Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hiking and backpacking blog
Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a local hike that me and my dad took the day before the coronavirus restrictions were put in place. We walked from our door so that we could get some exercise and to investigate our local area while the sun was shining. We had arrived … Continue reading Runcorn – a local walk
Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on a hike that I took with my dad in February 2019. We didn’t write blogs way back then but, my dad has lots of photographs from our hikes and a sketchy memory. On this day we took a drive to Llangollen to hike to Castell … Continue reading Creigiau Eglwyseg & Castell Dinas Bran – 6/2/19
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on our latest adventure. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions being in place we decided to have an adventure on our doorstep. Literally, on our doorstep. This was the first hike that we had done without driving to somewhere, usually hundreds of miles away. This was … Continue reading Our Gate Adventure
For a reason unknown to me I have been suspended from Facebook for 2 days. I posted my final day's blog about the Great Glen Way and somebody commented that I should not be there. I politely pointed out that the hike was completed before coronavirus restrictions were in place. I can only assume that … Continue reading Facebook
Day 7 - Creag Dhearg to Inverness Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on day 7 of our Great Glen Way hike. We had a good sleep overnight in the protection of the trees in our tent. The wind had been gusting in the pines but, our tent was well sheltered. … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 7 – 15/3/20
Day 6 - Drumnadrochit to Creag Dhearg Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 6 of our Great Glen Way hike. We had spent the previous night in the comfort of the Bridge Suite in Invermoriston after being brought back from Drumnadrochit by Tom and Pat, the owners. The plan … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 6 – 14/3/20
Day 5 - Invermoriston to Dumnadrochit Hello people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 5 of our Great Glen Way hike. After the zero day on day 4 of our trip it was time to make some headway into our trip. We had slept like proverbial logs during the night … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 5 – 13/3/20
Day 4 - Fort Augustus to Invermoriston ?! Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 4 of our Great Glen Way hike. We were camping in Fort Augustus at the Loch Ness Highland Resort campsite. Unbelievably, we were the only visitors to the site. All the lodges were empty … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 4 – 12/3/20
Day 3 - Laggan Locks to Fort Augustus Hello people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker again reporting on day 3 of our Great Glen Way hike. We both had a reasonable sleep overnight despite of the sound of the wind rushing across Loch Lochy and through the pines. We had been protected from the … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 3 – 11/3/20
Day 2 - Gairlochy to Laggan Locks Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day two of mine and my dad’s Great Glen Way hike. Our first day consisted of a flat 10.5 mile hike mostly along the side of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Gairlochy. We wild … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 2 – 10/3/20
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