Finley struts in front of the Palais des Papes in #Avignon, staying clear away from the he said - he said of papel politics #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley explores the Village de Bories, stacked stone homes and barns. So while the rich lived in chateaux, the farmers lived in these and paid tribute #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley poses in front of Pont du Gard as if it’s a regular day, never mind he just indulged in an extensive dirt wallow until his fur turned grey with no way to clean it off #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley strolls the quiet morning streets of Périgueux, narrow and winding #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley made a friend walking the the Vieux Port LaRochelle, delightful black lab #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley checks out the gardens around stacks of old stones aka chateaux in the Loire valley #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley explores the steep stairs and winding streets of Montmartre on a drizzly morning #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #paris #montmartre #paris18

Finley strolls along La Coullée Verte René Dumont starting at Bastille, finally lots of greenery to sniff on the elevated garden #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley investigates owners of Le Cafe des Chats Paris 11e and they tell him to keep walking #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley celebrate dogness in front of an enormous dog mural in Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley visits the Louvre and Pont des Arts #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley gets into the groove of touristing in Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley ponders Notre Dame from the shade (rare park open to dogs) and has a sip river side in Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley wanders through Paris and checks out 2 dog parks, deciding they are very small compared to the wide open trails of the mountains but anything new gets full investigation #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #paris

Finley rides the train across France, settled in for the 5 hours, 3 trains to get to Paris #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley celebrates his birthday relaxing in front of Mont Blanc, now 5 years old #Finleythelab #dogsofbsky #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social

Finley struggles to be patient while his mom deals with a back injury, his eyes say it all #finleythelab @dogs.bsky.social #dogsofbsky

Finley gets one last snow fling for the year, mid April snow fall in Chamonix, and makes to most of it

Finley relaxes in the spring sun, Mont Blanc as back drop #finleythelab #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social #dogsofbsky

Finley dips into an early spring stream on the way to Buvette de la Floria #finleythelab @dogs.bsky.social #chamonix #dogsofbsky

Finley explores the Petit Balcon Sud, pretty much had the trail to himself #finleythelab #chamonix #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley seeks out the remaining snow patches as spring arrives, loves a good wallow #dogsofbsky #finleythelab @dogs.bsky.social #chamonix

Finley waits for the Montenvers train to pass by #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social

Finley is ready for the run down on an evening ski randonee climb, most skiers gone just the uphill skiers and a few dogs, wide open piste #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #leshouches @dogs.bsky.social

Finley tolerates the corner to be out of the way of ski boots in a bus full of skiers on the way to Flegere so he can spend the morning running on the snowed in golf course #finleythelab #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social #dogofbsky

Finley does a short ski rando climb, and fast run down, getting much better with « up » and « side » commands to stay on the trail #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #leshouches @dogs.bsky.social

Finley saunters between Vallorcine and Le Buet and stops in at #lecafecomptoire for lunch #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social

Finley celebrates fresh snow @dogs.bsky.social #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #argentiere

Finley wallows in the snow for a moment but he refuses to learn the rollover trick #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley explores for treasures under the snow with his new friend Sienna, a gorgeous gentle leonberger twice his size #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #saintgervais @dogs.bsky.social

Finley gets more in tune with managing skis, terrain, and snow so he took some time to show how it’s done #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley started learning randonee ski etiquette, no en route pictures because mom was watching out for paws and other skiers, just from the gondola up and getting treats at the refuge #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley explores from Bettex to Les Communailles on a foggy quiet day #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley gets to stretch his legs at Parc Thermal, wintertime it’s for the dogs and summertime for the kids #finleythelab #saintgervaislesbains #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley doesn’t mind a little drizzle #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley peruses the weekly market in Saint Gervais les Bains, the sausage smell is almost too much but he doesn’t get too close #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #saintgervaislesbains

Finley tries out another mode of transportation, a funicular, the ascenseur des thermes dropping 425 feet #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social #lefayet

Finley patiently waits in the Plan B co-working space #lefayet #finleythelab #dogsofbsky

Finley notices it a long way down and wisely stays on the sidewalk #finleythelab #saintgervaislesbains

Finley stares out from yet another gondola #finleythelab #saintgervaislesbain #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley soaks up the sun in Lausanne for a break from some very chilly winter days #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #lausanne @dogs.bsky.social

Finley settled in for the couple hours on the train, but preferred the aisle. Lots of zoomies when we finally got to the destination and the harness came off #sncf #finleythelab #evian #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley is not a fan of the boat from Evian to Lausanne #finleythelab #evian #lausanne @dogs.bsky.social #dogsofbsky

Finley remarks on the size of this flotton sculpture as he explored the hundreds throughout Evian Les Bains and Le Fabuleux Village #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #evianlesbains @dogs.bsky.social

Finley greets 2025 on the docks of Lac Léman, gorgeous morning @dogs.bsky.social #finleythelab #geneva #dogsofbsky #newyear2025 #dogs

Finley did a lot of exploring in 2024, Seattle, Kenmore, Lake Goodwin, Orcas Is, Juneau winter & spring, Cascade Mtns, French Alps, Chamonix, Geneva. Quite a year of trails, water,& snow, 5 flights, road trips, 3 countries #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #dogs #chamonix #juneau #kenmore #seattle #geneva

Finley closes out 2024 with a trip to Geneva to watch tourists go in and out of Cathedral Saint-Pierre but all he can think about is how many dogs have left their mark on stones stacked in the 12th century CE #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #geneve #geneva @dogs.bsky.social

Finley lets his ears do the flying at Mendenhall flats, at 6 months they are oversized and untamed #juneau #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley strolls up the north side of the valley taking it easy after the intense day at Montenvers #chamonix #finleythelab #dogsofbsky @dogs.bsky.social

Finley demonstrates his snow technique in Montenvers, near Grand Balcon Nord #finleythelab #dogsofbsky #chamonix @dogs.bsky.social