post up your camping pics

[Zoomad75]

Excellent DSuper5! We camped right at the base of that rock formation in your first pic on our way home from our desert trip this last June. Then we drove right through Page to get home. Love the area for sure. Oh and I'd kill for a Burb like yours too.

[snj8198]

ugh, all these tease shots!

[dieseldawg142]

we have chum, coho and some chinooks in the river right now, so took Dawg for what will prob be his last fishing trip. old mutt will be 13 pretty quick, and his hind legs are starting to give out...
he still loves going out though...snout in the wind


stopped at the canal on the way out, was a little mucky...


this one was just over the tires

[dieseldawg142]

not much in the canal....


stopped at one of diesel's fav places...the beaver dams. nice, the clouds are starting to break...


are you in there??

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, liking this...weather is turning out fine now.
heading down to the river..


came across this pool of chum salmon....'bout 8-10 of them cruising around in it..


here's a big 'ol chum poking his head up...

[dieseldawg142]

on the hunt...


he's on one, you can see his fin just to the left of dawg...


and the catch...it was a fighter he caught, it squirmed out of dawg's grasp before i could snap another pic..


and that really took it out of dawg's legs. he just sat there for about 20 mins....thought i might have to wade out and retrieve him, but he eventually got up and staggered in

[Billhilly]

Snow's coming in Diesel. Mind you, I watch a couple of webcams in BC (Smithers/Invermere) and still nothing on the ground really. Soon though! Fires a thing of the past already (in your neck of the woods). Hard watching the dawg slow down.....

[dieseldawg142]

no Billhilly, everything is still on the mountains...()...and not in my driveway...()
and ya, just like that our fire season is done...feel for the Californians right now- pretty intense what's happening
and it is very hard watching my truck riding, mountain climbing, go everywhere with, fishing buddy for 13 yrs, wind down...

[dieseldawg142]

what the hay, was a beautiful day...back to the river...old dawg never ceases to amaze me with his energy-he really loves life
this bird followed us down to the river. for about 2 miles this bird just kept up with us...


was not expecting much from diesel, but he surprised me...off he goes....


...and here he comes with his first of the day...


....and his second...

[dieseldawg142]

....another one...


and this guy...not the 10-20 he would catch when younger, but not bad for a 91 yr old fart...


huh? got some big birds lurking around?
6 feet off the ground..


came upon this '67 goat on the way home...notice the brake lites are'nt on? it'a 4 spd and totally stock down to redlines- sweet, 4 spd rag gto...and the color, similar to my green, but much nicer. my crew is finally booked for the paint shop on dec 15, may have to look this green up

[MTCK]

Dawg is looking good! Exciting you will get some paint on the crew. I need to do that too...

[dieseldawg142]

thanks MTCK!
hope i look as good at 91 myself...
and you can't belive HOW EXCITED i am for some paint...been waiting about 12 yrs or so to get some nice-ness on it. got 12 yrs of asst. dents and whatnot to fix first, right now it don't look too bad "across the street on the other side of town with blinders on", want to change that to across the street in front of my house with sunglasses on..
my insurance on it runs out dec 20, so i'm taking it in on the 15, i haft to stop myself from taking it apart untill then, i'll be stripping it down for my guy, and i really want to start "dis-assemble" it right now!
after blowing my paint job money earlier this yr for a quad for my son, i have managed to save up over half, and a small bank loan is taking care of the rest..

[dieseldawg142]

beautiful day before Christmas....
as old dawg may not make it to another one, i decided to make it a merry one for him, just in case.
stopped at the butcher on the way out and bought him some scooby snacks...


then headed up the valley, pretty nice dec 24...


went to a place we call "ghosts of the giants"
bunch of bridges ya haft to cross....creek is a little high, running over the bridge

[dieseldawg142]

another bridge


this spawning steelhead swam over for a photo-op


another "bridge", slicker then pig snot...


i used the log in the background, kid jumped, dawg waded thru...


looking for fish, none here, but the bears had a feast here...there's 8 or 9 strewn on the shore half-eaten

[dieseldawg142]

hiked down to the river...the mist adds a nice touch...


this is why we call it ghosts of the giants....was logged back in the nineteen '20's, must have been an awe inspiring sight. i guess back then "profits" outweighed "preservation for future generations"
there is still a couple of giants at the top of the valley, luckily their in a park so their off-limits to the saw...

[MTCK]

Sorry man. He was a heck of a traveling dawg and you guys had a heck of a run. Keep getting out there.

[k14burb]

So sorry to hear. What a great dog, thank you for sharing his adventures in that beautiful country of yours. Looks like he enjoyed life to the fullest, Godspeed Dieseldawg!

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Marcus and Burb
not quite the same around here without him....i so miss him
going to have to get me some new dawgs soon, don't like not having a bush buddy to explore and fish with.......

[Greenlee]

I’m so sorry for your loss! I’ve really enjoyed your pictures over the years. Dawg was obviously a great companion! I always tell myself I’m not going to get another dog because it’s so damn hard when we lose them! But, we always do. It seems like even if we’re not looking, one always finds us. I’m starting to think I live in one of those neighborhoods where people just dump them knowing they will probably find a good home.

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Greenlee

I always tell myself I’m not going to get another dog because it’s so damn hard when we lose them! But, we always do.

thanks, and you bet Greenlee!
there's a huge hole in me right now without dawg and it hurts like heck, but we will be getting more pups in the future, just can not be without a dog, i need a furry friend to kick around with, great release after dealing with maniacs at work all day...

[Zoomad75]

Sorry for your loss dude. You guys had some great adventures and it's been great that you shared them with us all. Thanks for sharing.

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Zoomad75

Sorry for your loss dude. You guys had some great adventures and it's been great that you shared them with us all. Thanks for sharing.

thanks Rob
ya, we clicked pretty good, almost like telepathy, never needed to tell him much, he just always knew...
you need to post some of your puppy...

[Zoomad75]

I just started taking out my latest dog last year. She's a rescue and still getting used to the off road gig. She does love being out there though. Does great off leash, comes as soon as I call her. I'm pretty sure she scared something coming near our campsite one night too. Was sitting right by me and bolted to the edge of the campsite barked out into the darkness and the next thing we heard was some rustling of stuff on the ground in the distance. Pretty cool.





My buddy Shane and his daughter with Storm zipping through between them.


Her first trip out for our annual snow run.








I got her a new light up collar for next season's camping fun. Storm is a little hard to see in the dark. I need to get her a coat too. She got pretty cold on one of our runs in the early fall.

[dieseldawg142]

that's quite the sweetie you got there Rob, liking her brindle color.
what is she? looks like some kind of shep in there?
and yup, great thing about a dog, you can sleep soundly cause they never do...

[Zoomad75]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

that's quite the sweetie you got there Rob, liking her brindle color.
what is she? looks like some kind of shep in there?
and yup, great thing about a dog, you can sleep soundly cause they never do...

Thanks dude! She's a mix, some cattle dog, some shepherd, don't really have it nailed down. She's pretty smart and does herd our other older dog around at times. Pretty funny to watch.

It's nice with her in the camper if it's chilly out. She's a little heater when she's laying next to you. All in all she's a great cohort in crime out off road with me.