8.2 mile hike in Redwood

Last Thursday I left our day free so that I could hike in the woods as long as I wanted. We went to Redwood Regional Park, my favorite local park, and did an 8.2 mile loop. It's a well-used bike trail, so the path was wide and well-marked, though there was one section where the map was misleading and I had to ask a ranger for directions (I was very fortunate that there happened to be a ranger station close by!).

I brought along my new fanny pack, water bottle, and visor, food for the both of us, and my trusty camera. The hike took us four and a half hours. It was a beautiful, foggy day. Plenty of pictures below:


























Note Dragon standing to the right of the path, in the grass. He's standing upright, and the path is at about a 45 degree angle here.



 Aftermath of the hike:

Dragon's first bath!


Filthy dog. It took me FORTY MINUTES to carefully brush all the burrs out of this tiny dog.





I also recorded a great video of Dragon climbing a fallen tree trunk. This was something he did naturally and I've encouraged it, although sometimes it can be a bit scary -- the apex of his climb here was about 10 feet above the ground.



And a video that just shows off our training at the park. This shows a couple of stays as well as "real-life agility" -- jumping onto a tree trunk lying on the ground and walking across it.