Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # rickg.org Rick's Place on the Web ## Posts - [Tauck Rocky Mountaineer Tour](https://rickg.org/?p=1730) - Here is a small gallery of photos from my train/bus tour of the sites from Denver to Salt Lake City. There are expanded galleries on a day by day basis here: Mountaineer Galleries - [Canyonlands Trip](https://rickg.org/?p=1152) - Here is a small gallery of photos from my bus tour of the Canyonlands. If you would like to see the expanded galleries, click on this link. - [Tulip Festival Photos](https://rickg.org/?p=1113) - Here is a collection of photos that I took at the Wooden Shoes Tulip Festival (https://www.woodenshoe.com/events/tulip-fest/) on April 22. And for those that voted for their favorites, the poll results can be found here: https://rickg.org/?page_id=1087 (These images are clickable and will open in a new tab) - [Tulips](https://rickg.org/?p=978) - I was planning to go to the Wooden Shoes Tulip Festival this week, but the weather has been TERRIBLE. I may get over there next week, but in the meanwhile here are a couple of photos that I took in my neighborhood earlier today. (Click Thumbnails for full images) - [Calypso](https://rickg.org/?p=960) - Calypso shows her solidarity with the Ukraine people. - [More Pix](https://rickg.org/?p=931) - [Update: Doggie Dash](https://rickg.org/?p=915) - When: Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm Where: Portland Waterfront Park Click this Image to Visit my Donation Page. - [More Potso Pix](https://rickg.org/?p=906) - Friday, February 18th - Luke (wheelchair) and Poppy - [Doggie Dash – 2022](https://rickg.org/?p=893) - Save the date: Saturday, May 14, 2022 - [Potso Pix](https://rickg.org/?p=827) - Sunny day at Potso -- Thursday January 28 - [Merry Christmas!](https://rickg.org/?p=820) - Here's Calypso's Christmas photo. It was taken at The Filling Station (http://tfspets.com) by Lindsay from Sit! Stay Pet Photography (https://sitstaypetphotography.com). - [Fall Reflections](https://rickg.org/?p=805) - [Harbinger of Winter](https://rickg.org/?p=800) - First Camelia Blossom of the Winter... - [Fall Colors](https://rickg.org/?p=765) - Trying out new camera in Cook Park. (Click on any image for a great view) - [Calypso Doing Her Thing](https://rickg.org/?p=758) - We spent a couple of hours right before sunset yesterday at Potso Dog Park. It was not too crowded at the time and Calypso took full advantage of the open space - [The 2014 Doggie Dash is now History](https://rickg.org/?p=358) - The 2014 Doggie Dash is now in the history books. It was a little drizzly at the start, but it cleared up. Everyone (including all the dogs) had a great time. This year the Dash exceeded their target of $500,000 with a total of $504,294 donated. Thank you to everyone who supported Calypso, Miss Jazelle, - [2016 Doggie Dash](https://rickg.org/?p=417) - Let's get some new stuff on my blog. (It's been a while - way too long). Miss Jazelle and Calypso will be joining me in the 2016 Doggie Dash. Since I am now retired, I am going to participate as an individual this year. The girls and I are looking forward to this event and - [Oregon Humane Society 2013 Telethon to End Petlessness](https://rickg.org/?p=326) - Jazelle and I busy manning the phones earlier today.... - [2020 Doggie Dash - POSTPONED](https://rickg.org/?p=548) - [2014 Oregon Humane Society Doggie Dash](https://rickg.org/?p=351) - The Dash is only about 3 weeks away. Calypso, Miss Jazelle, and I will be leading our team from work. Please donate to this worthy cause at the following link! Rick's Donation Page (Link Deprecated) - [2019 Doggie Dash](https://rickg.org/?p=505) - I'm lacing up my shoes for Doggie Dash! And Miss Jazelle and Calypso are already ready to get into the car to help their less fortunate friends. And this will be our eleventh year in a row. You know how much I love animals. I signed up for Doggie Dash because they need our help! - [Chanel...](https://rickg.org/?p=314) - [Fall Foliage - 2013](https://rickg.org/?p=332) - This year's generally dry autumn with warm days and cool nights has brought out some of the best fall foliage that I have seen in the Portland area. The Japanese Maples were just seen when dog walking. The Gingko and Stewartia are in my yard. - [Doggie Dash Pictures](https://rickg.org/?p=271) - Yesterday was a perfect day for the dash. Both Calypso and Miss Jazelle did the long course with ease. In fact, Calypso was ready to do it again. Didn't get that many pictures because I was too busy wrangling the pups. :) . - [OHS Doggie Dash 2011](https://rickg.org/?p=211) - Here are a few pix of the Oregon Humane Society Doggie Dash on 14 May 2011 in downtown Portland. The river is the Willamette. In the photo with the Steel Bridge in the background, the specks on the lower level of the bridge and on the far side of the river are the fellow "dashers" - [2013 Doggie Dash - May 11](https://rickg.org/?p=253) - The 2013 Doggie Dash is on May 11th. Miss Jazelle will be participating for a third time and this will be Calypso's first time. Please help us to help out the Oregon Humane Society. Come visit our Doggie Dash page: Rick's Doggie Dash Page - [More Poodle Pix](https://rickg.org/?p=206) - Here are some new pix of Miss Jazelle and Shalimar (aka Microdog) taken in May, 2011. That's Miss Jazelle graduating from Intermediate Obediance, with Ashley Howard trying to pose her. - [Calypso!](https://rickg.org/?p=237) - Haven't posted in a long while... Here is a new picture of my new trainee, Calypso (at 11 weeks): - [New Puppy....](https://rickg.org/?p=188) - Welcome to Miss Jazelle.... (The "big" dog is Miss Jazelle at 10 months old. The small dog is Shalimar at 12 years old) - [Some Fall Colors](https://rickg.org/?p=201) - [Roger Penfound Retirement](https://rickg.org/?p=196) - Roger Penfound retires from NMHG.... Luncheon at Salty's 24 Sept 2010 - [Roxy Rides](https://rickg.org/?p=157) - (Click on the thumbnails below for full images.) Tamara and Roxy enjoying a trip to Potso Dog Park. Oregon law requires you to wear an approved motorcycle helmet whenever you ride a motorcycle or moped, as either a driver or passenger. Helmets must have a label on them saying they meet U.S. Department of Transportation - [Tigard Zucchini Festival 2009](https://rickg.org/?p=181) - (Click on the thumbnails below for full images.) Signs at Elmo Studd's Building Supplies - [Warning: Dangerous Dog Breeds](https://rickg.org/?p=173) - If you are an owner of a dog that belongs to a ‟dangerous breed" category and you also have a small child please take this as a warning. Don't leave your dog with the child unattended under any circumstances. Only a little moment was enough for the following to happen! - [DDF Retirement Luncheon](https://rickg.org/?p=126) - Although the weather was not the best, we all had an enjoyable lunch yesterday on the water at The Deck Restaurant. (Click on the thumbnails below for full images.) - [Roofies](https://rickg.org/?p=67) - Getting a new roof.... Before: Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: All done - thanks to Erasmo and the crew from Mark's Custom Exteriors - [Wildlife at Work](https://rickg.org/?p=52) - Usually, it is just coyotes... But this was the view from my desk today: - [A Place in the Sun](https://rickg.org/?p=62) - [Ball Season has Officially Started](https://rickg.org/?p=39) - (actually it's always ball season at our house) - [New Dog Groomer!](https://rickg.org/?p=12) - After our current groomer hung up her shears, the quest is on for a new dog groomer, and one who can fit in with my work schedule. Today we tried out Janice at Groomingdales in Tualatin. The results: Shalimar Ruffles The girls look pretty good! - [Poodle With A Mohawk](https://rickg.org/?p=35) - This poster graces my family room. From Lynda Barry, 1982 ## Pages - [Rocky Mountaineer](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1558) - June, 2025 Here are links from our Rocky Mountaineer Tauck Tour to pages with some of the photos that I took. Below the links are a group photo and a short video taken by Daniel, our great Tour Director. All of the photos are clickable. Hope you enjoy them. Day 2 - Denver, Red Rocks, - [RM Day 2](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1574) - June 21, 2025 Denver City Tour, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Idaho Springs, Lookout Mountain (Buffalo Bill Grave) - [RM Day 7](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1697) - June 2, 2025 Utah State Capitol Great Salt Lake Park City, Utah - [RM Day 6](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1671) - June 25, 2025 Canyonlands by Air Legends Motorcycle Museum - Springville, Utah - [RM Day 5](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1631) - June 24, 2025 Colorado River Jet Boat Arches National Park - [RM Day 4](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1601) - June 23, 2025 Rocky Mountaineer - Glenwood Springs to Moab Canyonlands National Park - [RM Day 3](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1582) - June 22, 2025 Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer - Denver to Glenwood Springs - [CL Day 7](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1292) - May 13, 2023 Zion National Park - [CL Day 6A](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1392) - May 12, 2023 On the Road to Zion National Park - [CL Day 6](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1347) - May 12, 2023 Bryce Canyon National Park - [CL Day 5](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1294) - May 11, 2023 Colorado River Float Trip / Drive to Bryce Canyon - [CL Day 4](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1231) - May 10, 2023 Lake Powell Sightseeing Flight Colorado River - Horseshoe Bend Slot Canyon Tour - [CL Day 3](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1197) - May 9, 2023 Grand Canyon / Desert View Lake Powell - [CL Day 2](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1159) - May 8, 2023 Red Rock Ranger Station - Coconino National Forest / Sedona Grand Canyon Village - South Rim - [CL Day 1](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1130) - May 7, 2023 Scenery around Scottsdale Four Seasons Hotel - [File Transfers](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1549) - (Right click on download link and select "save link as") Download Link: https://rickg.org/vids/Walpole_20250626.jpg - [Secret Page](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1514) - Calypso's Gait - 3 Sept 2024 - [Canyonlands](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1126) - May, 2023 Day 1 - Around Scottsdale Four Seasons Day 2 - Coconino Forest / Grand Canyon Day 3 - Grand Canyon / Lake Powell Day 4 - Lake Powell Flight / Horseshoe Bend / Slot Canyon Day 5 - Colorado River Float Trip / Drive to Bryce Canyon Day 6 - Bryce Canyon National - [Poll Results](https://rickg.org/?page_id=1087) - THANK YOU to everyone who participated in Wooden Shoes Photo Poll. Here are the results: First Place Second Place (Tie) Second Place (Tie) 4th (Tie) 4th (Tie) 6th 7th 8th (Tie) 8th (Tie) 8th (Tie) 8th (Tie) 12th - [Vote for Your Favorites](https://rickg.org/?page_id=993) - Here is a collection of photographs that I took at the Wooden Shoes Tulip Festival. I am considering entering them in a photo contest. First you should view the entire image in the bottom gallery. This gallery will allow you to increase the image size by clicking on it. The top grid is where you - [Postal Blues](https://rickg.org/?page_id=811) - Small File Version Top -- Full HD Bottom ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://rickg.org/?cat=1) - [Dogs](https://rickg.org/?cat=6) - [House](https://rickg.org/?cat=13) - [Humor](https://rickg.org/?cat=23) - [Travel](https://rickg.org/?cat=51) ## Tags - [Ruffles](https://rickg.org/?tag=ruffles) - [poodles](https://rickg.org/?tag=poodles) - [Shalimar](https://rickg.org/?tag=shalimar) - [grooming](https://rickg.org/?tag=grooming) - [nmhg](https://rickg.org/?tag=nmhg) - [work](https://rickg.org/?tag=work) - [Potso](https://rickg.org/?tag=potso) - [Dog Park](https://rickg.org/?tag=dog-park) - [Roxy](https://rickg.org/?tag=roxy) - [Tamara](https://rickg.org/?tag=tamara) - [dangerous breeds](https://rickg.org/?tag=dangerous-breeds) - [zucchini](https://rickg.org/?tag=zucchini) - [elmo](https://rickg.org/?tag=elmo) - [studds](https://rickg.org/?tag=studds) - [signs](https://rickg.org/?tag=signs) - [Miss Jazelle](https://rickg.org/?tag=miss-jazelle) - [Roger Penfound](https://rickg.org/?tag=roger-penfound) - [Tigard](https://rickg.org/?tag=tigard) - [Cook Park](https://rickg.org/?tag=cook-park) - [Fall](https://rickg.org/?tag=fall) - [Portland](https://rickg.org/?tag=portland) - [Oregon Humane Society](https://rickg.org/?tag=oregon-humane-society) - [Doggie Dash](https://rickg.org/?tag=doggy-dash) - [Willamette](https://rickg.org/?tag=willamette) - [Calypso](https://rickg.org/?tag=calypso) - [Dogs](https://rickg.org/?tag=dogs) - [House](https://rickg.org/?tag=house) - [Potso Dog Park](https://rickg.org/?tag=potso-dog-park) - [Christmas](https://rickg.org/?tag=christmas) - [The Filling Station](https://rickg.org/?tag=the-filling-station) - [Landscape](https://rickg.org/?tag=landscape) - [Ukraine](https://rickg.org/?tag=ukraine) ## Picture tag - [XXX](https://rickg.org/?ngg_tag=xxx)