Recent Posts Tagged With 'hiking'

• the border collies headed upwards!

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 01:10 in life, hiking, Dogs, animals, pets, Nature, wildlife, donkeys, burros, border collies

  so it was saturday and it was time to take the border collies hiking! 4 miles in the mountains.  pickles had a great time and the 3 border collies that went all got along great!  there was time for them to frolic in the pine needles before the trek...

• is that his real name?

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 08:47 in hiking, animals, Nature, beetles, insects

  yes…he really IS called the “pleasing fungus beetle.” sorry the picture is so crappy. i only had my point and shoot with me yesterday.  these guys were all over when we went hiking in the mountains yesterday morning. Tagged: anima...

• big ole cactus…tiny bees

  Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 09:38 in Photography, hiking, animals, flowers, Nature, arizona, Bees, insects, cactus

  we took a day trip and i got up close and personal with these gigantic saguaro cacti. as you can see, these are very tall.  we were lucky they were all over, even beside the road.  to get these shots i had to use my 75-300mm telephoto lens and stan...

• art show…but not how you’d think…

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 03:25 in travel, life, Photography, hiking, pictures, Dogs, animals, pets, Nature, wildlife, new mexico, cactus

  if the day begins with hashbrowns…it’s gonna be good.  but lets not dwell on breakfast… the hike to the petroglyphs was easier than i expected, so we went a little farther. i have to say….i had a good time but i was sad i did...

• my, what straight trees you have - goodbear and the bro hit the trails

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 16:42 in travel, Photography, hiking, Nature, conservation, trees, moss, forestry, finger lakes trail

  today my brother and i hiked a length of the finger lakes trail. we didn’t go very far because i still am a snot head. (meaning i have a cold, not that i’m lacking manners) it had rained all morning, so the ground was covered with soggy ...

• save the beetles!!!

  Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 11:46 in life, hiking, Dogs, animals, pets, Nature, environmental, beetles, insects, burying beetles

  we did a sunday morning hike again, but this time cody brought his friend hannah.  here they are after the hike.  as you can see, cody bear is happiest when he has spent time in nature. and i met this cool guy.  v. brought her dad along.  as soon...

• histamines and an anti-playlist

  Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 21:19 in music, life, hiking, pictures, Dogs, animals, pets

  just got back from a lovely hike with the dogs, and where i thought it would tire them out….it’s only got them restless and wanting more.  it must be the wind. i got out of work a little early, grabbed the kiddos and headed to a park in ...

• gouda morning from the trail!

  Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 12:28 in hiking, Dogs, animals, pets, Nature, dog training, cheese, wildlife, mutts, gastroparesis

  (no wildlife was harmed in the preparation of this blog post) previously on hiking with cody bear….i nearly lost my arm when cody “flushed” out a rabbit.  but today’s post isn’t so much about wildlife as it is the drunk...

• time to get your paws dirty…

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 12:20 in Photography, hiking, Dogs, animals, pets, Nature, desert, memorials, new mexico

  up at the crack of dawn to take cody bear hiking with some special dogs and their drivers/feeders/holders-of-leash. the trails were outside of town on a winding road.  many tributes along the way. this memorial was right near the entrance to the tr...

• bouncy ears and the like

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 11:39 in family, life, hiking, Dogs, animals, pets, Nature

  we went for a hike today.  it was supposed to be a walk along the river, but, well, it was windy and something embarrassing happened.  (winds 35mph with gusts up to 53) so we’re walking along:  dogs wearing smiles and me in my old long sleev...

• mutable and puzzling, we’ve not met yet.

  Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 23:36 in travel, home, hiking, friends, Nature, wildlife, u.s.a., yosemite

  there are many place here on our mutable and puzzling planet that  i want to visit.  and while i’ve already listed the countries i want to see, there are plenty of u.s.  hot spots i want to visit that i have not seen yet . yosemite (i swear ...