Hey yawl, Junie B here bringing you a brand new series about getting those tails on trails at your favorite Virginia State Barks called "Waggin' Trails." 

GET YOUR TAILS ON THE TRAILS!

Dawgs, as you know I have been faithful in taking my family to Virginia State Barks for the last 10 years, if I didn't get them outside to a Virginia State Bark they may have gone crazy, my two big sisters especially, since they were tweenagers. Some of my favorite highlights from our walkies and visits to state parks have been:

• Hiking Molly's Knob (PDF) at Hungry Mother State Bark
• Waking up to the smell of Mum cooking bacon in our cabin
• Canoodling with other dawgs I meet (this applies to every state park as there are always cool dawgs at state barks)
• Standing by while Mum finishes frying bacon - patience young grasshopper
• Keeping an eye out for bears when I hiked with Mum to the Tye River Overlook (PDF) at James River State Bark
• Waiting by while the family sits outside at the picnic table and eats their bacon 
• Navigating the big waters while Dad paddles the kayak at Douthat State Bark
• Looking as cute as possible, head tilted, eyes big and bright while I beg for bacon 
• Just chillin' out on the porch with the family 
• Wondering when the next time Mum is cookin' bacon, which should be tomorrow
• Chasing rabbits and deer (although I can never catch one having to take care of my sister on the other end of the leash at all times)
• Thinking about bacon and wondering if the family is also thinking about bacon 
• Waiting for Dad to drop a piece of steak or burger off the grill (one of my all time favorite things besides bacon)
• Bacon Bacon Bacon!

If you're anything like me dawgs, you wait patiently every day to take your family walkies, but sometimes a dawg has gotta do what a dawg has gotta do and get the family away from all the distractions.

My sister doesn't like it when I beat her at Scrabble

Discovering Virginia State Barks was the best thing I ever did

If I didn't get them out for the First Day Hike they would never get outside

Canoodling with other cool dawgs I meet at Virginia State Barks

Having coffee with Dad on the porch at Cabin 8 at Douthat State Bark 

WHERE THE BIG DAWGS PLAY

I remember my first Virginia State Bark, the exciting little Bear Creek Lake State Bark where my family had funzies. After seeing that lucky dawg Yoda Heltman stay at a bark cabin with his folks, I decided I should take my family to one too. So this is what got the ball rolling and from that time on we go to every Virginia State Bark every chance we can.

WHAT'S NEW

In my new blog series called "Waggin' Trails" I plan to showcase some cool Virginia State Bark dawgs, you know who you are, the ones who love the trails, the ones who love gallivanting all over the park with your Mum or Dad on a lead. This series will be all about and for you cool dawgs. Sure you can share it with your family and encourage them to get outside too, since they drive the cars and can take you to the barks.

CALLING ALL COOL DAWGS

ALL DAWGS WELCOME

Virginia State Barks does not discriminate, so if you ain't nothin' but a hound dawg cryin' all the time, or a poquito Mexican Chihuahua then I want to hear from you.

Remember, paws were meant to get muddy!