Thomas Creek Trail

A couple weekends I took Levi for a local hike in Reno called "Thomas Creek Trail."  I was hoping that with the nice weather and the lower elevation that most of the snow would have melted.  What I hadn't expected was that it would still be really wet and muddy.  It was a nice hike, and had a good mix of the mountains and pines and the desert and sagebrush.

Muddy boy!!!

Hidden Falls Regional Park

Since moving to Reno, Levi and I have started taking agility lessons again back with the trainer we were going to in Davis.  I had hoped to find someone good that was in the Reno area but apparently the only trainers in this area just train for NADAC and not AKC or USDAA.  Since it is such a drive to go for lessons, we only go about once a month.  I also try to plan other outings while we are in the area to make the drive worthwhile.  Last month after our lesson we went for a hike at "Hidden Falls Regional Park" in Auburn, CA.  It was really crowded and was more of a walking trail than a hike, but it was nice to be out in nature.

Snowshoeing Tahoe Meadows

One weekend that I had off in January I decided to take Levi up to Tahoe to go snowshoeing.  He LOVES the snow, so I try to get him out to frolic in it as often as I can.  It was a beautiful day so there were quite a few other people out snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and sledding.  Tahoe Meadows is so large though that it didn't feel overly crowded.

Trip to Incline Village

In January I had a 5 day veterinary continuing education meeting in Incline Village, NV.  My best friend, Alicia, flew to NV for the conference as well so it was part learning and part reunion/vacation.  The conference was at the Hyatt which was dog friendly so I was able to bring Levi along for the trip.  He took to the accommodations quite well ;-).

We had a picnic lunch at this beach not too far from the hotel our first day.

Our patio - easy access to go out to go potty.

Levi felt right at home

There was a nice 3 mile walking path out from the hotel along what is known as "Billionaires Row".  It was fun to walk along and look at all of the beautiful homes.  We found this cute bench along the path.

On one of the days, the conference only had lectures in the morning so we drove the 2+ hour drive down to Davis for the rest of the day to visit some family and friends.  It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day in Davis.  We enjoyed walking on our old greenbelt and even took a trip by our old house.  It brought back a lot of good memories.

Finley and Levi

On our last full day in Incline Village we kind of stumbled upon a really neat hike just a couple blocks from the hotel.  There were beautiful views of the lake and even some snow for Levi to roll around in.

Levi and Alicia

It was a great trip and it was sad to say goodbye to Alicia at the end, but Levi and I were both so happy to have gotten to spend an amazing week with her.