Earlier this year we decided to go for the infamous Murietta Falls hike in the Ohlone Wilderness, even though it was kinda late in the season for this hike. We went in mid May, and it was already pretty hot on some days in Livermore, we knew that if we waited any longer that the…
Just wanted to take a quick minute to give a little review and to say that we love the Ruffwear Swamp Cooler, as we know many of you are looking for Cooling Coats and Cooling Vests. We will write a full review after testing a couple more things…like playing fetch in it! I was skeptical…
Back in February we did our first hike at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. The day I picked to visit this park and do a 8 mile loop, it turned out to be unseasonably hot, 77 degrees, the loop we planned was almost all sunny trails, and would’ve been a scorcher for us. Instead we did the…
Great chance to get out there and check out a new park if the fee was holding you back before! Here are the places on this list that allow dogs on some trails, a few allow dogs on all trails. Some that I searched on the linked article didn’t say anything about dogs. Henry Cowell…
I have to admit, at the time I was there, I didn’t really like it , and thought it would be a great place for my friends to shoot one of their short horror films. But looking back at the photos, it did have it’s own beauty. The Herrier Loop Trail is only 1.1, and when…
**As written about in previous posts, I’m doing the East Bay Regional Parks 2015 Trail Challenge, they have 5 easy trails, 5 moderate trails, and 5 hard trails. I’m doing them all in order from Easy to Hard. This is the second easy trail. ** Even though the starting point of this part of the trail challenge…
I love trail challenges, they inspire me to get out the door on days when I’d rather laze around the house! And I get to see new parks or trails! I wrote about the East Bay Regional Park 2015 trail Challenge a couple months ago. I intended to start this much earlier, but sigh, life.…
This post is about a few things : Moving with a dog, hitting Redwood again, and a review of the handy little Flexi Leash Accessory Bag. We’ve had a crazy 6 weeks around here! Not only did we move, but we built out our space beforehand as well. We took a unfinished storage area and…
**Foxtail PSA** If you live in The Bay area Foxtails are out of control more than ever, and they are turning brown earlier because of the drought. They are everywhere, not just on the trails, but neighborhoods, and dog parks too. Many people I’ve talked to while hiking have no idea about these buggers. When…
I created this blog to encourage people to get out with their dogs and exercise, as not only is it great for both human and canine, it also solves 90% of behavioral problems in dogs, and they are less likely to be abandoned or surrendered to shelters. But I know a lot of people…
Hiking with Chico the Boston Terrier 