Jake at Spanish Lake Park

Jake at Cuivre River State Park

Jake went hiking at Cuivre River State Park a few weeks ago.  He had a great time!

Jake the Off-Road Doggie

Let's Roll!

And we're walkin'

You guys are too slow.

Later

I tired.

WAIT!!!! WAIT FOR ME!!!!!

Can I have a sammich?

Jake in the Grass

The grass is taller than me!

Tee Hee

Look What I Found!

Mom! Mom! 

Look what I found!!!!

He likes me!

Can I keep it?

Can I call him George?

Can I sniff him?

:>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I want the *other* snake.

It wiggled.

And hissed.

And made noise

And smelled good.

Jake at Riverview Park, Louisiana MO

Jake at Klondike Park

Uhm....

I want out.

Are we playing Chinese Fire Drill?

I can't open the door to play....

That was delicious.

Uhm.  Nuttin.  I wasn't eating nuttin...

The fog's gonna get me!

Can we go walk now??

Sigh

Really.  This is a walk.  You go places.

Not stay here and take pictures.

Let's go....

Hey...you're in there without me!

*sniff snort*

Whatcha doin?

(seriously.  Jake wouldn't leave his walking buddy.)

While we are waiting, can I have another bacon guy?

I so sad and pitiful

I need more bacon.

and something's stuck on my nose

so I need bacon.

You need to work on better shots Mom

I don't look good with power plants in the background.

Can we go walk yet???

sigh

I'm only here because you put a bacon guy here.

dum de dum da dum

I so happy

walkie walkie

sniff snort sniff

Hey Mom!

Come On!

I gots place to pee on and things to sniff!

Jake at Howell Island..part 1

Capt'n Jake's favorite second mate (His mom's first mate), Mark, offered to take Jake to a new port of call on the way back from Pirate Fest.

We stopped at Howell Island Conservation Area on the Missouri River.  Unfortunately, the Missouri was over the causeway in Centaur Chute.  It was too deep and fast for Jake to cross.  I also didn't have bug spray or the right shoes.  We plan on going back when the river is much lower!

Yes I know you gave me nice fresh water in the car.

I don't want that water.

I want this water.

Is this good?

I don't want to get any closer.

My paws might get wet.

Is this side better?

I'm not crossing that.

No way.

Jake at Bangert Island

On Monday (9/9/10) Jake and I went to Bangert Wildlife Area in St. Charles right off the KATY Trail.  The is an "island" in the Missouri River.  It's been closed since I found out about and it was finally open again.  If the Missouri River is high, you can't get to it.  Or if there is a danger of flash flooding.  Although the island is flat, the trail goes up and down a bit.  Nothing very steep.  In some places you are walking through mud and in other places, like on top the hills, you are walking through river silt.  It is a very popular area for mountain bikers; we ran into quite a few on our walk.  There are a couple of different trails:  Jake and I took the trail straight down the middle and then the loop that was closest to the island's edge.  Although the skeeters weren't bad, I bet they are terrible in the spring as the area is pretty swampy.  It was nice and shady.

Jake crossing the Missouri River.

Seriously.

I wants a cookie.

No really.

I want a cookie.

Those salmon crunchies don't count.

I'm going to stand right here in the worst possible spot

(for pictures)

and eat my cookie.

Uhm...

I'm not eating anything...

really....

Uh...let's keep walking...

Uhm...Mommy...

I'm stuck...

I spent quite awhile picking burrs out of Jake's fur..

my favorite thing to do on walkies

sniff sniiiiiiiiiiiff sniff

Jake at the KATY Trail..Part 1..St. Charles

of many!

Jake has decided he wants to walk the KATY Trail.  It's 225 miles long.  This presents a tiny challenge because Jake can only walk at most 3 miles (1.5 miles one way) a stretch.  But we are slowly working on it.

Today (9/10) we walked part of the KATY from the end at Frontier Park in St. Charles to Blanchette Landing.

The KATY is home to a variety of wildlife.

Here's Jake checking out the local smells.

I can't drink this...it's muddy.

And I'm not getting any closer.  

I might get wet.

(It's the Missouri River)

See.

I didn't like it over there

Cause you weren't there.

(Some doggie wouldn't stay where I put him...)

Jake at Laumeire Sculpture Park

Jake's usually pretty tolerant.

He so did not want to get in this cat.

You can see how happy he is.

Another picture in which Jake looks thrilled.

What Jake thinks of the art...

Hi!

This is supposed to be sugar.

I'm soo sweet.

Jake at Weldon Spring - Part 2

In the 1940s, Weldon Spring was an military munitions plant.  Needless to say, that generates a great deal of nasty waste that must be cleaned up before the land can be repurposed.  Much of this land has become conservation areas.  The majority of the waste was put into a containment cell that is 75 feet high.  The US Department of Energy assures everyone that the conservation areas and the containment cell are safe, so safe you can climb to the top of the containment cell.

Since we passed the containment cell on the way back from Weldon Spring CA, Jake and I decided to climb the cell.  Okay.  I decided and Jake just wagged his tail in agreement.

Wow. That's a lot of stairs.

They were as wide as Jake is long.

That cheeseburger you promised me better be a double.

You are kidding me.

We aren't at the top?

YAY! We made it!

This is awesome Mom.

You are so funny Mom.

Hysterical.

I'm trying to sleep here.