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Tag Archives: trip
the way home
Three months have passed since we stepped into the Pacific Ocean. We have been settling back into the domestic way of life, trying to wrap our heads around organizing our house (“what is all this stuff?”) and building a daily … Continue reading
Posted in Re-Entry Syndrome, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, arizona, bandalier, dog, dude trek, dudetrek, national monument, new mexico, pueblo, road, santa fe, trip, tsankawi, tucson, walk
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Meet Nate Damm
On February 26, 2011, Nate Damm left Lewes, Delaware on the American Discovery Trail to walk across America. Why? Because he wanted to. The idea had spent many months running laps in his head and refused to go away. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Other Travelers, Trail Life
Tagged across, america, dog, dog travel, dogs, grace, john, kait, max, max. grace, nate damm, training, travel, trip, walk, walk across america, walk with dogs
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Reflecting on West Virginia
Yesterday, we crossed into Ohio, leaving West Virginia behind us. Before we started this walk, we spoke to many people who had already successfully crossed America on foot. Everyone clearly had their own style, methods, advice, and opinions, but one … Continue reading
Posted in Trail Life
Tagged across, america, dog, pet, therapy, travel, trip, walk, west virginia, wild, wonderful
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I cannot walk across the country
Friends and family, I cannot walk across the country. There are too many complications involved and too many unanswered questions. I am not able to make an operational itinerary because it is impossible to know how quickly we will move … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged dog, dog education, dog friendly, dog safety, dog travel, dogs, grace, hospitals, john, kait, kids, KY, Louisville, max, max. grace, pet therapy, rescue dog, Road trip, san francisco, students, teach, teach with dogs, teaching with dogs, therapy dogs, therapy visit, training, travel, trip, walk across america, walk with dogs
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Flashback: San Francisco or Bust, 2009 (with dogs)
After our graduation from Ohio University in June of 2009, the family of friends that Kait and I had found in college quickly began to disband. The undergraduate chapter of our lives had ended, and we left Athens one by … Continue reading
Posted in Other Travelers, Uncategorized
Tagged california, campground, columbus, dog, dog friendly, dog travel, dogs, four corners, grace, grand canyon, john, kait, koa, max, mesa verde, ohio, pet therapy, Road trip, san francisco, sergey kahn, therapy dogs, therapy dogs international, travel, trip, walk across america
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Questions at 2 and 1/2 months out
We are less than three months away from leaving and it is time to get to business. So many of the tangible things that we have put off as “we’ll get there when it’s time” have now come up. It … Continue reading
Posted in Preparations
Tagged dog, dog safety, dog travel, therapy dogs international, training, travel, trip, tyler coulson, walk across america, walk with dogs
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Happily welcoming Frost, Leigh, Mara, and Stephanie to the TDI team!
Congratulations are in order for Leigh and her dog Frost and Stephanie and her dog Mara, our new friends and founders of Dames and Dogs. On Saturday, December 3rd the four of them took a road trip to Ohio for … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy Dogs
Tagged children, dames and dogs, dog, dog education, dog friendly, dog safety, dog travel, dogs, first pet therapy visit, grace, hospitals, john, kait, kids, KY, Louisville, max, max. grace, pet therapy, students, Tail Waggin' Tutors, teach, teaching with dogs, therapy dogs, therapy dogs international, therapy visit, training, travel, trip, walk across america, walk with dogs
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Tyler
Tyler quit his job this year to walk across America. He was working as a well-paid corporate lawyer in Chicago, but he wasn’t happy. He decided he would be much happier hiking across the country with his dog, Mabel. He … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged dog, dog education, dog safety, dog travel, dogs, grace, john, kait, max, training, travel, trip, tyler coulson, walk across america, walk with dogs
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My first taste of The Walk
On Sunday, Kait and I embarked on a training walk that we have had planned for months. Leaving from our house in the Highlands of Louisville, we walked 10.75 miles to my parents’ house out in the suburbs. The walk … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged dog, dog friendly, dog safety, dog travel, dogs, grace, john, kait, KY, Louisville, max, pet therapy, River Road, therapy dogs, therapy dogs international, training, travel, trip, walk across america, walk with dogs
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