| Typist: Brychwyn As a corgi, it is one of my jobs to love a good adventure. However, adventures that involve rides on a big, noisy boat called a ferry, are not always my favorites. Such raucous vessels seem to take the other Cascadian Nomads and I to some really fantastic places though. One such recent locale was Lopez Island in the San Juan Island archipelago. Jason had a few hours of work to do on the island, so Bethany, Huxley, Wilhelm, Bethany's mom's corgi Morgan and I rode along for the day. It was a fairly long drive from my house in Seattle to the ferry dock in Anacortes so I reluctantly got out of the car on the boat to stretch my legs. Fortunately, we didn't spend long outside of the car and Bethany said the entire ride on the loud ship was a little less than an hour. It felt like longer to me, though. |  Brychwyn, Wilhelm, Huxley and Morgan on a Washington State Ferry to Lopez Island, Washington, Cascadia. |
Once we arrived on Lopez Island, Jason dropped Bethany, Wilhelm, Huxley, Morgan and I at Lopez Hill Preserve. We first hiked up a short gravel road then began on a trail through a small meadow. The meadow trail soon turned the rest of the hike was through a lush forest. We hiked past a crumbed old homestead, huge rocks and rested on thick, soft moss. It all smelled so good. Sniffing around old growth or second growth forests is every Cascadian dogs dream! Bethany says deer also like to rest on the same moss we dogs liked but we didn't see any. I'm actually very surprised about the lack of critters on our hike. Maybe they all knew hunting season in the park was starting soon. I don't like the idea of being in a park during hunting season any more than the critters and I am always safely on my leash. Not only were there no critters on our hike but we also didn't see any other people. Just the kind of hike a leash reactive corgi can relax and enjoy!
Lopez Hill, Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, Washington, Cascadia.
| The forest was so quiet and peaceful and the hike had just the right amount of hill climbing to wear all of us fit dogs out.  | |
While waiting for Jason to finish working, we got to have a dog nap at the bottom of Lopez Hill. It was a good thing we fit dogs rested because we got to go on another hike after Jason picked us up. Our second Lopez Island hike was a beach hike at Spencer Spit State Park. Washington State Parks are wonderful for dogs because as long as we are on leashes, we can go almost everywhere, even on beaches. Sadly, we were among the only dogs at the park obeying the law. There was even a dog in the fragile wildlife restoration area of the park that had signs specifically asking for no dogs. I did my best not to bark about it since I could tell Bethany and Jason were already upset enough. We continued on and enjoyed the gorgeous sunny day and stunning San Juan Islands views.
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Spencer Spit State Park, Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, Washington, Cascadia.
Since we Cascadian Nomads fit dogs were pretty worn our after to very different Lopez Island hikes, we napped in the car on the ferry. Those boats don't bother my large, sensitive corgi ears as much when I am in the car and especially not when I am sound asleep. Even though our Lopez Island day trip was a very fun fit dog outing and adventure, I think I remember having playtime when we got home. After that, however, it was time for me to do another job corgis are very good at; go to bed.
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| October 1st through 7th isNational Walk Your Dog Week so Cascadian Nomads & My GBGV Life are celebrating with a dog walking challenge, giveaway, photo contest and blog hop. We invite dog bloggers to join our week long blog hop with posts about dog walking. Posts with tips, tools, inspiration and/or tales and photos of your favorite dog walks are welcome each and every day, all week long. Followers and readers are encouraged to get out and walk, rain or shine, and will be invited to share their photos for a photo contest. More details here. Get ready for a whole week of dog walking fun! |  |
Thank you to Pet Lifestyle Expert & Animal Behaviorist Colleen Paige, National Walk Your Dog Week, http://www.walkyourdogweek.com/, founder.
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