Tag Archives: Field Trip

River walk in Palo Duro

Posted on March 8, 2013 by annieriecken

         

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Veering north

Posted on March 7, 2013 by annieriecken

On Tuesday morning I took Chico for a walk and he was crazed for fresh grass. Not the clipped stuff on the lawns, no, he was looking for the fresh, raw stuff around the edges and in untended areas. But … Continue reading →

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Things I saw on Sunday and Monday

Posted on March 5, 2013 by annieriecken

A super relaxed dog, Frito Pie, a nice old tree, and some impressive houses,  

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Across Arkansas in a day

Posted on March 4, 2013 by annieriecken

I 40, I 40, I 40.  Correction. Interstate, interstate, interstate. All day. Different ones, but interstate. Rest stop. People with two Pugs arrive at the same time we do. One slips his harness. Owner panics and runs after, dog runs … Continue reading →

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Across Tennessee

Posted on March 2, 2013 by annieriecken

It’s a long drive from Asheville to Memphis so we went for a walk before leaving town. The Smoky Mountains were having the dreaded wintery mix, so I powered through to lower elevations before I stopped for gas and a … Continue reading →

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On to Asheville

Posted on February 27, 2013 by annieriecken

Tuesday’s drive, from Christiansburg to Asheville, NC was interesting. A line of freezing rain was moving through the area. The morning weather was reporting significant ice accumulations just where I had intended to go. Change of plan. Instead of small roads … Continue reading →

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Monday, PA to VA

Posted on February 26, 2013 by annieriecken

Long day in the car. And drove almost all day on I 81, through Target for the day was the Super 8 Motel in Christiansburg, VA. We arrived around 6:30, took a walk, checked in, went across the street to … Continue reading →

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And so it begins

Posted on February 25, 2013 by annieriecken

Sunday provided the first unplanned travel adventure of this trip. We’re staying with Kathy and Ben at their place about thirty miles south of Binghamton, NY, and Kathy, Chico and I hopped in the car to go for a Sunday … Continue reading →

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If everything goes to plan. . .

Posted on February 23, 2013 by annieriecken

by the time you read this Chico and I will be started on our giant field trip across America, in my car, to California and back. We’ll be exploring new places, trying a couple of agility trials in new places, … Continue reading →

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Three years

Posted on January 10, 2013 by annieriecken

Today is the third anniversary of Chico’s ‘got ya’ day, the day he came to live with me. On that day I didn’t know he was going to be my dog. If you’ve read my first posts, you know I … Continue reading →

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