Thanks to my Sponsors!

Walking the # 8 trail in a snowstorm! Brrr!

I can hardly believe how many people have signed up to sponsor me to raise money for the Rhinoceros and their Rangers at Ol Pejeta Conservancy! As of today I’m earning 44 cents a mile! I’m so excited I even braved the winter weather to do the 7.5 mile loop at Fleming Meadows this afternoon. I have to admit there was a moment or two when I really wanted to stay home curled up by the woodstove reading a good book, but then I thought about how many millions of years there have been rhinoceroses evolving and roaming around on this planet, and how us humans have managed to pretty much wipe them out in less than a hundred years, and out we went. Besides with 16 sponsors and Lyssa and Pippi hiking along, how could I say no?

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Making the world safe for rhinoceros

Sign up to sponsor me on my 2019 Virtual Marathon to raise money to help the rangers who protect the animals at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, home of the last Northern White Rhinoceroses on Earth.

This is Dr Chris’s Kina Dog. Sometimes he comes walking with us too.

Why do I care about Rhinoceroses? Everyone knows I’m a dog-lover and I spend all my leisure time out roaming off-leash with my pack. I am very lucky to live in a place where I can walk out the back door and walk for miles and see nothing except forest, canyon, river, mountain and sky. Wildlife abounds all around me. It’s easy to believe that heaven is here, under my feet, as well as overhead.

Not everyone on this big blue ball is so fortunate…. Continue reading “Making the world safe for rhinoceros”

Hiking for Rhinoceros

I’m committed; it’s official.

I just registered with the Lion Pack to race in the Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy virtual marathon to raise money for the rangers who protect the animals of the Ol Pejeta in Kenya. The conservancy is home to the last 2 remaining Northern White Rhinoceroses on Earth. The animals must be kept under armed guard 24/7 to defend them from poachers. By protecting the rhinos, the Ol Pejeta rangers protect the land, which of course is home to many, many other species.

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The Last Road Trip

Favorite Quote of the Day:

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”- Mark Twain

In September Hank & I packed up all seven dogs in a rented Winnebago and set off on a 4 week tour across the United States and back, passing through as many national parks and scenic places as we could cram into the itinerary. The trip was inspired by the obligation to fulfill the last wishes of my Mom and Dad, which was to see that their ashes were interred together in a double occupancy urn in the family plot in the cemetery at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Dad had been quite concerned about the details of how this task would be carried out during his last few years of life, and had entrusted me with the job. I had no doubt he would haunt me for eternity if I failed. Continue reading “The Last Road Trip”