Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hiking and backpacking in Cheshire
Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on a VERY windy local hike. We quite often drive to the Acton Bridge area in Cheshire because the walking is pleasant along the River Weaver and Weaver Navigation. While we have been in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic we have only walked from … Continue reading Bartington, Dutton Locks, River Weaver
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a local hike in the hills around the town next door to where we live. The only hill we had climbed lately was the wooden hill to Bedfordshire! We had already been for a walk in the park in the morning. I managed to … Continue reading Frodsham and Helsby Hills
Hello again people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here. My human dad didn’t feel like taking me on a hike on this day so, I had to do a little bit of gentle persuasion. I started off by staring at him. I built it up to the odd high-pitched whine. Then I went a … Continue reading Burton on the Dee Estuary
Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a stormy eleven miles around Grappenhall, Appleton Thorn, Walton and Stretton in the Cheshire countryside. Storm Dennis hadn’t affected this area anywhere near as severely as other parts of the North-West. The high winds were still causing problems though and the odd shower was forecast … Continue reading Appleton Thorn, Grappenhall, Walton & Stretton
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a short hike around Dunham Massey. We had a few hours to spare and so instead of a walk in the park or around our local streets we jumped into the car and drove to a nearby stately home. Dunham Massey Hall, a National … Continue reading Dunham Massey
Hello again humans and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here reporting on a Sunday morning hike in the glorious Cheshire countryside. There was drizzle in the air but apart from that it looked like it would be a good day for a country stroll. Where should we go to? My human dad had a look … Continue reading Great Budworth & Arley Hall
Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on an afternoon in the Cheshire countryside. I was feeling restless after playing in the park in the morning. Every time my dad moved a limb I was watching him like a hawk so he finally gave in to me and asked me if I … Continue reading Marbury and Anderton
Hello people and pooches. Its Joe the Cocker here again reporting on another hike with my human dad or hudad as I call him. On, yet another overcast damp day, me and my dad went for a fairly local hike. Tatton Park is only a thirty minute drive from home. We hadn’t planned this hike … Continue reading Tatton Park
Delamere Station cafe Hello humans and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a muddy, muddy hike with my human dad. We are waiting for the weather to pick up so that we can overnight camp in Snowdonia. Unfortunately, the recent weather and the forecast for the next week or so is yukky. My dad … Continue reading The Baker Way
Hello again humans. Joe the Cocker here reporting on an impromptu local walk with the old feller. Storm Brendan had passed but, later in the day, more high winds and rain was forecast so, we decided to squeeze a short local hike in. Yesterday we walked the Whitegate Way in Cheshire again. It was another … Continue reading Sutton Greenway & Dream
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