Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after an overnight camping trip. We are planning a backpacking trip shortly in a remote part of Scotland, and my human wanted to do a dry run to check all our winter kit out. We decided to stay fairly close to home so we could abandon … Continue reading Carrog overnight camp
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after I have just taken my human for one of our regular walks. This time, it was after some overnight snowfall. We have written about this walk before so I have instructed my human to not waffle keep the chat to a minimum. So, here are … Continue reading Ruabon rural in snow
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. My human and I have been walking locally a lot lately. We recently published a blog about our walk along the Afon Eitha or River Eitha as it passed through Ruabon. This time we thought that we would follow the course of the same river as … Continue reading Penycae – following the Afon Eitha
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a walk around Ruabon with my human. My human wanted to create a 'Then and Now' blog highlighting how Ruabon has changed over the years. He has credited the owners of the original photos where possible. He is unsure where some of the originals came … Continue reading Ruabon / Rhiwabon – Then and Now
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here, following up on our first days visit to Northumberland with my human assistant. We had a lot planned for our second day, so we were up early for our hour long drive to Blyth to meet Dave, my dads friend. A lovely still, fresh morning greeted … Continue reading North East England visit – Day 2
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a short visit to North East England with my human. We went to visit my dad's friend Dave, who lives in Blyth, a bit north of Newcastle. My human picked a Shepherd's Hut for us to stay in for two nights. The drive to the … Continue reading North East England visit – Day 1
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a short walk of discovery. Me and my human live only a short distance from Weston Rhyn, a small village just over the border into England. While he was scouring the Internet for inspiration for nearby ancient standing stones and stone circles, he came across … Continue reading The Temple at Weston Rhyn
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after another local walk around Ruabon. We decided to follow the course of the Afon Eitha as it meanders through the village. On this occasion, we decided to just include the length of the river that runs within the boundaries of the village. We started our … Continue reading Ruabon – following the Afon Eitha
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. On my walk with my human this morning, he stopped every few yards to take photographs. He's no photographs, but he tries. Bless him! It was a sunny October morning after a spell of heavy rain with a storm forecast for the next day. This is … Continue reading Ruabon / Rhiwabon Autumn
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. My friend in Blyth, in the north east of England, near the Arctic Circle 🥶🥶, has created another masterpiece. I think that you will all agree that I look amazing, as I do in real life! Here's a link to his website where he sells his … Continue reading New portrait
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