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Traveling to Mexico with Two Australian Shepherds – Vet Visits

Posted on Oct 2, 2017 in Blog, Featured, Just for fun, Pet care | Comments Off on Traveling to Mexico with Two Australian Shepherds – Vet Visits

About a month ago, I wrote an article about heartworm prevention in dogs. This was not out of the blue – it was because we were planning for a trip to Mexico and the new dog regulations require a veterinary sign-off on the treatment/prevention of both ecto and endo parasites. We recently returned and I am working on writing up our adventures. In the meantime, below is a description of how we prepared for our trip.

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Making it up Radio Tower Road

Posted on Aug 3, 2017 in Blog, Just for fun | Comments Off on Making it up Radio Tower Road

Awhile back, someone told us about abandoned gold mines and huge quartz crystals near Radio Tower Road, in Pinos Altos. Having only our Honda Fit at the time, we parked at the bottom, where it met Highway 15, and walked in really far.

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Our New Dog Adventure Vehicle

Posted on Jul 31, 2017 in Blog, Just for fun | Comments Off on Our New Dog Adventure Vehicle

Why we have been Looking for a New Car: Our 2008 Honda Fit is pretty awesome. Not only does it have the nice looking sport package, but it gets awesome gas mileage. On our latest trip to Reserve, where most of the road is 65 miles per hour, we got 38 mpg.

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A Relaxing Day at Continental Divide, Highway 90 South

Posted on Jul 19, 2017 in Just for fun | Comments Off on A Relaxing Day at Continental Divide, Highway 90 South

Earlier this week, we spent a lovely few hours hanging around at a local Continental Divide Trail trail head. It is conveniently located off Highway 90, South and tends to get referred to by its location there.

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Using a Dog Coupler (Double Dog Leash) without a Leash

Posted on Jun 7, 2017 in Blog, Just for fun | Comments Off on Using a Dog Coupler (Double Dog Leash) without a Leash

Normally, we go on a lot of hikes…A LOT. With the weather now in the 90s during the day, we have cut back a little and tend to go...

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We have Two High Energy Dogs in a Tiny House

Posted on Jun 5, 2017 in Blog, Featured, Just for fun | Comments Off on We have Two High Energy Dogs in a Tiny House

The dogs and I have been absent for a few months because I have been writing a book about our recent (3 years ago) lifestyle change. Brian and I sold our big house in Connecticut, toured around the Southwest and finally built a ‘tiny house’. We have one full-sized piano, one parrot and two dogs in a tiny house.

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Purgatory Chasm, Gila National Forest

Posted on Apr 17, 2017 in Blog, Featured, Just for fun | Comments Off on Purgatory Chasm, Gila National Forest

After consuming a large Cinnabon cinnamon roll each, we felt an intense hike would be in our best interest. We loaded up the dog team and headed east.

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