The beauty of living in the mountains is the ability to walk out the door and hike to a peak just behind the house. From the top and its 360 degree view, you can see the snow covered continental divide, the nearby reservoir, nearby peaks, and the forest below.
How can you beat that?
Have a new hiking partner along for his first hike. I wasn’t sure if my ten week old puppy would be able to reach the top, but he was enthusiastically following the trail, and with a little help, he made it over fallen trees all the way to turtle rock! He also did an excellent job of navigating back home!
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Congratulations, sweetie! You should be proud of yourself. 🙂 🙂
The view is breathtaking!
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Thanks, Amy! He really enjoyed himself and seemed proud of the achievement. It’s been amazing to watch him learn and grow so much in 2 weeks.
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One tough pup…mine? Never I’d have carry them up there lol 😂
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Thanks! My first dog would sit down in the middle of a walk and I’d pick him up and carry him home, so he basically trained me. My second dog, Riley, was a great walking buddy.
Charlie is going to be big so I’m sure he’ll be quite an athlete.
I wasn’t sure how far he’d make it, but he was energetic the whole way and was happy to be on an adventure!
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Oh ok 🙂 a lot of activities with big dogs but my guess u love outdoors then…
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Yes! I live in the forest so loving the outdoors is a prerequisite. My smaller dogs were city/suburban dogs.
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Ok 🙂 don’t u feel lonely..? I mean I guess there’re not so many houses around…
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It’s definitely an adjustment to living with nature and fewer people around.
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It’s very beautiful place ✌️💕💕
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Thank you! 😊
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Or is it like a village?
If u have a link – drop too.
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https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/arapaho-roosevelt-natl-forest-and-pawnee-natl-grassland
I’m about a half hour away from a great town with shopping, restaurants, etc.
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Ok, cool on the way to check ☀️🤸♀️the link
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