Hiking and Adventures with Brian and Sylvia
Crowds, Packed Trails Make Hiking at Your Favorite Destination a Serious Risk Right Now. Last weekend like millions of other Americans, Brian, Sylvia and Fitz Roy got tired of sitting around the house and decided to head out on an adventure. This should be the fun and happy tale of that story. Instead, it is a cautionary tale of why […]
How — and whether– To Pursue Adventure in the Midst of Pandemic Last week Sylvia and Brian were hiking out in the mountains of North Carolina Mountains, celebrating Brian’s birthday. We returned home to a different world than the one we left. True, the writing had been on the wall, if one had been willing to see it. Already, the […]
We Celebrate a Doggie Milestone With a Trip To the Mountains Fitz Roy passed a recent milestone in his career as a dog when he graduated from Beginner Dog Education. He is now a fully certified dog! Of course, Fitz already knew how to be a dog. Trying to act like a GOOD dog around human and other dogs has […]
NCMA Park, Raleigh Brian, Sylvia and Fitz Roy are constantly on the lookout for new microadventures near our home in Raleigh, NC. “Microadventure is a term coined by Alistair Humphreys for “an adventure that is short, simple, local, cheap – yet still fun, exciting, challenging, refreshing and rewarding.” We also define a microadventure as a little adventure that prepares us […]
Winter Ramblings and Walks With Humans Sylvia, Brian and Fitz Roy are back from the holidays! We hope you enjoy the new look of the blog. Here’s some general pictures of our family ramblings and goings on around and since the holidays.
Brian and Fitz Roy Indulge In Some Male Bonding Adventures Recently Sylvia traveled back to Peru for a family visit. This left Brian and Fitz Roy alone to fend for themselves. Fortunately, obedience training has paid off handsomely. Brian has overcome his separation anxiety and is now much better able to handle such situations. This is the first time Brian, […]
The Dilemma of Travel and Dog Ownership In December of last year we welcomed the newest member of our team, Fitz Roy, into our home and into our adventures. Life with Fitz Roy has been enormously rewarding; no matter how great the challenges we never look back on this decision with regret. But it has brought to the fore a […]
More Walks With Humans: Falls Lake Dam When somebody tells us to go take a hike or jump in the lake, we don’t get offended. In fact, we get going. There’s just no shortage of places to visit in the Raleigh area to do either. One of our favorites happens to be right near our house…The Falls Lake Dam and […]
More Walks with Humans: Blue Jay Park We never get tired of Blue Jay County Park in North Raleigh. It may be our favorite place locally to hike or just walk around. Fitz Roy however had never set paw in Blue Jay Park. We decided to correct this. BJCP has easy access to the Falls Lake Trail. This is also […]
Dog-Human Hike I: Durant Nature Preserve via North entrance A couple weeks ago we had what might be termed a ‘walkabout’ in Durant Nature Preserve near our home in North Raleigh. We expected to go for a short evening walk; but the park impressed us so much that the operation turned into a much longer than anticipated hike and […]