Fred's Big Adventure

I have been trying to take a “day off” at each of our stops, usually the day before we depart the area.... a day for laundry, cleaning (sometimes), dog brushing, work email reading and deleting.... today’s that day while here in Estes Park. Laundry is done, emails are...

Estes Park has a lot of trails outside of Rocky Mountain National Park, many of them dog friendly. I had done some research and gotten some recommendations from a friend which matched that and I chose Kruger Rock Trail. Kruger Rock is located within the Hermit Park...

Lake Estes sits on the outskirts of Estes Park, just before you get to the Visitors Center in town. It’s about 3.75 miles to walk all the way around it. The lake is open to fishing, boating and swimming. The trail around it is paved and used by walkers, runners and...

We went to Rocky Mountain National Park today. The park is not fully opened yet after the snow season, as there is still a lot of snow in the higher elevations. The scenic drives are only opened part way. Based on this, I was surprised at how many people plan as...

Our time in Utah has come to a close.  There’s a lot more to see than we saw, but i got a good taste of it, and I’m glad for that. Maybe if I had actually tried to plan this trip in advance we would have seen more, but it just means that there will be a reason to...

There are a lot of scenic drives around Moab and the surrounding areas. We took a 60 mile drive through the La Sal Mountains. There were spectacular views all around. The La Sal loop drives through a lot of BLM lands, where there are animals grazing and lots of area...

Canyonlands doesn’t allow any hiking for the dogs, so we did the scenic drive to Rainbow Point. The park was a bit crowded - some of the overlooks were too crowded to pull over to park, but we did see some beautiful views and get a few nice photos along the way.

State parks are generally more dog-friendly than National Parks, so Fred and I went to Dead Horse Point State Park while in Moab.  We hiked the east rim trail to Dead Horse Point. There were lots of great views. And yes, Fred did wear his boots - he starts off...

So I have a niece, Mollye, who’s a terrific young lady.  She’s got a degree in biology, she likes to spend time in the great outdoors and she has a passion for educating young people about the outdoors.  This summer Mollye is working in Moab for a company that does...