DogBlog 2025 posts

9 November 2025    Waikiki

Serious eating, drinking and shopping in the tropics >>More

7 November 2025    Cook Islands: Rarotonga

We go back to the Cook Islands again this year >>More

12 October 2025    Clouds Rest

The last trip to the mountains this year is awesome >>More

8 October 2025    Observation Peak

Climbing a Sawtooth peak on a beautiful fall day >>More

6 October 2025    Midwest Fall Tour 2025

Grandkids, baseball, visiting, touring and a wedding >>More

24 September 2025    Utah Trip #3: Bryce Canyon National Park

We saved Sandy's favorite national park for last >>More

22 September 2025    Utah Trip #2: Escalante

Grand Staircase-Escalante NM and Kodachrome Basin SP >>More

20 September 2025    Utah Trip #1: Capitol Reef National Park

A trip to the Grand Canyon ends up in Capitol Reef >>More

3 September 2025    Climbing Alpine Peak

A long, hard climb in the Sawtooth Wilderness >>More

30 August 2025    Lassen Peak

A short trip to climb a tall mountain >>More

20 August 2025    Back in the Hills

I do a variation of the standard Five Mile Gulch hike >>More

23 August 2025    Boundary Creek Hike

I hike a new trail in the White Clouds >>More

28 July 2025    Brewer Baseball Weekend

A short trip to Milwaukee for a long weekend >>More

21 July 2025    Consimworld Expo 2025

Good for wargames but bad for fall hiking >>More

4 July 2025    Stanley

We celebrate my birthday in the Sawtooth Mountains >>More

30 June 2025    The Grandkids Come For A Visit

Brooklyn and Warren (and their parents) spend a week in Boise >>More

20 June 2025    Climbing Half Dome

The hardest hike/climb I've done in a long time >>More

16 June 2025    Olympic Peninsula #2: River, Lake and Ocean

When you come to a Forks in the road... >>More

15 June 2025    Olympic Peninsula #1: Forks

When you come to a Forks in the road... >>More

5 June 2025    Grand Slam #4: Lucky Peak

I finish the Grand Slam Peaks in two weeks >>More

4 June 2025    Grand Slam #3: Kepros Mountain

Finally a Grand Slam Peak that is an enjoyable hike >>More

28 May_25 2025    Grand Slam #2: Mt. Heinen

It's supposed to be the hardest of the Grand Slam Peaks >>More

24 May_25 2025    Grand Slam #1: Cervidae Peak

Sandy and I do a summit near Boise >>More

7 May_25 2025    Miami Beach

We go to Tim and Yanet's wedding celebration >>More

29 Apr_25 2025    Pinnacles NP/GMT weekend

A weekend of hiking and wargaming - what could be better? >>More

18 Apr_25 2025    Jump Creek Falls

A surprising waterfall in a desert canyon near Boise >>More

10 Apr_25 2025    90th Birthday Party

We travel to the midwest for a very special event >>More

27 Mar_25 2025    Escalante Slot Canyons

A quick trip to Escalante to do two famous slot canyons >>More

18 Mar_25 2025    Arches National Park: Part 2

The finish of our spring trip to Moab >>More

16 Mar_25 2025    Arches National Park: Part 1

An early spring trip to Utah canyon country >>More

4 Mar_25 2025    Back to Bonaire, Again

Mickey and I do a dive trip to Bonaire >>More

26 January 2025    Zion National Park in Winter

Beautiful weather for an offseason visit >>More