Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Just take the photo Dad! Hello people. Joe the Cocker here again. Today was Groundhog Day for me and my human dad. Just like yesterday we had been to the park in the morning but when my dad asked if I wanted to go for a walk after lunch I leaped into action. He says … Continue reading Delamere and Old Pale Heights
Ha! He is wearing his tee shirt! Hello again humans. It’s Joe the Cocker reporting on a saunter on a winter midweek afternoon. My dad had already taken me to the park in the morning so that I could blow off some steam. We spent an hour chasing my big red ball until the rain … Continue reading Whitemoor Trail
Blencathra Hello again humans. It’s Joe the Cocker here reporting on another one of my hikes with my human dad or hudad as I call him behind his back. I have been wondering when we would be getting back into the mountains and this was our first attempt since November when we had to turn … Continue reading Blencathra
Acton Bridge swing bridge Hi humans. Joe the Cocker here again. This is my first blog of a new year. Of a new decade. It was mine and my hudad’s New Year’s Day walk. Yes, hudad. I love that word. I know that it is not a real word but it should be. I learnt … Continue reading Weaver Way loop
Hello people. It’s Joe the Cocker again. I have just been out for another hike with my human dad. Or should I say we went for a bimble on a local trail. I love that word. It even sounds leisurely and slow. It was to be our only long walk between Christmas and New Year. … Continue reading Wirral Way
Hello again humans. It’s Joe the Cocker here. Me and my human dad have recently been hiking again. Here is my report on our outing. My dad is typing it again for me because I am still waiting for a genius to invent a paw-friendly keyboard so that I can write my own blog. My … Continue reading Longendale Trail
Hello again humans. It’s Joe the Cocker again with another hiking blog. We decided to head for Derbyshire on a cold but dry Sunday morning. It was forecast to be another brief break in the otherwise wet weather. Sunday isn’t our preferred day for hiking because everywhere tends to be busier than on a weekday. … Continue reading Derwent and Howden reservoirs
Whitegate Station Hello everyone, it’s Joe the Cocker here. This week we decided to take it easy. Our hike was a simple one. We walked the Whitegate Way, out and back. That’s approximately twelve and a half miles on an easy path. It is on a disused railway line and so it is more or … Continue reading Whitegate Way
Hello again humans. Joe the Cocker Spaniel here again. This hike was a bit of a change for me and my human dad. We (by that I mean my dad) decided to go to the Peak District where we don’t go to often enough. We (he!) decided to go on a Sunday which we don’t … Continue reading Mam Tor and the Great Ridge
Hello people. It’s Joe the Cocker here again. There was a short break in the weather on 21st November 2019 so me and my human dad decided to drive to Snowdonia to do another hike. The day’s plan was to do a circular route from Capel Curig to Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd. The weather … Continue reading Llyn Crafnant and Geirionydd from Capel Curig
Joe the Cocker's Hikes 