Taking a road trip with your dog is definitely an awesome and an unforgettable experience. It's also a great way to put some adventure in your lives when the weather is less than favorable. To make that trip a more enjoyable experience, keep these things in mind before before hitting the road with your furry friend. Plan Ahead When Taking a Road Trip With Your Dog 1. Motion Sickness Just … [Read more...]
Dog Friendly Road Trip Tips and Information
We like to take road trips with our two small dogs. Sometimes those trips are near Seattle and around Washington State and sometimes we venture further to places like Colorado and Oregon. Here you will find recaps of our road trips, including area information, sights and activities, general tips for driving with your dog, and highlights of cool routes and places around Washington to road trip with your dog.
6 Important Tips for a Happy Road Trip with Your Dog
Going on a road trip with your dog is definitely an awesome and unforgettable memory. Gretel and I just finished up a nine-day, almost 4,000 mile road trip with some friends. We had a lot of adventures and made a lot of memories. Some of the adventure was unplanned, but because we were prepared, we felt like there wasn't anything we couldn't handle. To make sure the trip with your furry … [Read more...]
4 Amazing Fall-Color Road Trips for You and Your Dog Near Seattle
When it comes to epic fall road trips, Washingtonians have it easy. We live in a state that is chock-full with some of the nation’s most well-known scenic drives. We would be fools not to take advantage of the beauty that awaits our discovery in our own backyards, and what better way to enjoy them than with our trusty four-legged sidekicks along for the ride? I especially like to turn to … [Read more...]
Dog Friendly Road Trip: Is Your Dog Safe Riding in the Car?
I take Chester and Gretel with me in the car a lot. In 10 days Gretel and I are driving from Seattle to Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailer Show. What if I got in a car accident? The dog's safety is always on my mind when we take long road trips but, really, it should be every day. The fact is, 52% of reported crashes occur five miles or less from home and a whopping 77% occur fifteen miles … [Read more...]
10 Must-Haves for a Safe and Happy Road Trip with Your Dog
My favorite way of traveling with Chester and Gretel is road trips. We, of course, like a road trip to lead to trails where we can hike or lake where we can paddleboard but it doesn't always have to. Sometimes the journey is the destination. It can rain a lot in the spring and fall in Seattle so a road trip is a good option for us when we feel the urge to explore but the weather is yucky. Road … [Read more...]
Colorado Road Trip Adventure Part IV – Mt. Elbert
After taking it easy for a few days in Aspen and Leadville (Part III of our trip), Chester and Gretel had adjusted the altitude. However, I was still feeling a bit ill. I was doing all of the right things - resting and drinking water like a fish - and even tried getting some oxygen in a can like a friend suggested. I wasn't sure we were going to be able to attempt hiking Mt. Elbert with the way … [Read more...]
Colorado Road Trip Adventure Part III – Aspen and Leadville
In Part II of our road trip adventure, we left you at the Mountain Goat Lodge with a beautiful sunset and two exhausted weenies (you can read Part II here). The next morning we left for Leadville to hike Mt. Sherman. According to 14ers.com, Mt Sherman was one of the "easier" 14ers - mountains with a peak elevation of over 14,000 feet. Somewhere I got the idea that this mountain was easier than … [Read more...]
Colorado Road Trip Adventure Part II – Denver to Salida
It's hard to believe it's been almost a month since our trip to Colorado. My, how time flies. This is part 2 of our trip (you can see part 1 here). When I last left you, we had gone for a hike, visited a friend in Denver, and were on our way south to Buena Vista (pronounced by locals as Be-YOU-na-vista, to our bewilderment). We got as far as Kenosha pass and pulled over to camp in the car for … [Read more...]
Colorado Road Trip Adventure Part I – Seattle to Denver
A few weeks ago we embarked on a 10-day road trip to Colorado with Chester and Gretel. Our ultimate goal was to spend a couple of days in Leadville, CO and hike Mt. Elbert - the highest 14er in Colorado. But first we had to get there. We set off with a general plan but tried to keep it spontaneous. The unknown adventure is one of the best parts about a road trip. We headed east from … [Read more...]
Eating Cheap – Saving Money on Road Trip Adventures
I love road trips. I like the sense of freedom it gives me because, although I usually have a pretty set schedule, it makes me feel like I can go where I want when I want. I also love that I can take both Chester and Gretel with me. They love riding in the car and I love looking over to see them sleeping or looking out of the window. I also like road trips because I am cheap. Well, at least I … [Read more...]
Desperately Seeking Snow
I have a problem. I was sent some snowshoes to test for Backpacker Magazine but we don't have much snow in the mountains this year. I don't remember a when we have had such low snow levels. I literally have to hunt the stuff so I can get my testing miles in. I had been itching to stay in the Rolling Huts near Winthrop, Wash for a couple of years now. The Huts are these cool metal "tiny … [Read more...]
Dog Friendly Adventure Road Trip – Squamish, BC
This past weekend we took a road trip across the Canadian border to Squamish, BC. This was our 4th trip across the border with Chester and Gretel and we had a really easy time crossing again. We drove up there so Doggy Daddy and his friends could ride in a mountain bike race. While the boys were racing, I played tourist with Chester and Gretel. We wandered around town and found our way … [Read more...]
Driving with Dogs: The 100 Mile Road Trip Game
Driving with dogs can be really fun but it has it challenges, especially if it is a long road trip. I recently drove 2,900 miles in 8 days with Chester in Gretel. We dove from Seattle to the annual BlogPaws conference for pet bloggers in Las Vegas. Chester and Gretel love riding in the car with me. Gretel sleeps most of the time and Chester either dozes or looks out the window (he doesn't like … [Read more...]
Seattle to Bend Road Trip – Camping at Smith Rock State Park
Earlier this month we took a road trip to dog-friendly Bend, Oregon for our 1-year Anniversary. For once we were packed and all ready to go 3 or 4 days before our scheduled bug-out day. If you ever think that time goes too fast, try packing for a trip you are super excited about a few days before and then waiting. Slooooooow doesn't begin to describe the feeling. We decided to leave a day early … [Read more...]
What Adventurous Dog Parents Pack for a Road Trip
We just got back from a 800-mile road trip from Seattle to Bend, OR and back. It is the first road trip we have taken in almost 2 years. I had to scramble around the house to gather all of our usual road trip stuff we take for the dogs. Believe it or not, packing for a road trip with two small dogs requires a lot of stuff. I guess, really, that I would pack the same stuff whether my dog was small … [Read more...]
Upcoming Roadtrip? Make a Pet First Aid Kit For Your Car
I have first aid kit for hiking and overnight backpacking with the dogs. These kits are human first-aid kits with extra pet-specific stuff thrown in. When I am carrying the kit in a pack, I need to conserve weight so they are combined. I carry a human first aid kit in my car. It doesn't have anything extra in it for Chester and Gretel. Although some of the products could be used on them, … [Read more...]
Our Weekend Desert Adventure in Moses Lake
This last weekend we decided to escape all the rain and gloom and head east of the mountains to the sunshine. We headed over to Eastern Washington to visit my friend in the desert town of Moses Lake (Yes, we have lush mountains, coast beaches and desert within a few hours of each other in our state). Getting over there was definitely an adventure. It was snowing heavily in the mountain passes … [Read more...]
Bellingham or Bust
In the winter we have to be more flexible. Our adventures don’t always work out. The weather can change radically from one hour to the next, making what we had planned too dangerous or miserable. Instead of being disappointed, we try to make the best of the situation. We have learned to appreciate that nature sometimes forces us to let go of our agenda and live in the moment. We take the … [Read more...]
