Category: Bella the Adventure Puppy


  • Kisaralik River: The Adventure

    Kisaralik River: The Adventure

    Papa Bear Adventures & Float Alaska Once we had made it to Bethel, we were picked up by our host lodge: Papa Bear Adventures. It was a relief all of our bags had made it and that Bella was in good order. Our itinerary meant we were staying one night in the lodge before heading…

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  • First Hikes & New Terrain

    First Hikes & New Terrain

    “How many feelings can one heart hold?…Infinite, Luna thought. The way the universe is infinite. It is light and dark and endless motion; it is space and time, and space within space, and time within time. And she knew: there is no limit to what the heart can carry.” Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank…

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  • Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

    2019 ReCap So…It’s been more than a year since our last post! Record! While I don’t think more than a year between posts should be celebrated, what has happened between then and now has been pretty spectacular. Let’s recap: Fall/Winter 2018 – Fly fishing for kokanee and trout in Idaho – Wes goes somewhere in…

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  • Adventure Buddies: A Letter to Our Pup

    Adventure Buddies: A Letter to Our Pup

    Happy Birthday to Our Little Adventurer Dear Bella, This is your second birthday. You are officially a teenager. Because of this coming-of-age, your humans would like to reflect on your puppyhood, your adventures, and the exciting years to come. So, here goes… Bella, we spent a very long time looking for you. About 15 years…

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  • Backpacking: Trail Hunting & Fish Finding

    Backpacking: Trail Hunting & Fish Finding

    Where is the Trail? This is something we kept asking ourselves once we made it to the end of the maintained trail and set out on the footpath that leads up the mountain. This is also when maps and research pay off. My biggest piece of advice to anyone making their way into the backcountry…

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