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July 20, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Boondocking Near Marshall Lake in Flagstaff

Kuma explores Marshall Lake

  What a weird year this has been! Between COVID-19 closures and my dad’s truck needing repairs, we haven’t gone camping yet – and it is mid-July! Crazy but that all changed this weekend. Dad’s truck is fixed, and he hooked up the camper so we could head north to cool off. Mom’s goal was […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, camping, dogs, family, Flagstaff, hiking, Kuma, lake

July 13, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

A Marathon of a Story

Kuma loves Boyd Lake

             Okay, it is officially HOT! We broke all kinds of records this past weekend in Phoenix: hottest temp for the day, hottest low, and multiple days in a row over 110…and it is only July! I don’t know about you, but I was a total slug this weekend. I didn’t move unless I had […]

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July 7, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma goes Backpacking on the Dunraven Trail in Colorado

Kuma goes camping

When mom got a very small duffle bag out, I wasn’t sure what it meant. I know what a big suitcase means – mom and dad are going someplace on an airplane without me. I know what the camper trailer means – a great adventure for me! I was confused until mom used the word […]

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June 29, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma’s neighborhood has a fire!

Scary smoke from neighborhood fire

Let me start off by first saying: we are safe! Now, let me tell you the story of the day our neighborhood was on fire. It was last Tuesday, and we started the day off with an early-morning hike. My brother and I were lounging around; life was good and normal until… Mom was coming […]

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June 15, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma hikes the Woods Canyon Lake loop trail

Kuma hikes around Woods Canyon Lake

Have I told you lately that I just love my life? I’m one lucky pup! My folks are always looking for places to take me in the summer to escape the heat. We took my car (okay, it’s really my mom’s, but she calls it the Kuma Kar so it must be true!) instead of […]

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June 8, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma Hikes the Ocotillo Trail @ 7th Avenue

Kuma on the Ocotillo trail

May marked five years since we have moved from Houston, TX to Phoenix AZ. How time flies! My brother is turning 18 years old, and I am 11 ½. This past weekend, we celebrated Edmond’s birthday a little early. Mom says at his age, he deserves a birthday month. I’m down with that since it […]

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June 1, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Kuma Loves Bismarck Lake in Flagstaff, AZ

Bismarck Lake in Flagstaff

  Today is June 1, and we’ve had July/August temperatures for weeks now. Eesh. It’s gonna be one long, hot summer. Thankfully, we have the ability to head to higher elevation relatively easily from Phoenix where we can find cooler temperatures. This weekend we did just that and got on I-17 toward Flagstaff. I was […]

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May 26, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins, CO

Kuma at Riverbend Ponds

  Did you know that I am a Colorado dog? I was born in Denver, Colorado, September of 2008. Hi Grandma Beth! Can I really be that old? I don’t feel it – never better! Anyway, when the temperatures here in Phoenix rise, I often find myself wishing Colorado was a little closer. Don’t get […]

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May 18, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Sidewinder Trail @ Central Avenue

Kuma enjoys great views

I am grateful that the temperatures have gone done a bit to more normal for this time of year. Unfortunately, we are already seeing fires caused by humans. Please be careful out there! Our desert is a treasure, and my mom and I hooked up to the Sidewinder Trail from Central Avenue recently instead of […]

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May 11, 2020 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Happy Mother’s Day @ Lynx Lake

Lynx Lake in Prescott

This past weekend was Mother’s Day. I don’t really remember my doggy mom as I left her when I was only eight weeks old. I have a toy in my kennel from my days with her, and it reminds me to be grateful for her giving life to me. I sort of remember Beth who […]

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