Mia and her friend Susan did the ColorVibe Portland 5K yesterday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Not really a “race”, more of a social event. Susan met us at our place and I walked over with both of them and Codi. I was there for moral support and to get “The Dog” out for a…
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Wilson River Trail
Saturday began as a cloudy, drizzle filled morning, but the forecast was for clearing and sunshine, with cool Fall temps. Mia and I wanted to get Codi back out into the woods again, so we took him on the quick jaunt out to the Tillamook Forest Center to hike part of the Wilson River Trail….
Camping and Hiking with “The Dog”
Mia and I are now just over 3 weeks into dog ownership, and things are going well. Codi is adjusting really well and I believe he trusts us and does a pretty good job of listening. Last weekend the forecast for the PNW was very good. No rain in sight, so Mia and I on…
Air Show and New Family Member
Mia and I have acquired a new member to this Rhodes household. His name is Codi (or Codi-Bob for his redneck name). We rescued him via Indigo Rescue. He is a remarkably well trained dog. He is crate trained, knows his commands, does not wonder off when off-leash, does really well with other dogs, and…
A Trip Home
Mia and I just spent the last week back in New Hampshire visiting for the first time in 16 months (excluding my whirlwind trip for my grandfather’s funeral). Before moving out to Oregon, I had basically spent my whole life living in New Hampshire, and excluding college in Plymouth, NH never more than 20 miles…
RLT 1,000(ish) Mile Review
I’ve had the Niner RLT for about 4 months now and have got well over 1,000 miles on it now, probably closer to 1,200 if I really think about it. I’ve only made a few additional changes since it’s original review. I swapped out the stock bars for my preferred Ritchey Logic II in a…