April 12th Indian winter adventure

Aloha winter,
It's back!! With up to six inches in Empire pass, our Indian winter is in full force. I made up the Indian winter, but hey, if we have an Indian summer, why not an Indian winter?? Better late than never for our water and trees and such. Not so good for the ski resorts but who cares anymore at this point, we just want spring and summer to get off to a great start this year!! We were robbed of our spring last year and I personally would like to enjoy this one on my bike and paddle board. Of course it is snowing as I write this and in all honestly makes me happy in a goofy weird way. Let's face it my friends, we need the water for such things as hero dirt for biking full lakes and streams for SUPing and beautiful flowers and trees for us all to enjoy. The dogs were out of their minds with excitement to see the return of the white stuff, like a drug babe, getting high on the big fat flakes!! It was breathtakingly beautiful on the mountains and frosty trees once we made it to Bonanza flats where the dogs were even more JACKED UP! I love their energy and it makes me happy to see so much simple joy in these amazing creatures of god. Animals are the answer along with trees.
Peace. Schwaby

April 10th Pinebrook adventure

Josie goin' for the stick!!

Zoey with the pull away fake.

Roxy the otter.


Aloha,
This was a funky day indeed with the warm temperatures, lack of snow at this time of year, and mud, mud and more mud. We all know that this was not the most exciting winter we have had in many years and some of us were disappointed. But I have to say the sunny days were much more abundant than last and quite honestly, the hiking was great! I would have liked to have skied more with my furry friends but what da hay, we get what we get. I would not recommend this hike right now with the way the trails were looking and we did not see anyone else except for a few dogs down by the pond of Gorgoza park. Sasha and Josie (Boxer and Pit bull Terrier) are getting along nicely with the pack and seem to be having a blast. It always takes a few adventures for most dogs to totally settle in with the pack and feel comfortable following a new pack leader. We really like these two and their mom and hope they stick around for the spring session.
Schwaby Tip. Recess- When your dogs are just hanging around you, doing things on their own, wandering off into the neighborhood frequently on their own, lacking direction from their pack leaders. If we are not giving our dogs directions throughout the day and they are making their own decisions most of the time, this can lead them to making poor decisions , aggression and much more. Teaching and working with your dog is on going all the time, not in sessions. If we give them directions and jobs, they are using their brains and working for and with us. This makes them happy and relaxed (calm submissive) making for a better balanced dog. It is important for the pack leader to be calm assertive when giving directions!! Your dogs will learn to love, trust and respect you more and you in turn will do the same with them. Balance.....we are all looking for it.
Namaste' Michael

April 9th adventure

Shyanne is the grey Weimaraner

Aloha,
I have been slacking big time this week with my blog, please accept my apology and I will do a better job in the future. Mondays hike was up the 24/7 trail starting at the intersection of the East canyon road on the lower Jeremy Ranch road. You can get to Mormon flats via the dirt road heading northwest. The trail was mostly dry on this day up until the first photo which was taken on the Flying Dog trail that is north facing, it looked to be very wet and muddy so we turned around which we needed to do anyway. The front side like I said was great and one could probably do most of the south and southwest facing terrain hiking and biking. If I had not introduced Shyanne to you all yet, she is the Weimaraner that stayed with us for a week while Mo's sisters family was on spring break. It was nice to have a dog in our house even though Jazzy was not thrilled about it. The two did start getting along towards the last day. I am excited about riding my bike after a day like this.
Namaste'
Schwabydog

April 5th and 6th adventures

Aloha
Seeing our Daly moose friends is always a joy and I am in awe of these beautiful creatures. Jasper and Roxy were getting a closer look at these two, and Jasper decided to try and get even closer and mama moose gave him a quick charge and he realized that he was way out of his league.
Daly's trails are mostly covered with snow and the main road is mostly dry. It will be goopy very soon.
On our second hike of the day we skied up into White Pine canyon and the snow was very fast!! My form was really bad and I struggled to slow down. Those skinny skis are SCARY when your hauling ass and falling was not an option because it hurts. Other than a group of snowmobilers, we had the place all to ourselves. I think the skis may be going away for the year.
Friday was awesome with the little snow that dropped, felt like winter again and we rallied down the Ontario by pass trail onto the Empire link trail. The snow was nice and firm and the temp was a cool 30 degrees with light snow. Great way to end the week.
Life is good. Schwaby

April 3rd adventures in Round Valley

We found this random water hole while running on the game trails

Aloha,
Now this place is ready for riding and I am sooo pumped up, especially since we are living right next to the trails. Lets get this spring party started!!
Ride on! Schwaby

April 3rd adventures

Aloha,
We have two new members in our pack!! Sasha and Josie, the Boxer and small Pit Bull are joining us for the spring session and were loving our adventure with their new friends in Empire pass. They fit right in and the rest of the gang welcomed them with open paws. What a gorgeous day up there, another one of our favorite adventure spots and the road is totally dry on the approach with plenty of snow to hike and snowshoe and up higher probably ok skiing. We did a small loop around Empire ridge and am excited for the 17th when the whole resort will be open again to my pack and me!! Yeah babe!! Peace out. Schwaby

April 2nd Summit Park adventure

Aloha,
Even Summit Parks snow is going fast but it is still quite nice and there is enough to hike on, no skiing or riding, sorry. Lets just get on the mt. bike train and winter be over!! My good friend Ian and his sweet dog Kaya joined us today for our fun adventure. We had an awesome pack today with high energy and great attitudes. There are a few dirt and mud patches on the sunny sides but in the trees the snow remains. Always an awesome place to be, I highly recommend this one to you and your dogs, just make sure you go by the 3 C's clean courteous and considerate.
Peace...Michael