Go back to British Chalk.
Oregon coast.
Since this is a family-heavy climbing trip write-up anyway, thought we’d start things off with a Benny-centric weekend we had in Oregon 3 days before setting off for the UK. There was some guilt on our part since we were planning to leave our pup behind on what would normally be a long family outing to the mountains. And so we did a nice 12 mile day hike up Battle Ax Mountain in the Oregon Cascades on Saturday (with the highlight being a swimming session in Twin Lakes) followed by some Oregon coast canine shenanigans on Sunday.
Photos
Come on let’s go, let’s go. Battle Ax Mountain-bound (June 2018).
Stick crazy (June 2018).
Shirley, Benny, and Jefferson (June 2018).
Summit of Battle Ax Mountain (June 2018).
Benny on the summit and in his element (June 2018).
Summit of Battle Ax Mountain (June 2018).
Benny’s motto when it comes to sticks is “the bigger, the better”…likes it when they fight back (July 2018).
Descending via the “backside” ridge off of Battle Ax Mountain & heading towards Twin Lakes (June 2018).
Indian paintbrush (June 2018).
Shirley & Benny (June 2018).
Rhododendrons in bloom (June 2018).
What could be better than a swim in an alpine lake. Nothing!!
Where’s the stick??!
Swimming it up in Twin Lakes (June 2018).
Benito (June 2018).
Loving life (June 2018).
Benny (June 2018).
Twin Lakes (June 2018).
A tired mutt (July 2018).
Benny living it up (chasing large sticks) on the Oregon coast (July 2018).
Launching (July 2018).
The young dog and the sea (July 2018).
Oregon Coast (July 2018).
A tired pup (July 2018).
Shirley, Benny and the Pacific Ocean (July 2018).
Both of our right shoulders have become overly developed since we have adopted Benny (July 2018).
Have stick, will travel (July 2018).
Go to The Approach.
Go back to British Chalk.