This past long weekend, we celebrated Ryan’s birthday! Coincidentally his birthday, my birthday and Kona’s Gotcha Day typically fall on long weekends – me and Kona’s during MLK Day and Ryan’s during Juneteenth. I’m grateful for the extra day to not only honor those who fought for freedom, justice and equality, but to also unplug…
Summer is almost here! Which means it’s time to start planning some summer road trips to visit national parks! We’re continuing to celebrate this year’s National Park Week (April 22-30, 2023) theme of “Your Park Story” by sharing our special connections with national parks since adopting Kona. While it seems natural to allow dogs to…
Well, here we are, again, with our next set of back-to-back atmospheric rivers in 2023. Apparently we’ve already seen at least 11 of them this winter season! I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life and have never experienced this much chilly, damp weather. While my natural instinct is to stay indoors and burrito…
Without a doubt, the best neighborhood of holiday lights in the South Bay — and possibly even in the entire Bay Area — is in Willow Glen, a charming community centrally located in San Jose. It is a MUST SEE for us every holiday season. And not just once or even twice. This year we…
We took a day trip up to Half Moon Bay the weekend before Halloween to visit dog friendly pumpkin patches in search of a pumpkin for us to carve. And of course, a day trip to Half Moon Bay wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t also include eating delicious seafood, hiking along a coastal trail,…
Montalvo Arts Center, also known by locals as Villa Montalvo, is a unique experience located in the hills of Saratoga that you and your dog won’t want to miss. This former estate of Senator James Phelan is now a 175-acre public park with dog friendly activities like hiking through redwood forests, picnicking on…
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is one of the only California state parks where dogs are allowed to adventure beyond parking lots, picnic areas, and campgrounds. I worried the redwood forest experience would be a thing of the past for us after adopting Kona since…
The dog friendly Los Gatos Creek trail begins at Lexington Reservoir and follows the Los Gatos Creek for nearly 16 miles through Downtown Los Gatos, Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos Creek County Park, Downtown Campbell and San Jose, where it connects with the…