Mile 64 - Mystery Lake Hike

“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” - James Dent

A Little Slice Of Heaven

To see what Buckwheat has been up to watch this beautiful video.

What an amazing life that dog has!

Ice Skating

Today Stan, Ellen and I went for a little skate around Ellen's lake.

Stan really wanted some blisters,

and I think each of us got a few!

But it was worth it.

Stella soaking up some snow.

Buckwheat is waiting patiently for us to come out and join him.


Django was slip sliding around,
so she waited in the house.
I'm sure there was a lot of heavy breathing and pacing.

Guinness was out there too (more than all of them).
He was a little trooper,
and he loved Stans gloves!

Skilak Lake Overlook

A hike on a BEAUTIFUL 70 degree day

with Duane, Ellen and Stella

(and Guinness in the left hand corner).

This is how summer is SUPPOSED to be!!!!

Hideout Trail

Ellen and her "squeeze" Guinness posing in front of a fabulous view of Skilak Lake and the Russian River. It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon and Ellen, the dogs and I decided to get out there and enjoy the fall colors.
Hideout Trail is only 1.5 miles - but, it's straight up. It didn't take very long to hike minus a LONG break at the top with some yummy PBJ's and tea.

Snake Grass

Django and Guinness enjoyed the tall snake grass at Knik Glacier this weekend.

If You Must Smoke.....Smoke Salmon

Gregg gives Stan a smoking lesson.

Scouty gives Daisy a smoking lesson.

Lap Dogs.

Fireweed on Fire Road flames while the salmon smokes.

Diamond Ridge Beach Walk

Jan finds the culprit of Daisy's foul smell . . .

Daisy get's a bath after having an exhilarating roll in a dead crab.

What will it be? Heads or Tails?


The rock hounds . . . Nikka and Daisy.

Jan finds a dead starfish and chucks it into the water

before Daisy has a chance to perfume herself.

Gregg holds the sea kelp that we had enjoyed
popping with our feet as we walked.


Jan, Gregg, Soledad and Darci

enjoying the sunshine and pups.


Darci, Jan and Soledad walk on as Nikka, Paco and Daisy play.

Paco is refreshed after falling into the creek.

He looks like he's still having fun though!

We start our ascent back to the cars.

Sad to leave the beach . . . but the tide is coming in fast and hard.

Thanks for one of the best days of summer '09