my travel partner and brought him into the local vet to start his shots and vaccinations (yea, I vaccinate). It was that first visit that the vet gave me a ballpark on Moose‘s...
Today is the second anniversary of Moose and I finding each other in Gold Hill, Oregon while camping at the Moose Lodge (hence his name). He was just 3 months old at the time he found me (pictured) but has grown up so much in these two years. You can...
On a recent trip back from Lyons, CO where we enjoyed a cool brew at Oscar Blues Brewery, I turned Kerri to a particular road where I saw a nesting pair of Bald Eagles a few years back. As luck would have it, one was there so we pulled out...
I must preface this post with the truth that I left my camera back at camp, so I am using the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Instagram pictures in place of my lack there of. On my final full day in the Tucson area I visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum which is...
It is rare that the Hilo side of the Big Island gives a sunny day, but this morning was one of those days. Perfect weather to stroll the local zoo and snap a few photos of animals and plants (plants are th perfect models if you ask me). While the...
The Kipukapuaulu Trail is an easy 1.2 mile hike through the “Bird Park” portion of Volcanoes National Park. It is an area of older vegetation surrounded by more recent lava flows from Mauna Loa. I was surprised at the trailhead signage stating that 2-3 hours were required to hike this...
Punalu’u Black Sand Beach, on the south-east corner of the Big Island, was a scheduled stop to camp for a night. If it were not for the Hawaii County web site not allowing me to make a payment I would have. Instead, I drove up a path across the street...
Moose and I are celebrating our first anniversary together. It was on November 5th, 2013 that Moose came out of the Oregon woods and became my traveling partner. He has grown a lot over the year an forcing me to do the same. From a puppy to a teenager-dog, Moose...
