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Washington Square Loop
Read more: Washington Square LoopTwo trails back to back one night and the next morning; good decision? Ehhh. Oh well, we did it anyways. This was a 2.3 mile trail, a little bit of nature and a little bit of sidewalk. After our early morning hike we visited a friend, then visited my parents for a while, then met…
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Nickel Plate Trail (Louisville)
Read more: Nickel Plate Trail (Louisville)We’re now halfway through the Summer Challenge! This marks 4 of 8 required trails. I probably wouldn’t do this one again by choice. It was very flat and very straight – 1 mile out and back, and not much change in scenery.
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Quail Hollow Park
Read more: Quail Hollow ParkHike #3 of 8 for the Summer Challenge and this was my favorite so far! The tall trees were beautiful, and the Purple Trail was partially paved but mostly natural and winding through the woods. Some of the trail was pretty narrow and some areas were muddy from recent rain. There were benches along the…
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Canine Ninja Challenge
Read more: Canine Ninja ChallengeElla did a one hour Ninja challenge which required her to: She received a certificate and headband at the end of the class; but she wasn’t particularly fond of her new ninja headband.
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Iron Horse Trail
Read more: Iron Horse TrailHike 2 of 8 for the Summer Hiking Challenge! This was a nice, shaded trail and we did it in the morning before the heat of the day. It was still pretty humid though. Ella seems to be enjoying our hikes!
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Veterans Park and Plain Twp. Dog Park
Read more: Veterans Park and Plain Twp. Dog ParkTonight we started the Stark Parks Summer Challenge. It started in May and runs through September 7th – but since I just found out about it, we’re going to try to finish all 8 trails in 3 weeks! I’ve started hiking sprees in the past and never once finished one. Ella will be my motivation.…
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Ella’s First Swim
Read more: Ella’s First SwimThis was Ella’s second time boating. I brought her small crate along so she would have a safe space to go when she wasn’t feeling it, which worked out well. When underway she spent most of that time in her crate. When we moved slower or were stopped, she was out on the deck with…
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Alliance Dog Park
Read more: Alliance Dog ParkI took Ella with me to pick up pottery I made at Hot Pots in Alliance and stopped at the local dog park before heading home.
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Pet Store Grand Opening
Read more: Pet Store Grand OpeningI took Ella to the grand opening of a local pet store. We took home some food samples and I got her a coffee wood stick since she loves to find sticks and loves to chew.
