tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post2034060371503781923..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Keep Moving Those LegsElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-56151747595345530412009-08-13T10:58:49.262-07:002009-08-13T10:58:49.262-07:00Well, the other side of this is that I'm horri...Well, the other side of this is that I'm horribly spoiled. Plenty of beautiful hiking, biking and skiing trails are just 40-60 minutes drive so 2 hours for me seems like an ordeal.<br /><br />And yeah, agility is definitely more tiring/draining than hiking. Funny how that works. Darn dogs.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-10014984923960260852009-08-13T09:13:49.786-07:002009-08-13T09:13:49.786-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816550162486832524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-21824337176047593172009-08-13T09:13:26.946-07:002009-08-13T09:13:26.946-07:00For Yosemite it's worth it to me.
Though my li...For Yosemite it's worth it to me.<br />Though my limit is somewhere around 4 one way. For agility, I usually limit it to 2 hour day trips and that's if I'm only doing one day of the weekend, because psychologically agility seems much more involved that just driving somewhere gorgeous and hiking or skiing up and down something.<br /><br />The cool thing about doing slightly outrageous day trips is that you get to lovely places a lot more often, instead of saying "someday ..."Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816550162486832524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-72872702297599594732009-08-13T08:04:55.808-07:002009-08-13T08:04:55.808-07:00Typically the longest I'll drive for an agilit...Typically the longest I'll drive for an agility show is 2 1/4 hours and I'll go to maybe 2-3 of the 5 that are that distance. Mayyybe once a year I'll go out of state for a 6-9 hour drive but if I do that I try to make it into a mini-vacation. Sure there are hardcore people that travel 7-9 hours several times a year to do USDAA but not me. Most trials I do range from 20 minutes to 1 hour drive. And if I did AKC I could probably trial several times a month and drive 40-70 minutes.<br /><br />Even when I go biking/hiking in the mountains the most I'll go one way in a day is 2 1/4 hours or so. Anything longer is an overnight stay because I'm too tired to drive home.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-6928814418767484552009-08-12T13:08:15.566-07:002009-08-12T13:08:15.566-07:00Elayne, don't you often drive that much in a d...Elayne, don't you often drive that much in a day for agiity? Oh, wll, maybe just one way in one day. I get the impression that CO agility events are more greatly disbursed than here.<br /><br />Yeah, it's a LOT of driving for one day. For me, the saving factor is usually having someone to talk to. Which I won't have the last hour on the way home. <br /><br />Well, it's an adventure. Last time I did a 1-day Yosemite trip was probably in the '80s. And we didn't do much hiking at all, as it was winter and everything was snowed in. Threw snowballs, looked at the scenery, ate at the Ahwahnee, went home.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-80106108668044161122009-08-12T12:31:22.285-07:002009-08-12T12:31:22.285-07:00She won't have to drive much unless she wants ...She won't have to drive much unless she wants to. Though agility people are experts at distance driving. We're not Ice Road Truckers, but we do ok.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816550162486832524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-5659237848330917472009-08-12T12:17:26.636-07:002009-08-12T12:17:26.636-07:00Never mind the hiking, all that driving sounds exh...Never mind the hiking, all that driving sounds exhausting.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-74641015949732090302009-08-11T16:15:16.092-07:002009-08-11T16:15:16.092-07:00That's EXACTLY what I was talking about. Glaci...That's EXACTLY what I was talking about. Glacier Point's a trivial pursuit in comparison.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-73608394967339976952009-08-11T15:25:24.491-07:002009-08-11T15:25:24.491-07:00Hello? The valley is at 4000'
Glacier Point i...Hello? The valley is at 4000'<br />Glacier Point is at 7274'.<br />Lots of air there.<br />Sentinel Dome is just starting to get up there at 8122'.<br /><br />The other hike I was suggesting was the eastern entrance gate at 10,000' up to Mt Dana at a light headed 13,061'Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816550162486832524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-78427469385799902482009-08-11T15:08:21.057-07:002009-08-11T15:08:21.057-07:00Wouldn't that be "stoking," not &quo...Wouldn't that be "stoking," not "honing"? I think I just need a new metaphor entirely. Preferably something involving sugar and fat.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-26099136579591771292009-08-11T15:05:05.150-07:002009-08-11T15:05:05.150-07:00You can still use "hone" in a metaphore....You can still use "hone" in a metaphore. Try honing the cylinders of your powerful agility engine. :-)<br /><br />Problem is, there's not a whole lot of air at 12,000 ft to fill the cylinders of your powerful agility engine.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247975595586748410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-90947212048457118862009-08-11T14:57:50.025-07:002009-08-11T14:57:50.025-07:00You've got to be kidding--you're blithely ...You've got to be kidding--you're blithely tossing off ideas about driving up to 8000 feet, hiking up another 4 or 5000 feet and back down the same day, and you think *I'M* going to leave *YOU* in the dust?Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-87240157352882423652009-08-11T14:46:29.193-07:002009-08-11T14:46:29.193-07:00OMG you are so totally going to leave me in the du...OMG you are so totally going to leave me in the dust. I'm in phys therapy for my hip and am taking it easy and not exercising hard. <br /><br />I will do some inclined treadmill sessions but that's probably about it besides dog walks.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816550162486832524noreply@blogger.com