Tag Archives: Scenic Walks

Spring Dog Adventures

Today is the first day of spring!  However, let’s face it, Mother Nature loves winter and is making it linger.  Who knows what she has planned for us in the upcoming weeks?  But whatever Mother Nature does we hope you get outside and enjoy all that spring in New England has to offer!  So while […]

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Maine Fun Facts

Happy 198th Birthday State of Maine!  On March 15, 1820, Maine separated from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state.  That makes Maine 1386 years old in dog years!  Now we may be a bit biased because we live here, but Maine is our favorite state!  To celebrate Maine’s birthday, we thought we would share some […]

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Great Island Common, New Castle, NH

Great Island Common in New Castle, NH is a scenic, dog friendly place to visit during the off-season.  Consisting of 32 acres it includes a small sandy beach, rocky shoreline, picnic area, and stone jetty popular for fishing.  This is a scenic location to walk your dog with sweeping views of two lighthouses, Whaleback and […]

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Great Island Common – New Castle, NH

Great Island Common in New Castle, NH is a scenic, dog friendly place to visit during the off-season.  Consisting of 32 acres it includes a small sandy beach, rocky shoreline, picnic area, and stone jetty popular for fishing.  This is a scenic location to walk your dog with sweeping views of two lighthouses, Whaleback and […]

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Winter Walk: Portland Head Light

Winter is the perfect time to explore Portland Head Light at dog friendly Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.  Consisting of approximately 90 acres, this popular tourist destination has everything you need for a scenic dog day out including cliff walk with lighthouse views, historic fort to explore, and even an off-leash dog area.  However, […]

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New Year Challenge 2018

Is your New Year’s Resolution to get more exercise?  Perhaps it is to spend more quality time with your dog?  Or how about explore new places?  Then we double dog dare you to take the Living with a Golden New Year Challenge!  For the past three years we have been sharing great Dog Friendly Trails, Beaches and Scenic Walks in […]

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King Philip’s Hill, Northfield, MA

Hike through history on a dog friendly walk at King Philip’s Hill, in Northfield, MA.  During the winter of 1675/6 the Wampanoag chief, Metacomet, called “King Philip” by the colonists, used this bluff overlooking the Connecticut River for his encampment during King Philip’s War.  Today the remnants of the trenches and bank fortifications are still […]

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King Philip’s Hill – Northfield, MA

Hike through history on a dog friendly walk at King Philip’s Hill, in Northfield, MA.  During the winter of 1675/6 the Wampanoag chief, Metacomet, called “King Philip” by the colonists, used this bluff overlooking the Connecticut River for his encampment during King Philip’s War.  Today the remnants of the trenches and bank fortifications are still […]

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Wonderland Trail, Southwest Harbor, ME

Wonderland Trail in Southwest Harbor, Maine is a popular and easy dog friendly hike.  Located on the “quiet side” of Acadia National Park, this former old gravel road is a 1.4 mile out and back trail through forest, over granite outcroppings to scenic ocean overlooks of Maine’s quintessential coastline.  To be perfectly honest, we did […]

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