http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/-t1.htm Discuss all your questions and experiences with your dog-related outdoor adventures. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:22:28 GMT 10 http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/torimeyer/HuskyGlowJPG2.jpg http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/-t1.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/first-camping-hiking-trip-with-the-dogs-t1032.htm BONFIRE HUSKIES ]]> The Great Outdoors Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:02:36 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/first-camping-hiking-trip-with-the-dogs-t1032.htm#12872 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/first-camping-hiking-trip-with-the-dogs-t1032.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/huskie-sledging-without-snow-t1040.htm kurt.tully Hi, Does anybody know of a person or business that produces Chariots (for lack of a better description) for training huskies to pull in places where it doesn't snow. I guess you could call it a cart, sled with wheels or maybe a old lawn mower converted into a husky pulling device but I'm keen to see what's available. Thanks all! All I want for christmas is a sled to train my huskies. The Great Outdoors Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:22:28 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/huskie-sledging-without-snow-t1040.htm#12931 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/huskie-sledging-without-snow-t1040.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pawnee-peak-colorado-t1031.htm harrise Pawnee Peak: Not wanting to let even one weekend slip by this summer, I knew the coordinating would be tricky for the 21st. The kink was we had a birthday dinner at a top notch eatery scheduled, and hiking takes a lot out of a person who barley woke up at 2:30am. Hoping for a timely trip that would net us a nap, we took off at 4:26am for the nearby Indian Peaks Wilderness ($9 cash in hand, mind you). The drive was stupid easy and went quickly. At 5:45am we were donning headlamps ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:21:16 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pawnee-peak-colorado-t1031.htm#12866 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pawnee-peak-colorado-t1031.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mt-belford-mt-oxford-colorado-t1019.htm harrise So, Jenn was supposed to tag along on this one. She had mentioned that Ken might want to do some fishing, and that had me digging through fishing forums cross referencing things with the 14ers. My hope was to have a camp site situated between a lake and the trailhead. This happened to turn out perfectly, except he was working and Jenn was bailing on us for flagstone or something. Oh well, the studying and preparations I made had my mind locked on the Missouri Gulch area for yet another weekend ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:43:01 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mt-belford-mt-oxford-colorado-t1019.htm#12766 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mt-belford-mt-oxford-colorado-t1019.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-with-dogs-peru-creek-colorado-t1017.htm harrise Time for me to play a bit of catch up on these outdoors posts before I get sidetracked, again. On August 6th, it was just me, Matt and Lindsay headed out to the south side of the Grays/Torreys duo. When we hiked Torreys from that side, I noticed a multitude of dispersed campsites along the Peru Creek Road. The road is a bit rough with a couple of tricky washouts, but typical passenger cars should have no problem with a bit of care. Private property extends past the Chihuahua Gulch Jeep road so ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:20:09 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-with-dogs-peru-creek-colorado-t1017.htm#12755 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-with-dogs-peru-creek-colorado-t1017.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-with-dogs-ute-pass-colorado-t1004.htm harrise Heh, there's not much to speak of on this outing. We camped at Ute Pass and tried hiking Ute Peak to no avail. There was a sign at the trailhead that stated a mere 5.5 miles to the Ute Peak Summit. Pfft. There's not much to say about this trip. We circled the sub-treeline mound trying to find any hint of a trail. We never found one. It was just trees followed by more fallen trees. We hiked, then turned around for camp and ate once we all gathered again. Mmmmm, fajitas were good. Stupid trail ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:16:33 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-with-dogs-ute-pass-colorado-t1004.htm#12619 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-with-dogs-ute-pass-colorado-t1004.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-engelmann-robeson-bard-peak-colorado-t1003.htm harrise July 24th, 2010 This was yet another hike that was supposed to be a Holy Cross attempt. Watching weather every hour for weeks on end helps a little, but there's still no way of knowing what area is going to get the actual rain storm. A recent post online by a NOAA meteorologist shed some light on the % subject. He said that when you see "20% chance of rain", it means that 20% of the ground in that region should see measurable rainfall. I'm still not sure what "region" entails, ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:26:57 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-engelmann-robeson-bard-peak-colorado-t1003.htm#12615 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-engelmann-robeson-bard-peak-colorado-t1003.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-t970.htm BONFIRE HUSKIES Looking to do alot more camping this fall but with the dogs. Any tips and gear i will need since ill be bringing the sled heads along? Harrise looking for you to chime in on this one. The Great Outdoors Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:44:57 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-t970.htm#12335 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/camping-t970.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-parkview-mountain-colorado-t951.htm harrise It took every ounce of focus to get the van loaded in time last Friday. I was passed out by 7:00pm the day before and that meant the roof carrier would be quite the ordeal. It was. Somewhere in the midst of my bumbling wine preps I had not even come close to securing it properly. So basically when I woke up Friday it was back to square one. Complicating things was the fact that my brother was riding with us. But in the end I had a perfectly packed van with just enough space for three people and ... The Great Outdoors Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:03:12 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-parkview-mountain-colorado-t951.htm#12163 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-parkview-mountain-colorado-t951.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dog-torreys-peak-colorado-t935.htm harrise Sometimes weather and schedules just don’t mix. With Lindsay’s mom in town, my brother, mom and I had hoped to do Holy Cross via Halo Ridge since the Wife had no intention of doing that route anyway. I watched animated radar for three days as the overall forecast deteriorated into “mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of thunderstorms after 11:00am”. Blast, there’s no way that route can be finished that early without starting at midnight. Plans were shifted and I eyed a few different mountains ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:29:19 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dog-torreys-peak-colorado-t935.htm#12060 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dog-torreys-peak-colorado-t935.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/we-walked-all-three-huskies-together-t931.htm amykmac I am so excited! I went to the pet store today to fill up on Eagle Pack for the huskies. While I was there, I was looking at the harnesses they have there. You know, the ones that help keep from tugging. We had tried the Gentle Leader on both Isis & Nanuk with no success. I finally said to hell with it and bought two, one for Nanuk & one for Isis. (Mika walks well on a regular collar.) It was one of the best purchases for them I have bought to date! It is a harness with the ring ... The Great Outdoors Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:58:28 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/we-walked-all-three-huskies-together-t931.htm#12021 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/we-walked-all-three-huskies-together-t931.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-south-arapahoe-peak-colorado-t926.htm harrise July, 4th 2010, Fourth Of July Trail. What a brilliant day for a hike! Quick stats: 12.44 miles 3,854 feet vertical gain 7 hours 18 minutes 5:08am trail start Heading into the Independence Day weekend we knew there would only be my mom tagging along. With her schedule being the hodgepodge that it is, Sunday the 4th was her official day off. Everything was readied ahead of time, as far as food, for the shindig after the hike. On Friday I finally decided that Ridik and Coco would ... The Great Outdoors Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:06:23 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-south-arapahoe-peak-colorado-t926.htm#11970 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-south-arapahoe-peak-colorado-t926.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-sherman-colorado-t917.htm harrise One hundred and eighty degrees from two weeks previous, Lindsay and I were on the road to Four Mile Creek at 3:30am. Not bad. Even better, traffic was so light and the troopers so sparse that we made it to Silverthorne from Loveland in 1hr 33min. Then a spanner was thrown in the works. A gang of teenage girls destroyed our progress at the Frisco Conoco. We only needed a few minutes for a pit stop and it ended up being 30. THIRTY MINUTES we were there waiting to get a shot at the facilities. Just ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:31:48 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-sherman-colorado-t917.htm#11864 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-sherman-colorado-t917.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/four-mile-creek-adventure-whole-story-added-t887.htm harrise



The end.]]> The Great Outdoors Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:04:05 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/four-mile-creek-adventure-whole-story-added-t887.htm#11519 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/four-mile-creek-adventure-whole-story-added-t887.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pikes-peak-colorado-t907.htm harrise On Saturday I found a new respect for the word "subjective". Somehow I'm missing something in all of the information I find online about certain routes. Either everyone is just winging it and guessing mileage and stats, or my phone is adding tons of distance without telling me why. Most route descriptions for the Crags trail say it's 11-13 miles round trip. Definitely on the long end of our hikes, but Square Top was about that distance. Eight hours was the general time frame for ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:12:01 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pikes-peak-colorado-t907.htm#11674 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pikes-peak-colorado-t907.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/state-forest-state-park-co-aka-my-30th-b-day-weekend-t882.htm jbealer So Ken and I rented a cabin at the state forest for Friday night (my b-day) and then Eddy and his crew decided to meet us up there as well on fri night, they found a huge camp site to stay in. i got up there first and took 2 small hikes with the dogs and looked at some camp sites for Eddy, the dogs were having a great time. Ken showed up later that night (don't get me started on that) and we had dinner and cooked some smore's over the fire. the dogs were not nearly as crazy as they were last ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:14:26 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/state-forest-state-park-co-aka-my-30th-b-day-weekend-t882.htm#11435 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/state-forest-state-park-co-aka-my-30th-b-day-weekend-t882.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-square-top-mountain-colorado-t869.htm harrise Square Top Mountain: 12.41 miles 2,970 feet elevation gain 7 hours, 11 minutes round trip It began the 24th of May with a little comment I had made about Clark Peak on the following Saturday. Turns out I was completely backwards and thought that was the weekend Jenn was headed to Cameron Pass to the cabin she had rented. Eh, just about exactly one week off. That left a gap in the plans with several of us still thinking there was going to be a hike on the 29th. Several hours of trip ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:38:48 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-square-top-mountain-colorado-t869.htm#11296 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-square-top-mountain-colorado-t869.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-sanitas-loop-5-1-10-t816.htm jbealer So we took our first hike of the season on Sat. we did the Mt. Sanitas loop in Boulder, took just under 3 hrs with some breaks getting up and at the top, we flew down the other side. at the start of the hike we went up and over what i will call a tall hill not so much a real mountain. views of Boulder Sierra and Jack did very well on the Heal comand when we stoped! more of Boulder our break at the top. snow peaks! jack ready to go he wanted to hide. Sierra ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 03 May 2010 15:08:29 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-sanitas-loop-5-1-10-t816.htm#10687 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-sanitas-loop-5-1-10-t816.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/lookout-mountain-larimer-getting-the-fail-out-early-t743.htm harrise Lindsay was eagerly anticipating her birthday party on the evening of the 20th. It was impressed upon me that the dogs should be tired by the time people arrive. Perfect, that meant there was no reason to rationalize a nice hike to start the 2010 season. I called mother and it was settled, Lookout Mountain in Larimer county that Saturday morning. Hours I spent trying to decipher the various (and scarce) trip reports describing how to arrive at the trailhead. The road maps were cross referenced ... The Great Outdoors Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:02:28 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/lookout-mountain-larimer-getting-the-fail-out-early-t743.htm#9462 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/lookout-mountain-larimer-getting-the-fail-out-early-t743.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/oh-yeah-we-live-close-to-the-foothills-t383.htm harrise With all of our big mountain adventures occupying the summer months, I completely forgot the fact that we live two miles from the base of the Rocky Mountain foothills. Sure enough, digging around the county website I found enough trails to possibly fill our winter weekends with hikes. Once the weather settles in for winter (today warmed to 60F), we'll be ready for some 8 hour strolls. So today we took a quick three mile jog to scope out an 18 mile trip. It's called Devil's Backbone and I can ... The Great Outdoors Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:48:25 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/oh-yeah-we-live-close-to-the-foothills-t383.htm#4691 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/oh-yeah-we-live-close-to-the-foothills-t383.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/our-conditioning-training-log-t606.htm harrise I meant to start this January 4th, 2010 when we began our more rigorous exercise routine. Since then I have covered about 180 miles and the dogs have done just over half of that. We're shooting for over 1,000 miles of running by the end of May. The other part of the equation is the weight. Fridays and Sundays are our new heavy weight days. On those days we don't run, and start out late in the day to maximize sun exposure while taking advantage of colder winter air. Malamutes are carrying the ... The Great Outdoors Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:39:13 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/our-conditioning-training-log-t606.htm#7047 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/our-conditioning-training-log-t606.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/dec-husky-hike-in-co-t508.htm jbealer we hiked deer creek canyon on 12-13-09. The Great Outdoors Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:12:47 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/dec-husky-hike-in-co-t508.htm#5806 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/dec-husky-hike-in-co-t508.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/weight-that-huskies-can-carry-in-their-pack-t482.htm jbealer How much weight can a husky/dog carry in their pack and does it matter how long they will be carrying it? The Great Outdoors Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:37:15 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/weight-that-huskies-can-carry-in-their-pack-t482.htm#5496 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/weight-that-huskies-can-carry-in-their-pack-t482.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-round-mountain-colorado-t449.htm harrise This is one of those mountains I've stared at through the front window for two and a half years now... I awoke Saturday morning at 3:00am on the couch after some sort of party, it seems like. I hauled myself upstairs and slept soundly until 6:30. Then I got up for no good reason and began my day. Browsing through some old hiking pictures while moving them to an external hard drive, I got an urge. Digging around the county website, I found the coordinates and trail information on this ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:02 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-round-mountain-colorado-t449.htm#5194 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-round-mountain-colorado-t449.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-evans-colorado-t323.htm harrise Originally, we had planned to camp in the Rawah area again as a season ending. The overnight lows along the front range had dipped into the low 50's, and the thought of gearing up for cold at elevation made for easy consensus. Canceled. It was a good decision too. By the time Tuesday rolled around the multitude of weather forecasts seemed to be on the same page. A cold front for the weekend was predicted to include highs 25° lower than normal, mostly cloudy skies, fog and rain. Knowing what ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:51:02 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-evans-colorado-t323.htm#4050 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-evans-colorado-t323.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-buffalo-mountain-colorado-t351.htm harrise When determining the various hikes through the season, my biggest resource was individual trip reports posted on obscure blogs. The big sites often have generic info in poorly written reports with nary a picture. Add the fact that Buffalo is just a lowly 12er and you have a recipe for little information. What I did find filled me with wondrous thoughts of a quick five mile round trip mountain. So it was decided that Saturday would work out peachy for a short hike to return the van for Lindsay's ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:42:51 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-buffalo-mountain-colorado-t351.htm#4401 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-buffalo-mountain-colorado-t351.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-grizzly-peak-d-colorado-t335.htm harrise As you can probably tell from the title, we came up just a little short of a 14er this outing. This trail has been in the back of my mind nonstop since I first discovered it. All available trip reports and obscure blogs made it sound like a mix of steep and easy. Easy meaning there wasn't supposed to be any serious rock jumping or hand holds to move upward. But no matter how many different ways I looked at topos or adjusted views in Google Earth, the hike looked relentless in elevation change. ... The Great Outdoors Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:24:10 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-grizzly-peak-d-colorado-t335.htm#4251 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-grizzly-peak-d-colorado-t335.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-audubon-colorado-t303.htm harrise After this year we will be experts at this camping thing. Every time we pack up we have slightly more things, and yet we still manage to end up with slightly more space in the van too. This creates that "what in the hell am I forgetting" syndrome. Beginning on Monday, I piled all of our gear together in groups by categories and seam sealed the tent as well... By Friday's load up it was all clean and packed. After a short run to the LQ and grocery it was unnerving to actually ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:49:30 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-audubon-colorado-t303.htm#3762 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-audubon-colorado-t303.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-berthoud-pass-colorado-t285.htm harrise These mountains had been in the back of my mind for nearly six weeks. I learned that topo maps look different than actual terrain. All of the coordinating came together rather easily, and we were to have eight dogs and five people. Despite getting up at 3:12am, we weren't out the door until 4:27. Not quite enough time for the 6:00 trailhead I told everyone, but we managed to make it around 6:15-ish kinda. Shortly after that we were ready to roll. I'll call it 6:30am when we headed out... For ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:12:13 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-berthoud-pass-colorado-t285.htm#3574 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-berthoud-pass-colorado-t285.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-democrat-colorado-t271.htm harrise A strong genetic embedding of procrastination cannot be overcome. For five days leading up to our departure I was expecting a somewhat soggy weekend. But it took me until Friday three hours before departure to fashion Sioux's raincoat. That set me back nearly an hour. Well, that and my OCD out the door checklist. The wife was working in Longmont and expecting my arrival at 2:30pm. That's when I actually put the van in drive. Oops, at least I remembered the liquor stop. There's not much else to ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:21:40 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-democrat-colorado-t271.htm#3418 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-democrat-colorado-t271.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/pinewood-reservoir-camping-trip-8-7-09-t265.htm jbealer We got a late start on the road on Fri not leaving till 7pm, but my husband floored it and only took an hour to get to the camp ground. On the way up there we realized we forgot the pillows, oh well guess we will make do and also should have walked the dogs before we left as Jack wanted to be up front with us in the truck and I spent most of the time pushing him back, don’t blame him though as there was not much room back there for the 2 of them. Got to camp at like 8:30 and it was getting ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:34:21 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/pinewood-reservoir-camping-trip-8-7-09-t265.htm#3309 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/pinewood-reservoir-camping-trip-8-7-09-t265.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-quandary-peak-colorado-t255.htm harrise ¿Tired of these constant mountain mega picture threads yet? Too bad. There's hundreds and hundreds of mountains I've yet to summit. So on with the latest trip... It seemed like the idea of taking a weekend off from hiking was destined to fail form it's inception. Not three days into the week rumors began to swirl as schedules and preferences were coordinated. By Friday it was on, Quandary Peak on Sunday. The week's cold snap had ended, the rain (snow up there) moved out and Friday/Saturday ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:00:20 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-quandary-peak-colorado-t255.htm#3166 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-quandary-peak-colorado-t255.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-bierstadt-colorado-t246.htm harrise This mountain has been on this year's list just aching for a try. Rated as quite possibly the easiest 14er hike, I can tell you it's a bit easier than that even. Of course, eight weekends in a row at elevation probably had some impact as well. Friday July 24, 2009: I'm so glad the dogs have gotten used to the morning load ups. Every weekend nets better and better behavior (despite what my mom would say)... My mom and I tried so hard to leave before 6:00am to beat the road closure ... The Great Outdoors Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:00:35 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-bierstadt-colorado-t246.htm#3061 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-mount-bierstadt-colorado-t246.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-blue-lake-trail-colorado-t242.htm harrise I'll begin with the weekend of July 18th... I had to wait until the wife got home at 3:00pm before departure. At the time it didn't seem like a big deal. But after working our way through Fort Collins and west on HWY 14, the clog of touristy trailer haulers set the pace for the next 40 miles. Some people were absolutely insane on that road. The most memorable instance happened when a diesel pickup came rushing up alongside everyone from four cars back hauling a trailer at what must have been ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:01:24 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-blue-lake-trail-colorado-t242.htm#3012 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-blue-lake-trail-colorado-t242.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-sanitas-loop-7-19-09-t233.htm jbealer I will not be nearly as good a Harrise with describing our hike but though I would share anyway Danielle, Ken and I meet in Boulder with our dogs Gunny, Sierra, and Jack at about 9 am and carpooled to the trail well at least I tried to but went the wrong way at first, after finding the trail and a parking spot we got the dogs out and leashed up to start our first hike with our dogs and for Ken and I the first one of the season which is sad to say. It was warm all ready and we headed up the ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:00:58 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-sanitas-loop-7-19-09-t233.htm#2883 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-sanitas-loop-7-19-09-t233.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-point-13038-old-baldy-colorado-t220.htm harrise Last week was rough on us. I needed some alone time (which the wife takes personally ) so I opted for a familiar region, Indian Peaks Wilderness. This is the area I grew up in. Yech, Nederland still elicits punches through drywall but the mountains are truly my thing. The decision was made on Friday that I would be taking Ridik and Bubba with me. They're my super agile alpine boys, and the Malamutes don't seem to understand what to do in the absence of a clear trail. Add the fact that I didn't ... The Great Outdoors Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:47:53 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-point-13038-old-baldy-colorado-t220.htm#2700 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-point-13038-old-baldy-colorado-t220.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pettingell-peak-colorado-t199.htm harrise July 3, 2009 These pre-four-o'-clock mornings are getting easier with each passing weekend. My, and my mother's habitual tardiness has finally taken a back seat to getting on the trail at more opportune times. This being the fourth weekend of mountain adventures, the dogs have learned that the equipment loading and early wake up calls mean there's a long journey ahead... Just a splash of gas later, we were on the road and on track to reach the Herman Gulch trailhead by 7:00am. It was ... The Great Outdoors Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:50:25 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pettingell-peak-colorado-t199.htm#2442 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/hiking-with-dogs-pettingell-peak-colorado-t199.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/weather-induced-camping-fail-t184.htm harrise Everything had gone exactly as planned. We got up at 2:00am Friday, then my mom showed up at 3:00am and we were off. Taking HWY 93 at that time was not the best of choices. Being a Colorado native, deer are nothing new or very surprising. But the thing that threw me was the sheer numbers. I ended up driving the speed limit after the second hard braking situation before Co 128. Just one more pit stop in Golden and we launched up Gennessee hill on I-70 for the continuous leg to Kite Lake. Exiting ... The Great Outdoors Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:50:27 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/weather-induced-camping-fail-t184.htm#2145 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/weather-induced-camping-fail-t184.htm http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-audubon-1st-hike-this-season-t143.htm harrise Eh, it's not a 14'er but a good warm up... After several hundred miles of fairly intense training this spring, it was time to put it to the test. For two weeks I scrutinized hiking forums, weather radars and CDOT traffic cams trying to find a reasonably dry hiking route. As the weekend approached, my list of six different trails quickly whittled down to Mt. Audubon (being able to see it from my house played a key role in that decision too). Weather forecasts made the final call on the day, ... The Great Outdoors Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:42:57 GMT http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-audubon-1st-hike-this-season-t143.htm#1464 http://www.itsahuskything.com/the-great-outdoors-f12/mt-audubon-1st-hike-this-season-t143.htm