Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
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
Hello again people. Joe the Cocker here. After this morning’s hike around Llyn Ogwen and Cwm Idwal we decided to visit another one of our favourite places while we were in the area. After we had eaten our lunch, as we sat in the car admiring the view over Llyn Ogwen and up to Pen … Continue reading Aber Falls from Abergwyngregyn
Hello humans and pooches. Joe the Cocker back again reporting on another day hiking with my human dad or ‘hudad’. Today we were going to one of our favourite areas. We were off to Snowdonia to hike a couple of our best loved low-level walks in North Wales. The weather forecast was in our favour. … Continue reading Cwm Idwal and Llyn Ogwen
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
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