I got a foster dog. It came out of nowhere. Terrah called me about her a couple days ago, I met her this morning, and now she’s sleeping next to me. I’ve been wanting a second dog for a while, but have been afraid to take the plunge. I’m still not really taking the plunge...
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Hiking has always been my zen. It’s the only time everything makes sense, the only time I can really get my head clear. When I get outside in the middle of nowhere, away from people and noises, I can tap into those thoughts that are otherwise too small and quiet to be noticed. It’s the...
If there’s one thing that’s definitely worth bug bites and pond scum in your underwear, it’s beating this summer desert heat. It’s officially hot out. After an unseasonably cool and awesome June, July has settled in like an unwanted relative coming to visit. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. It just keeps getting worse. So,...
Since Annie left to her new home, Molly has been spending time with a dog named Lake. Lake came to Best Friends last year because she had become diabetic and blind. She had surgery to restore her eyesight, and is now just waiting for someone to come along and adopt her. In the meantime, Molly...
There is no question that I put photos of Haley’s sweet face anywhere I can. I’ve lost count of how many times she’s appeared in my work’s magazine and website. She’s even on TV and envelopes! Hell, I even tried my hardest to get her on the side of a bus! Well, I should have...
Molly’s foster dog, Annie, is being adopted. Haley and I are happy for her, but sad too. It’s always hard to say goodbye to a friend, but we know she’ll be happy with her new family. So tonight, we enjoyed one last play date with Annie Dog before she heads home tomorrow. We’ll miss you,...
I finally got to see what everyone’s talking about. Escalante really does rule, hard. The first time I went there, the dog got bit by a rattlesnake as soon as we got out of the car, and we had to get right back in it and drive all the way back home. We also hadn’t...
I didn’t leave my house today. How lazy is that? In my defense, I was actually going to go for a hike today, but as I was getting out of bed to go do it, my aptly-named cat Sammy Sumo tried to jump up. As the word ‘tried’ there implies, he failed, and got stuck...
Molly and I ventured to Escalante yesterday for another glorious weekend of camping and hiking. After three hours of driving through the middle of nowhere (the last 30 miles of which were on a horrid washboarded dirt road), we finally arrived at the trailhead for our first hike. We get out of the car, take...
Toroweap is the narrowest part of the Grand Canyon, and the place where the cliffs drop 3,000 feet straight down into the Colorado River. Though it’s in the national park, they don’t charge you to go in, or to camp, and dogs are allowed. Basically, it rules. But it’s out there… way out there. If...