Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hiking in Snowdonia
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a day travelling around the Llyn Peninsula coastal roads. We were staying in a holiday cottage in Talsarnau, just outside of Porthmadog. The cottage has an amazing view across the Afon Dwyryd to Portmeirion. We set off at 8:30 am. so that we could have … Continue reading Llŷn Peninsula / Pen Llŷn
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a short break near Porthmadog in North Wales. Me and my human stayed in a cottage in Eryri (Snowdonia) for a few nights. On our first day, we made a short trip to Harlech. We have published a blog about the castle area recently, so … Continue reading Harlech Beach / Traeth Harlech
Hello again, people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here, reporting about our recent and chilly visit to Harlech Castle. It was literally a freezing morning that my human decided to drag me out of the comfort of my bed. This was not a hike but rather a short bimble around Harlech and an al fresco … Continue reading Harlech Castle / Castell Harlech
Hi again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on another short walk that I finally persuaded my human to drive me to. The weather was amazing for early December. It was cold, dry, and sunny with only a slight breeze. We have always loved this area, but we have never walked on the … Continue reading Barmouth / Y Bermo Panorama Walk
Hi again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here to tell you about an easy hike that me and my human walked in August. We chose an easy one because my human is trying to regain some fitness after having an iffy knee for a couple of years. It was an out and back walk … Continue reading Lon Gwyfrai – Beddgelert to Rhyd Ddu
Hi people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting about a hike that I did with my human dad last winter. My human always seems to drag me into the hills when the weather is iffy. On this occasion, it was blowing a hooley. Forty miles per hour winds with 60 mph gusts. It was … Continue reading Cregennan Lakes or Llynnau Cregennan
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. While the humans are restricted, we are staying in our local area for exercise. We love to hike in the hills and especially in North Wales. So, while we are reminiscing about our previous hikes, we decided to produce a short pictorial quiz about some of … Continue reading North Wales Quiz – The answers
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here to tell you about our recent mini adventure. The weather forecast was good for a few days so we thought that we would take advantage of it and nip to West Wales for a couple of days. Sunshine, light winds, no rain were all the positives. … Continue reading Mawddach Trail
Hi people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on my first mountain climb. I had hiked up a few hills before this attempt but, these weren’t tall enough to be classified as mountains. Our attempt to climb Snowdon started on 9th October 2018. I was 18 months old when my dad decided that I … Continue reading Snowdon
Good morning people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again after a chilly night in the tent. Don’t get me wrong, me and the big feller were toasty in our sleeping bags. Mine is a fleece sleeping bag liner, doubled over and it keeps me nice and warm. We spent the night at Llyn Gwynant … Continue reading Aberglaslyn Pass, Cwm Bychan & Beddgelert
Joe the Cocker's Hikes 