Stand up paddleboarding (SUP) been around for thousands of years in one form or another. However, the sport has seen a lot of progress, and has really taken off, in the last 10 years. I poo-pooed it for quite a while because it seemed too trendy. I also thought it couldn't possibly give me a good workout or be that fun. Boy was I wrong! I tried paddleboarding with my small dogs for the … [Read more...]

So, when we last left you in Part 1, we were getting lucky camping at Lake Wenatchee and had just witnessed one of the most spectacular sunsets I've seen. Our friends saved the morning by bringing coffee, since we had forgotten ours at home (great friends right?), and we headed to the beach. This has been my most beautiful paddleboard experience to date (well, I've only had around a dozen … [Read more...]

I've been going to the area near Lake Wenatchee for many, many years. However, I think I have only been to the lake 3 or 4 times in my life and the last time was well over 10 years ago. My hubby and I just got paddleboards and we were itching to use them. He was curious about Lake Wenatchee since he has never been there so we thought we would head east of the mountains to check it out. The … [Read more...]

I just signed Gretel up for a 6-week nosework class. I've been wanting to try it with her for a long time. We did sort of try it once at the Portland Pet Expo last year. They needed some dogs to help demonstrate nosework on the stage and I volunteered Gretel. Now she will get to try it legitimately. She is so food motivated and has a good nose. However, I think this will honestly be a challenge … [Read more...]

Last month we took a road trip to Jackson, Wyoming. I didn't get a lot of photos of Chester and Gretel because 1) we were in areas where they weren't allowed to see the sights (Yellowstone) and 2) internet was spotty or non-existent so I took the opportunity to unplug from technology (it was nice). I did post some pictures of our travels on our Facebook page. If you don't follow us there, I … [Read more...]

I first heard about Geocaching about 10 years ago but never gave it a try. As you will read, maybe this activity is not for me. Over the last 6 months I had been hearing about Geocaching a lot. My hubby heard some people talking about it at work and asked me about it. We were hiking a few weeks ago and came across a family that was looking for a cache near the trailhead. Our friend Gizmo blogs … [Read more...]

In my dream, S and I load the dogs into the doggy bike trailers, set out from Seattle for the east coast and spent a couple of months camping our way from beautiful place to beautiful place. This cross-country bike trip would involve meeting lots of people in small towns and learning there life story while sitting in the sun and sipping lemonade. We would also have a way to safely store our bikes … [Read more...]