Had to Stop at Walking Man Brewing -- Feb 20, 2011

Had to stop at Walking Man Brewing for a black cherry stout, cuz Echo dragged me all the way around the Dog Mountain loop on Sunday; eight miles, 2900' elevation. Four inches or so of snow on the top, moderate winds of 20 -25 from the old lookout site and up, no rain, pretty darn good day to be out. But, given the wind, opted for a brew indoors at the brewpub, rather than at the trailhead.

Walking Man in Stevenson, WA

Train at the the Dog Mtn trailhead, I love trains.

Echo is ready for a day of hiking, looking good in this coat.

Heading into the snow, final push to the old lookout site

Shot at the lookout site.

Looking west from lookout site


















Traverse across Dog Mtn. Bit more of a challenge with Echo. Trail was fairly icy, Echo was excited and pulling this way and that - but, able to keep my balance across the traverse.


















Echo plowing through the snow.
















Nice shot snow on the trees.











No booties on this beagle!!!

Rose City Classic Dog Show -- Jan 22, 2011

Echo entered the Rose City Classic (http://rosecityclassic.org/) in Rally Obedience Novice A, here in Portland. Amazingly, he picked up a qualifying score on 90, not bad for our very first competition. Big thanx to Janet Kautz at TeamBeagle for helping out & for the post on the teamBeagle blog.




The judges sheet






& the qualifying pup:















1st video, shot by Lynne:





Here is another video, different angle, shot by my son.