Harleys, Rocky Gorge & Mt. Sabattus

Looking for a run in, head out on the highway. Looking for ADVENTURE, in whatever comes my way.......Yes I was "Born to be Wild"!!!!!!!!!
In this case, we went to a memorial ride for one of my Mom's good friend. His sister puts on the annual ride and I got to sit on her Harley Davidson..."BIG DOG" (Boss Hog) for the day. The BBQ after was awesome. This dog went to bed with a full belly of BBQ chicken....yum. Thank you "auntie" Rita, for everything.
Sunday morning we woke up in Crawford Notch at the base of Franklin cliffs (we climbed them a few weeks ago on the Ripley Falls loop we did.) A morning drive took us past some cool vistas. We could see the observatory on Mt. Washington through the morning cloud bank.We continued on to Rocky Gorge, on the Swift river. We cooked breakfast early, then took a walk up the river. Very, very pretty. And not a soul around anywhere..

Afternoon found us "sprinting" up Mt. Sabattus in Lovell, Maine. I was on a chipmunk chasing mission....Mom and Dad were just trying to keep up! It was a beautiful afternoon for a hike. And we were rewarded on the top with stunning views and a really cool park bench to sit on. This is where we ate a late lunch. Awww a nice relaxing Sunday. Even adventure dogs like a break on a hot summers day.

We found a big, really big....HUGE chunk of quartz on the way down the mountain. Mom and I climbed up on it. It was kinda cold and slippery....really cool!!!! The loop trail took us quickly back down to the van. Of course we had taken the long, steep way up.

I have had a lot of new friends join me here on my blog. I hope you are all enjoying coming along as you follow me and my folks on our adventures....much more to come.

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Magalloway, Umbagog & the Androscoggin

Another weekend adventure full of water and wildlife for me, Moxie,and my folks. Our voyage began with a long paddle down the Magalloway river,across the Maine border and into NH. It was a sunny and hot day with a strong headwind. Mom and Dad worked hard paddling, even though we were going down river. The scenery all around us was so beautiful and the smell of spruce in the air tickled my little dog nose.

Then it happened.......we came around a corner and low and behold, a cow moose out for a morning river crossing. She swam right in front of us. I was not afraid...I am "Moxie,Adventure Dog" but as it came out of the water I realized it was more than just a head...much more! Big ole moose..... Wow......woof!

Then a huge Blue heron walked up the side of the river, and took flight right above our head.....still fearless!

The Magalloway flows into Lake Umbagog and we were greeted by the resident otter as we paddled into the national Wildlife refuge,so void of human mayhem and so full of wildlife. We even found a couple of rocks with Pyrite (fool's gold) in them. A long 21 mile paddle took us through the lake and down the Androscoggin river which turned into a night paddle...bats and all!

I took a quick afternoon nap as Mom and Dad cooked dinner and we all snuggled into the tent for a well deserved good nights sleep.

Sunday..Happy Fathers Day to my Dad. We took the long way home, slow scenic drive. We just love the Great North Woods.

Lake Mooselookmeguntic & Bald Mt.

Our adventure started this weekend with a dinner of fresh dug clams that we brought from the coast and steamed pond side as the sky treated us to another gorgeous sunset.....yes this adventure dog loves clams!

Continuing our drive north after dinner, then we slept in the van and woke to a weekend full of beautiful flowers, scenery and wildlife. We watched a porcupine climb a tree, a mother partridge helping her babies across the road and a woodpecker "drill" into a tree for his dinner. We also saw a Canadian goose enjoying a swim. (click on pictures to enlarge)

On Saturday morning we put the canoe into Lake Mooselookmeguntic and paddled completely around Toothaker Island. A couple of weeks ago we were at the Height of the land watching the sun set over this island. Mom got pictures back up to the very road we were on...pretty cool.

We followed some moose tracks on the beach. The tracks were big enough for this little dog to fall into!

We found a few plants and water bugs that we have not yet identified....any guesses anyone??

The day was not complete without a hike up a mountain. We chose Bald Mountain. A short hike up to a fire tower with stunning views back down on the lake we spent the day paddling.

Sunday brought a whole day of flowers and butterflies. The wild lupine are out this week and we were drunk with the smell and beauty, miles and miles of multicolored lupine..wicked cool!

Our weekend ended on another high note. We stopped at the Pontook Dam on the Androscoggin River to watch some fly fisherman. When along came a group of rafters, headed down to run the river. They all loved me....I put on my best "cute" face. They passed me around and I got to ride on the leaders shoulder. Turns out they own Muddy Paws Kennel and run rafting and year round sled dog rides. For all you fellow adventurers, check them out for what looks like an awesome adventure......www.dogslednh.com What a great group of people.

A long scenic drive home, another fulfilling Moxie adventure weekend.

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