The Ruffwear K9 Float Coat is almost worth it just for the photo ops! This legit puppy PFD helps keep your little buddy safe on boats, boards, and swims. Having grown up with water loving labs I never in a zillion years thought I would be in the market for a dog life jacket, but the…
The Dog
Great Gift Ideas for Trail Dogs
We all know that dogs are our true soul mates. They’re always up for adventure, never complain, and are always glad to see you regardless if you’ve been gone for 10 seconds or 10 hours. Enjoy these creative gift ideas for the dog or dog lover in your life or treat yourself this Valentine’s Day….
Dog Friendly Salt Lake City
For my second installment of Dog Friendly City, I’m talking about my hometown of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is both one of the best cities in the West for dogs and also one of the worst since dogs are sadly not allowed in many of the recreation areas close to the city. There’s…
Dog Friendly Adventuring in Silverton, Colorado
Welcome to a new Trail Stoke series, Dog Friendly City! First destination: Dog Friendly Silverton, Colorado. I’m relatively new to the traveling with dog world so I’ve had to make several adjustments in my travel routine. I often travel alone and my daily on the road routine typically goes something like this: sunrise adventure run…
Mini Aussie Running: One Zillion Photos of Pure Joy
In Mary Oliver’s delightful book, Dog Songs she puts into words the special bond between human and dog: “Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog…
Ruffwear Front Range Dog Harness Review
My little Roo Roo gives the Ruffwear Front Range Harness two paws up. Once the harness is on he runs to the door wagging his entire backside in eager anticipation of the adventures to come. The Front Range Harness is perfect for everyday adventures be it a walk around the block or a jaunt on…
A Stansbury Island Mini Ridge Run
I’ve been lusting after the Stansbury Island Traverse for years. Stansbury Island is the 2nd largest island in the Great Salt Lake and the entire island is only 11.5 miles long so it can be traversed in one day. The ridge is mostly straightforward I am told, but there are a few sections of class 4…
100 Photos Per Mile Pace
Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. ~Mother Teresa Road runners measure their runs by per mile pace, trail runners by time typically in hours, and wanderers in epicness of sunrises, number of beers carried into the wilderness, and photos taken per outing. I’m a trail runner…
Little Dog, Great Lake
I recently picked up Dale Morgan’s The Great Salt Lake at a used bookstore and delved right in. I enjoyed his initial description of Great Salt Lake as moody and raw and intolerant. Great Salt Lake is an ironical joke of nature-water that is itself more desert than desert. Moody and withdrawn, the lake unites…
To My Dog On His Very First Birthday
“And it is exceedingly short, his galloping life. Dogs die so soon. I have my stories of that grief, no doubt many of you do also. It is almost a failure of will, a failure of love, to let them grow old—or so it feels. We would do anything to keep them with us, and…