After a bout of internet “technical difficulties” and some adventures, we’re back. Sunny will turn 7 months old this week and is losing his puppy looks to turn into a handsome big dog. He still has boundless puppy energy, so we’re always on the quest for activities to burn that energy off. (A tired dog …
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Sunny Saturday #15-”Endless Energy”
Whew, a very busy week! On of our jobs has become trying to find ways to use up Sunny’s puppy energy- a tired puppy is a good puppy:) Between the regular fetching, walking, playing, we managed to fit in some hiking and another swim. I’ll let Sunny tell you about his week… “Hi, Hi, I’m …
Sunny Saturday #15-”Happy New Year!”
Happy New Year!! Our baby Sunny is growing fast and from some angles he looks like a full grown Golden… A New Year’s Day walk up to the Griffith Park Observatory was a good way for Sunny to burn off some energy. Of course he had to get his picture taken in front of the …
Sunny Saturday #12-”Echo Mountain”
Sunny is growing like a weed and has energy to spare! We took a hike up Echo Mountain to see if we could tire him out for a little while… Echo Mountain is a neat historic place in the local (San Gabriel) Los Angeles Mountains. From 1893-1936 approximately 3 million people took a rail car …
Sunny Saturday #10-”King Of The Mountain”
“Hi, my name is Sunny and I’m here to tell you how pawsome my week was!!! I started my second training class this week and I am learning some new activities. Soon I am going to be something called a “Canine Good Citizen”. I was such a Good Boy this week, that I got to …
Sunny Saturday #9-”Adventure”
This past week was full of adventure for Sunny, who loves to explore. Here’s Sunny to tell you all about it…. “Hi, Hi, Hi, I’m Sunny and I had so much FUN this week!!! “First I had to do some “sit-stay” stuff in front of the black box (I don’t really like the black box-sometimes …
Sunny Saturday #8-”The Great Outdoors”
Sunny made a full recovery from last week’s bug and bounced back with twice as much energy. He’s growing so quickly and turning into a very athletic dog. He’s built to run: big barrel chest with a slighter back end. To channel some of his energy, we though this week was a good time to …
One From The Past
While organizing my photo library I came across this one, from a year ago, in the archives. We had a 5 hour hike in the mountains that day. Kona probably put on twice as much milage as we did with his extra exploring as we hiked. As soon as we got home, he had dinner and …
Dogless Nature
A trip to the Channel Islands National Park provided plenty of nature, but sadly no dogs. With our temporarily dogless situation, we decided to take some time and visit the islands, which are an hour off the coast of Santa Barbara. Crossing the channel you are likely to see whales migrating, seals, sea lions and …
Weekend Fun
This Sunday was perfect weather for a hike in the morning, so off to Griffith Park we went in search of a trail. We decided to head up Condor Trail and see what we could find… We found some remnants of the 2007 fire.. …and kept climbing. Kona was very eager to explore and would …
Holiday Hike
Every week we try to get out for a hike, and Kona was eager to get out this morning. He woke up raring to go…. This week’s destination was Stough Canyon, a beautiful canyon nestled in the Verdugo Mountains. There is no shade on the trail, so we got an early start. Luckily, there was …
The Perfect End To A Busy Day.
Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/80: aperture f /13: ISO 200 An impromptu hike in the Santa Monica Mountains seemed the perfect way to end a busy day. Sunset was less than spectacular but it was fun to get out and get some fresh air, even if it meant picking burs out of Kona’s …
11/52 : Kona – Middle Of No Where
Nikon D60 : Nikon18-55mm@18mm : shutter 1/60: aperture f /13 : ISO 100 : circular polarizer Hiking Vasquez Rocks, California.
10/52 : Kona – The Expedition
Nikon D60 : Tamron 10-24mm@24mm : shutter 1/100: aperture f /18 : ISO 200 : Cokin graduated ND grey filter The boys hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in the Whitewater Preserve, California.
8/52 : Kona – Dawn Hike In Joshua Tree National Park
Whew, almost didn’t make it this week…Kona hikes Joshua Tree National Park first thing in the morning after camping overnight. Our tent is behind the giant rocks over the top of Kona’s head. They are easily 30 feet tall. In the summer the temperatures rarely fall below 85F at night with highs of well …
2/52 : Kona-King Of The Mountain
The boys resting after climbing Mount Bell in Los Angeles.
King Of The Hill
Kona watches the return of the sun on a hike this weekend.