Hiking with Dogs, Bryce Melissa Everett Laggis Hiking with Dogs, Bryce Melissa Everett Laggis

A time for an isolation hike... but with dogs

It’s spring in Alaska. And you wouldn’t know it to look at the snow still on the ground. This winter gave us more snow than I’ve seen in well over a decade… and I have loved its visit. But the sun is returning and our days are getting longer. The snow is starting to melt, too slowly. I know though, like a guest who sometimes overstays her welcome, so too, the snow will eventually leave.It was to these mounds and mounds of snow that my thoughts went when I woke up in the early hours of the day. Bryce and Jupiter were at the end of their patience with the COVID-19 home isolation imposed upon their daily routines. I smiled to myself as I declared this day a day of play.

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Play, Gratitude, Dog Shows, Bryce, Kluane, Pali Melissa Everett Laggis Play, Gratitude, Dog Shows, Bryce, Kluane, Pali Melissa Everett Laggis

The Dog Days of Summer: 5 Highlights from our Poodle Summer

First, the heat! Alaska has experienced record breaking heat all summer long. And if the records were only barely broken. If the heat index had registered only a smidgen above what is normal for Alaska summers… maybe I wouldn’t be so worried. But the records that were broken were not gently tapped with the butt of a butter knife until cracks could be seen. Nope. Instead, these records were smashed. Demolished with a massive hammer that left nothing intact. What old heat index records? There are no old records here!

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