Adventure Dog Tuesday: Jay Cooke State Park

Happy Adventure Dog Tuesday!

We'd like to start our post off today with some GReat news:  Our buddy Kaiser, will be adopted on Friday!  He will now be known as Geno- named after a famous hockey player.  His new family is fantastic, and we know we'll get to see him every once in a while- they only live 15 minutes away!  So hooray for Kaiser/Geno! :)

Anywho, back to our Adventure Dog Tuesday.

We LOVE adventures around here, so you'll be hearing about our excursions for a loooong time. :)

Our second camping trip from this past summer was with our friends up to Jay Cooke State Park, up near Duluth, Minnesota.  We thought this place was a gem- there was something to do for the entire weekend.  It was a little more loud and crowded than other places we go to up on the North Shore, but the campsites were far enough away and separated by trees that it didn't matter much.

This was the one weekend this summer that we didn't get rained out at least one night.

The campsite was enjoyable.  Busy, but enjoyable.  It was a little more difficult to reserve a campsite here, because so many people like to camp here that you do have to book your weekend at least 6-8 months in advance.  We managed to get two campsites that were across the street from each other- pretty snazzy!

There were so many hiking trails to go along.  Not only were there hiking trails, there was a really nice biking trail for Bosses, too!  We went along the Munger Trail, a rugged hiking trail along the river.  We thought it was fun!

Bosses even taught me how to swim in a calm bay off the river.  I LOVED it.  I am now addicted to swimming. :)  See, I told you I was a water dog!

Small Boss had a rather unfortunate "spill" on our afternoon hike on Saturday.  I was hiking along with the Big Boss, and Small Boss lost her footing on a rock face and fell down 15 feet with her nice DSLR camera in her hand.  She cut up her knee really good, and the camera survived!  We were so prepared that we even forgot band-aids....oh wait, yeah, we weren't prepared at all.  The Big Boss is an Eagle Scout, he was NOT prepared whatsoever!  Oh well, I digress.  We got back to camp and cleaned up Small Boss and she was fine.

I got to play all weekend with my little buddy, Jax!  He's quite the guy. :)  I'm always bummed when we have to go our separate ways, but I know that he'll always be my little buddy!  Friendship is the best ship!

Well, I hope you enjoyed my pictures and memories from my lovely July camping trip!  Have you been on any fun camping trips?  What kind of memories or good advice do you have?

Chow!
This post is part of the Adventure Dog blog hop, hosted by DOGthusiast and Tiffany's Diamond Dogs every Tuesday.

Furry Friday

Hi There!

I managed to hop onto the office chair to try my paw at some typing.

Know what I'm excited for?

This cold weather up here in Minnesota!

That summer thing?  That was for the birds.  Except for the swimming part.  I love that.

Minnesota has had a few fantastic crisp fall days this week, and I couldn't be more excited to lounge out in the yard.  Bosses let me play in the yard all the time.  Know what my favorite thing to do in the yard is?  CHEW LOGS.  (Don't you call those sticks, Sadie?  says an inquiring mind)  I skip the little sticks in the yard; those aren't worth my time.  I go straight to the Boss' firewood pile, find me a succulent piece, and mulch it for them.  See, aren't I helpful?  I like to leave it in my little nest at the bottom of the staircase from the deck.

Okay, fine, Bosses pick my nest up a lot, and maybe they're trying to send me a message- but I can't help myself- I love to chew!  I'm a puppy after all, give me a break!  It's like they have to mow the lawn or something- what's up with that?

Anywho, here are my highlights of summer, now that the tiny mailmen are back in Obedience School-

• Camping with Bosses. Twice!
  
  
• The sprinkler 
  
• Going to Boss' friend's cabin- WITH A LAKE! And another Golden friend! 
  
• Going on walks to the dog park- a double whammy! 
  
• Bosses have friends who come to stay with us- they visited with their puppy. 
  
• Seeing my brothers, momma, and daddy. 
  

Here's what I am looking forward to this fall:

• COLD WEATHER- I loved that winter stuff!  I never saw this warm weather business until this summer, and with all this fluff, I really do love the crisp, cold air.
• Leaves!  Bosses say I shouldn't eat them, though...just frolic through them.
• Football season.  Bosses like to sit on the couch during the professional football- I like sitting on or around them.  They always tell me to move my noggin, but who would move their head away from all that attention?!  They also have something they call "tailgating" for college football...but at someone's house.  All I gotta say, is that there's a lot of cooking, throwing of balls, and other dogs.  Why would I turn down that invitation?
• Going on even more walks to the dog park!
• Small boss is now home more often, now that she doesn't work long days.  That means that I have to behave more, but that also means that I get to see Boss so much more often!

What was your favorite part of this past summer?  And mostly, what are you looking forward to this fall?  I'm always an optimist- I look forward to everything (except for when that vacuum cleaner turns on.....)!

By the way, my fundraising page for my Goldzilla walk has been pretty lonesome.  I have $85 left to fundraise by Sunday!  Can we do it?  Even if 17 people donated $5, I would achieve my goal!  If you don't feel in the position to donate, I would love some encouraging words as I walk for Golden Retriever rescue-  I haven't received any good luck yet.  Here is the link if you'd like to learn more about my family, and Boss' efforts at fostering dogs and fundraising.

Goldzilla Walk 2014

Chow!