Rebel Rock, Oregon's Hidden Treasure
DzDog Dad recently was hired for a new job, something we've been looking forward to for a long time. I'm so proud of him!
Rebel Rock Trail head is located back behind Cougar Reservoir located near Blue River, Oregon.
Rebel Rock Trail head is located back behind Cougar Reservoir located near Blue River, Oregon.
To celebrate his new job we decided to hit the trails with all three dogs in some new spots. Here is a place we found: it was quite the long drive to get to it, but we ended up packing a lunch and hiking about 12 miles. It was gorgeous and totally worth it!
Being so far out, we had the whole trail to ourselves. We only saw one other car parked at the trail head and our paths never crossed.
It was magical hiking beneath such old giant trees, and it was very peaceful. The only sounds were the birds, creek, jingling of the dogs collars/leashes, and the sound of our feet hitting the soft dirt along the trail.
And we picked the perfect day, low 80's the temperature was just right for hiking. Clear blue skies, tons of natural light, the shade from all the tall trees kept us nice and cool. For the first couple of miles the trail followed a creek where we stopped regularly to water the dogs, then it began it's upward ascent along a gorge.
It was magical hiking beneath such old giant trees, and it was very peaceful. The only sounds were the birds, creek, jingling of the dogs collars/leashes, and the sound of our feet hitting the soft dirt along the trail.
Taking a water break, so we took Dante's pannier section of his pack off. |
Jack loves apples! |
I hiked holding onto Ziva and Dante, Dante wore his awesome Groundbird pack, carrying extra water for the dogs, collapsible water dish, and poo bags (we always practice leave no trace). And Jack was a great trail buddy, sticking right next to or behind DzDog Dad.
Sorry I don't have more photos, we were silly and forgot to bring along my camera so we had to resort to using our cell phones. It feels like such dinosaur technology after using my new Nikon!
Have you ever seen a wet plott hound? Pretty cute right?!
All the dogs had a blast! Ziva however was truly in her element, sniffing everything, and I am pleased to say her recall is rock solid! We did a bit of off-leash work with just her and she's the perfect little velcro dog, she stayed really close by, responded to verbal commands, and was constantly "checking in" (giving eye contact, looking back at us to see what we were doing).
* *Unless your dog has a rock solid recall (Jack and Dante do not), and even then depending on your environment. Please be responsible and leash up!
Also, be sure to follow local/trail leash requirements and dog rules, most of the trails in our area require leashes, especially the busy trails, and it is ALWAYS frustrating being ran down by off-leash dogs in a leash required area. Don't be that guy!* *
We loved this hike so much that I plan on going back!
Oh man, that is so beautiful! We want to go hiking there! Some day we need to take a trip out west to get out in nature!
ReplyDeleteIf you're ever in Oregon, hit us up! We'd love to go hiking with you guys!
DeleteIt looks like a fabulous place to hike and it looks like you had a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteIt really was a fantastic day!
DeleteThat looks like an amazing hike! Congrats to the DZ Dog Dad!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's an exciting new life adventure for us!
DeleteWhat an amazing place to hike! Congrats to DZ Dogdad on the job!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteEven with just a few pictures, you can see what a great hike it was - water, trees, rocks, sun, shade...all the right elements. Congrats on the new job!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We're going to miss him, but it's his dream job. 😊
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DeleteWhat a wonderful spot to hike. Looks like you created some wonderful memories to sustain Adventure Dad while he's training for the new job.
ReplyDeleteBut I have to say I'm really depressed that your phone pics look better than those from my P&S (or is that POS) camera. Is it time to buy a grown up camera? I think so.
LoL! If you're getting a sail boat you definitely need a nice camera to record your adventures!
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DeleteYou should look into the Sony RX100 camera, it would be perfect for sailing! And it's not too expensive.
DeleteI'm such a beginner, I just got a Nikon D3300 which is reputed to be a good starter camera.
DeleteKeep a look out for sexy sailing pictures in the future. :) Your shots have definitely made me want to do better.
I guess I got a bad case of lens envy.
LoL, our new Nikon D5300 I love. But Nikon's in general are amazing camera's, you definitely got a good one! I've been watching a bunch of, "how to" video's on youtube to figure out how to use my camera and set up my own custom settings instead of relying on the auto ones, it's a lot of fun. Can't wait to see your sexy sailing pics!
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