Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Me and my human personal assistant have just returned from our New Year's Eve walk. We were going to hike to the summit of Moel Famau for the midnight celebrations, but after researching it we discovered that some people set off fireworks as the new year … Continue reading Pistyll Rhaeadr →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a wet one! We woke up to a wet and windy morning between Christmas and New Year. The plan was to drive to Llanberis and to walk around Llyn Padarn and to photograph the Lonely Tree on the bank of the lake. We had an … Continue reading Moel y Faen and Moel y Gamelin →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a post Christmas short walk. We regularly walk alongside the Afon Clywedog in North East Wales, so we thought that we would tell you about it. We were both looking forward to seeing the river in spate. There had been plenty of wet weather lately, … Continue reading Afon Clywedog →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. On Sunday we decided to join the Walking for Pleasure Christmas Walk organised by Max Wieko. We have never hiked in a group before, so this was a new experience for us. My human is too anti-social and miserable to walk with other humans. Me, on … Continue reading Christmas Group Hike →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. The previous two days had been dominated by Storm Arwen. Devastation and cold temperatures were the orders of the day. We awoke on Sunday morning to cold but still conditions. So, after a quick breakfast, I gave my human the look! The look that says 'are … Continue reading Esclusham Mountain →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. I recently managed to drag my human off the couch for a walk into the nearby hills. There is a narrow and undulating unnamed road leading from Minera and skirting Esclusham Mountain, in North East Wales, then onto Ruabon Moors. The road takes you through a … Continue reading World’s End →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. I don't know why I introduce myself every time I posy a blog. You already know that it's me. Anyway, me and my human have just been on a walk in the grounds of a castle. Chirk Castle or Castell y Waun, to be precise, in … Continue reading Chirk Castle Woodland →

Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here checking in with all my friends. Me and my human went for a walk on the Sunday after Bonfire Night. I don't like the fireworks, so we haven't been going for evening walks for the past few days. The big feller promised to take me out … Continue reading Minera Quarry and Lead Mines →