New Hiker in Training
With our 2 older dogs passing this year, the remaining pup is in good enough shape for hiking so we've started back on a few easier trails to see how she handles the hike and to address any training issues before we're out in the woods. For a start we headed to a park on the river, limited elevation but 3.5 miles so a good test for distance.
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Champoeg is one of the early settlements in Oregon that was wiped off the map by flood. They marked out the original streets to show where the town stood.
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A beautiful river today but I've seen enough rivers flood their banks that I'm ok living on dry land and visiting the river.
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The last early structure standing. Restoration work was done in the 90's to restore it to its original condition.
On a bright note, Maggie did great on her really long walk and slept the whole way home. In fact, she slept most of the rest of the evening so we'll have a bit more work getting her shaped up for a bigger trip.
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