Mt. Columbia to Mt. Harvard Traverse! Colorado 14ers Mountain trail hike 

She's all Australian Shepherd. :)

I'm not the owner of Pacer (Sandi's sister is). But Pacer has hiked the entire Colorado trail before and is super experienced (where she had her own pack and footies...or feet protectors). It depends on the breed and dog, but generally they need to be able to cool off and to have access to water fairly often (At least compared to us humans!). She has her own special food and we closely watch her feet. Sometimes we give her our own water in a bowl that we bring with us on the trail/hike..as well as snacks/food for her. The "footies" help protect her from sharp rocks (but she usually doesn't need them and doesn't hike too far). A lot of Colorado 14ers/mountain trails would not be suitable for dogs (there are cliffs or rock ledges that involve climbing...plus rock fall potential). Other dangers for dogs (And to be aware with with setting out food or having them around) would include bear/moose encounters or even mountain lions or rattle snakes....at least in Colorado. So it depends on the trail type and camping location as well.

Over*

we generally don't very often (maybe a wash in the creek on a hot day!). I have a "solar" shower which is a bag you fill with water and let sit in the sun. After about 2-3 days of running/camping I'm pretty smelly. I can hang it on a tree and it drains out of the nozzle. Use biodegradable soap/shampoo.

Harvard to Columbia is the standard route. I did a lot of research and was still stunned how difficult it was.

She can pace you on the bike then Wait....

dude, what happened to pacer? did he not acknowledge sage as alpha, so sage did him in?