Saturday, July 29, 2006

Gear head

In two and a half hours, we will be heading up to Acadia National Park in Maine for our summer vacation. We are "uber" excited, as our cousin Steven says. Steven is Jeffrey's cousin and he and his wife will be joining us midweek.
Jeffrey has been preparing for this trip for the past few weeks now. Not only do we have a new inflatable raft, fishing poles, PFDs, and water socks and gloves, but Riley has a new pack too. It is the cadillac of dog packs, IMHO. We got it online from Ruffwear (http://www.ruffwear.com) and it's the Pallisades Pack II. It's got some wonderful features to it, including two hydration bladders, built-in compression straps, a handle on top, and easy removal of the pack from the harness. I hope the weather is not too stiffling hot so we can try it out. Mainly, I like that Riley can carry his own water so we don't have to worry about running out.
We tried it on the other night and he looked quite handsome. I will definitely return with great pictures to share.

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