There one Minute and Gone the Next

A few years ago I posted "Faith-based training" on this blog.  How when you hike in thick fog your dogs are there one minute and gone into the white blanketed distance another.

This morning, we once again headed up to Briones Regional Park for a 4.6 mile loop in the fog.

Unlike three years ago I did not worry where Bailey and Chloe disappeared to.  They would return.



On the same bench a month prior.

Great Fall Hill Hike - Morgan Territory

 
 
 
 

Morgan Territory Regional Park is a great get away from it all.  Up here the dogs and I can get away from all signs of civilization.  For two hours we enjoyed both the ridges and the valleys of this wonderful hidden treasure.

 

During the hike I reached a goal a long time in the making.  337 days ago I set my GZ One Smart phone to a Virtual Trek.  It counts your foot sets with a built in pedometer.

  I chose the Amudsen-Scott South Pole Station as my goal.  1,679.3 miles from the start. (I had already completed the other 15 shorter hike virtual treks).  My goal was to keep at a 5 mile per day pace.  It ended up being 5.0365 miles per day.  During that 337 days, Bailey, Chloe and me had some great adventures in the mountains and hills around mostly the Bay Area.

Fall Hill Hike with Vizslas after the First Rain

Eight miles along the trails of Briones Regional Park this morning.  The trails were a bit muddy from the rain that had come through the area yesterday. The air was crisp.

Happy Camper - Life is Good

Chloe showing her whitening face as Bailey looks down the valley

The muscle development on these two dogs is amazing to me

Bird Dog Kentucky Whiskey

A classic 1973 Heritage china hunter and hunting dog decanter Ezra Brooks liquor bottle #185, A Hungarian Pointer and pheasant flushed picture framed, and a pint of Bird Dog Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey.  These items seem to go together very well.

Never would I hunt with ANY liquor in the blood, but after a good day in the field, a nice glass of  quality Kentucky Bourbon "neat" makes for a fine finish of a great day.