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…
Random Stuff
Been a bit hectic the past few weeks with flying back to NH for my grampa’s funeral, moving offices at work, and preparing for vacation. Anyways, I missed a chance to post specifically about Goat Lake. Needless to say, it’s a wicked awesome overnight hike. Highest I have ever camped, and yes, we got to…
ON & OFF RHODES 