by justbeingbing | Sep 30, 2021 | British Cream Golden Retrievers, Hiking, Summer 2021, Traveling with your dog
Hiking Dreams This past year I have envisioned hiking through the mountains and forests, and along lakes and streams throughout the American West as part of my 7,000+ mile summer road trip. In the baby stages of planning, tucked in my little Central Pennsylvania...
by justbeingbing | Sep 9, 2019 | Americana, Breckenridge, British Cream Golden Retrievers, Colorado Road trip 2019, Hiking, Uncategorized, White golden retrievers
I’ve been incredibly fortunate to travel as much as I have in my adult life, and hopefully I’m just getting started. This summer my golden retriever puppy, Lexi, and I spent a blissful three weeks traversing a good chunk of the US of A, from...
by justbeingbing | Aug 5, 2019 | Americana, Breckenridge, British Cream Golden Retrievers, Colorado Road trip 2019, Freedom, Hiking, Journey, White golden retrievers
Home with a view I’m having a stare-down with the blank page in front of me. Its lack of personality and imagination does not inspire. In my mind, however, swirl vibrant and rich memories of a week spent upwards of 10,000 feet above sea level, breathing in...
by justbeingbing | Jul 19, 2019 | Americana, Camping, Colorado Road trip 2019, Freedom, Hiking, hipcamp, Journey, Road trip with your dog, White golden retrievers
All my cross-country driving hadn’t prepared me for the rush of being on top of the world at our hip-camp site in Canon City, Colorado. I am mesmerized as I sit here in front of my roaring campfire, crackling now and again with the occasional spit of rain...
by justbeingbing | Jul 6, 2019 | Americana, British Cream Golden Retrievers, Colorado Road trip 2019, Freedom, Hiking
I’m learning that on every trip, there will be moments that throw me out of my comfort zone and cause me to scramble a bit, pray harder, and just meet the anxiety head on and deal with it. To be sure, I’ve already had a few of those this week, and...
by justbeingbing | Jul 4, 2019 | Americana, Colorado Road trip 2019, Freedom, Hiking, Road trip with your dog, Solo female travel, White golden retrievers, women
Girl power. Yup, it’s a real thing, though I’m technically past what most may consider my “girl” years. It may only be night #2 of “Bing and Lexi’s Wild West Adventure”, but I’m feeling pretty accomplished at the...