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The Perfect End To A Busy Day.

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Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/80: aperture f /13: ISO 200 An impromptu hike in the Santa Monica Mountains seemed the perfect way to end a busy day. Sunset was less than spectacular but it was fun to get out and get some fresh air, even if it meant picking burs out of Kona’s …

8/52 : Kona – Dawn Hike In Joshua Tree National Park

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  Whew, almost didn’t make it this week…Kona hikes Joshua Tree National Park first thing in the morning after camping overnight. Our tent is behind the giant rocks over the top of  Kona’s head. They are easily 30 feet tall. In the summer the temperatures rarely fall below 85F at night with highs of well …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 4

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From Tucson, we took a side trip south east to the legendary town of  Tombstone, where we went back in time to the days of Wyatt Earp and the OK Corral shootout. This western boom-town was a wild west frontier and retains it’s charm down main street. Wyatt and the boys milling about before the …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 3

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After a chilly but snug night camping we woke to find our tent with a coating of snow. After a quick breakfast and packing up it was time to hike. Our destination was the Red Rock District in Coconino National Forest just north of Sedona. This area has beautiful red rock formations along Oak Creek …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 2

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Up early, we hit the road to explore Desert Drive in Grand Canyon National Park. On the way, we visited the Tusayan Ruins and ended our park visit at Desert View, the last lookout of the canyon (or first depending on how you enter the park.) Here we visited the Watchtower, designed by architect Mary …

Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 1

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For Thanksgiving, Kona took a big road trip to Arizona. First stop: the Grand Canyon. Thanksgiving Day was chilly with highs of 32F (0C) and lows of 4F (-16C) but it was a beautiful morning to hike the South Rim. The boys were eager to get hiking at sunrise. (Leashed dogs are allowed on the …

Joshua Tree Park Adventure Part 3.

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Welcome to the third and last installment of my adventures in Joshua Tree park. I had a great time exploring the upper desert and looking at all the crazy rock formations. While you are in the desert, you have to be careful where you step. There are dangerous plants and animals. Like very prickly cactus… …

Joshua Tree Park Adventure Part 2.

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Welcome back to my continuing adventure at Joshua Tree Park! When you get to the park there is a nice information center with very helpful park rangers that can give you a map and tell you a lot of great things to see and do. The only bad thing for dogs is that we are …

Joshua Tree Park Adventure Part 1.

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I’m back! Some of my friends were wondering what happened to me because my blog went missing for a little bit. The company who hosts all our company sites moved to a bigger building and all the servers were down for a few days. That meant no e-mail or blogs for a few days. Everything …

Happy New Year!

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Here we are on the last day of 2007 and I’m looking back on what a great year it was. It was my first full year with my adopted humans and what a year it was!  We had lots of adventures together. I met lots of great clients working at the studio, went on many …

Hiking And Other Fun.

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We snuck in some time to go hiking this weekend. We went to the Canyon Back  Trail (or sometimes called Kenter Trail) in the Santa Monica Mountains. The humans used to hike there pretty regularly but this was my first time there.   It’s a really good hike. Here I am heading up to one …

Weekend Hike.

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This weekend was a busy weekend for me. We started off with hiking in the Brand Trails in the Verdugo Mountains. I like it here because it’s very peaceful and there are lots of good smells. The trails start out at Brand park and get rugged quite quickly. There are also good mountain bike trails …