Hiking Nature

Sky, or Skyy (for she was initially named after my favorite vodka, back in my drinking days) – the wonderful, enlightened 30-lb. black (now with some gray) mixed-breed terrier I adopted from the Nashville Humane Society in 1996, is definitely my number one hiking buddy!

We’ve hiked together for 12 years now, mostly in Nashville and Marietta, but also at Fiery Gizzard (she camped with me) and Stone Door.

Unfortunately, Radnor Lake forbids dogs to trek off-road. Since Radnor Lake is the most popular hiking destination for me today – and provides most of the fodder for this Nashville hiking blog — Sky is not seen in most of the hiking photos of late.

Sky is so very accustomed to hiking; she has better trail etiquette than many a two-footed hiker!

Sky gets very excited en route to our hikes. Like any other dog, she loves to stick her head out the window whenever we go for a ride — except when we are on the interstate; too much wind in her nose, I suppose. Here is a movie of Sky in the back seat of my 1995 Nissan Maxima on May 5, 2008. We were on our way to hike at Percy Warner in Nashville.