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Couch Surfing with Your Dog: How to Be a Good Houseguest

September 23, 2011 By Jessica Rhae 6 Comments

On our recent Oregon bike trip we stayed with a total stranger that generously opened his house to us. We found him in the community for touring cyclists and hosts - WarmShowers.org. Before we arrived I told him we had two dogs along for the trip. Although he doesn’t have pets, he was completely fine with us bringing ours. I have spent all of Chester’s 9 years dragging him over the river and … [Read more...]

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We headed up to this spot for sunset the other nig

<img src="https://youdidwhatwithyourweiner.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="We headed up to this spot for sunset the other night. I went our usual way but State Patroll had the road blocked off. I stopped to ask if it was because of the pandemic (certain forest areas are still closed in our state and I thought this might be one). He said no. They were looking for someone. . I asked if we could get there the back way. I said I didn't want to interfere with whatever they had going on or get in the middle of something dangerous. He said it was fine so I turned around and we took the back way in along a 17-mile dirt road. . At the last junction before this lookout - the other end of the road we initially tried to come up - we saw another police barricade. That wasn't the way we needed to go though so we went on by. . That barricade wasn't there on the way out so I tried to take the short way to the highway. I ran into about 4-5 patrol cars, a big tow truck, and some kind of box truck (it was dark so I couldn't see) about a mile down the road. It looked like maybe they were all off the road enough that I could squeeze past but I didn't want to chance it or interfere so I turned around and drove out 17 miles again. . When I got home, I found out the activity was a manhunt for a guy likely involved in a homicide 😲😬 He is still on the list as of this morning. . What's the strangest or craziest thing you've ever encountered on an adventure? . Check out our stories to see my final verdict on the Sony 70-200 mm f2.8 lens.">

We headed up to this spot for sunset the other night. I went our usual way but State Patroll had the road blocked off. I stopped to ask if it was because of the pandemic (certain forest areas are still closed in our state and I thought this might be one). He said no. They were looking for someone.
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I asked if we could get there the back way. I said I didn't want to interfere with whatever they had going on or get in the middle of something dangerous. He said it was fine so I turned around and we took the back way in along a 17-mile dirt road.
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At the last junction before this lookout - the other end of the road we initially tried to come up - we saw another police barricade. That wasn't the way we needed to go though so we went on by.
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That barricade wasn't there on the way out so I tried to take the short way to the highway. I ran into about 4-5 patrol cars, a big tow truck, and some kind of box truck (it was dark so I couldn't see) about a mile down the road. It looked like maybe they were all off the road enough that I could squeeze past but I didn't want to chance it or interfere so I turned around and drove out 17 miles again.
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When I got home, I found out the activity was a manhunt for a guy likely involved in a homicide 😲😬 He is still on the list as of this morning.
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What's the strangest or craziest thing you've ever encountered on an adventure?
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Check out our stories to see my final verdict on the Sony 70-200 mm f2.8 lens.

I Never Knew Your Name . How many times have you a

<img src="https://youdidwhatwithyourweiner.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="I Never Knew Your Name . How many times have you admired wildflowers without knowing what they're called? . I took several pictures of Summit and Gretel with these flowers last year. Growing up in Washington state, I've seen them many times since childhood. They're definitely one of my spring favorites. . Until this morning though, I didn't know they are called penstemons. These are shrubby penstemons to be specific. . I took a PNW native plant class my freshman year in college. I only remember a handful of them though. I figured while I'm on an "appreciate things close to home" kick I should give myself a refresher by looking them up 🙂">

I Never Knew Your Name
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How many times have you admired wildflowers without knowing what they're called?
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I took several pictures of Summit and Gretel with these flowers last year. Growing up in Washington state, I've seen them many times since childhood. They're definitely one of my spring favorites.
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Until this morning though, I didn't know they are called penstemons. These are shrubby penstemons to be specific.
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I took a PNW native plant class my freshman year in college. I only remember a handful of them though. I figured while I'm on an "appreciate things close to home" kick I should give myself a refresher by looking them up 🙂

I'll chop you off at the feet! 😂 . Sony 70-200

<img src="https://youdidwhatwithyourweiner.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="I'll chop you off at the feet! 😂 . Sony 70-200 mm f2.8 day two: I was not initially impressed by this lens. My first use was for action shots (see our previous post for info on that). Yesterday, I tried portraits with it. . I still feel like I got way more duds than keepers but I like this lens for portraits better. This would have been an awesome photo if I hadn't chopped off Summit's feet 😒 . We drove around a lot on logging roads yesterday looking for great photo spots. We were on our way back to the house when I spotted this rock outcrop through the trees. It's on the edge of an area that burned a couple years ago. The lack of trees provided an open view of the mountain behind it. . It was just a random, nondescript pullout on the side of the road. When I parked, I could see remnants of an old logging road beyond the barricade though. While there was no trail to the top of this outcrop, I could see where someone had walked up it before us so we followed that path. . Summit and Gretel get excited about smells along a trail but they go absolutely nutso when we are going cross country through the woods. They don't walk straight, they pull on the leash, and they stop hearing me for the most part (we're working on that). Getting them to pose, especially when I have to stand so far away to focus with this lens, is near impossible. I was starting to get hangry too and admit I lost it a little. Maybe that's why I didn't notice her feet weren't in the frame 😉 . I think we'll go back and try again today.">

I'll chop you off at the feet! 😂
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Sony 70-200 mm f2.8 day two: I was not initially impressed by this lens. My first use was for action shots (see our previous post for info on that). Yesterday, I tried portraits with it.
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I still feel like I got way more duds than keepers but I like this lens for portraits better. This would have been an awesome photo if I hadn't chopped off Summit's feet 😒
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We drove around a lot on logging roads yesterday looking for great photo spots. We were on our way back to the house when I spotted this rock outcrop through the trees. It's on the edge of an area that burned a couple years ago. The lack of trees provided an open view of the mountain behind it.
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It was just a random, nondescript pullout on the side of the road. When I parked, I could see remnants of an old logging road beyond the barricade though. While there was no trail to the top of this outcrop, I could see where someone had walked up it before us so we followed that path.
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Summit and Gretel get excited about smells along a trail but they go absolutely nutso when we are going cross country through the woods. They don't walk straight, they pull on the leash, and they stop hearing me for the most part (we're working on that). Getting them to pose, especially when I have to stand so far away to focus with this lens, is near impossible. I was starting to get hangry too and admit I lost it a little. Maybe that's why I didn't notice her feet weren't in the frame 😉
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I think we'll go back and try again today.

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