Stuff for the Sommer Hiking Season...

During the last 3 1/2 weeks Gina has been an examplory dog. She wasn't demanding at all. She knew that I had to study and that she had to take a backseat. And she was doing great every day. Without being more crazy than she usually is or destroying stuff to let all that pinned up energy out.
Of course I knew, that as soon as the exam in business law is over I will have to spend much, much more time with her and let all that energy out.
Of course I did that the very next day after the exam. But for a 3-year old Aussie Shepherd and Border Collie Mix that's not enough. The best way to do that is to go hiking with her. There she can let the energy out being on the "towrope" and letting her use her brain to figure out where the path is leading, without showing her the diretion right away.
So for this weekend we have planned  hike in the mountains near Vienna. But somehow I couldn't find the map anymore. So I had to order a new one. I#m sure the map will turn up sooner or later. But in addition I ordered to hiking guidebooks as well. Giving me a lot of ideas more what hiking trails we can do during the summer and in fall. I know a lot of hiking trails, but you just go the same ones over and over again. And I really want to mix it up this summer. And those guide books feature quite a number of trails that are very rarely hiked and that are off the beaten "tourist path". And that's something I really enjoy. Nothing is more annoying that a migration of tourists in front of you, who don't know how to behave in the mountains.
Of course some of the trails will depend on the weather and the temperature we will be getting this summer. And it will as well depend on how good my knee will be holding up. Since a slightly misaligned kneecap can be quite painful. But I will be wearing my supporting bandage for my knee. OK, in summer that is not exactly super fun, but it can be done. In the past this thing could do the trick. You're not entirely free of pain, but it'ts manageable.