Back in Bismarck . . . The Midwest’s endless summer apparently ended in North Dakota. 34 degrees out this morning.

Off to Wisconsin.

July adventure in October…so in seasonably warm.

Dogs are ready for some midwestern ski trails.

Waiting for the ferry to take us to the next adventure on the mainland.

They went all the way up the lighthouse. Hullu needed a carry back down, but Villi was the bravest Lappie ever and did it all by himself.

Exploring the rocky northern shore of Beaver Island.

Dry land. Good view from the hotel. We appreciate they stocked ducks on the beach for us chase.

The ferry boat.

First ferry ride.

Fish Jumping. Too bad Finnish Lapphunds don’t like to swim.

Beach dogs.

Moments from today’s travel from Marquette to Frankfort.

Moments from Duluth and Marquette, Michigan.

We made it to Minnesota.

The Finnish Lapphunds visit Bismarck, ND.

The official middle of nowhere.

It’s the equinox and we’re going to use every moment of our time with the Sun.

Hullu and Villi struggling to pose for a photo in front of Devil’s Tower and other adventures this afternoon.

Last day of more Sun than not. Long shadows on the continental divide.

Wyoming sunset.

Starting off our next big adventure. 5 days of driving to reach areas unexplored by all (at least everyone in the car).

Spring colors are nice, but fall colors are spectacular.

Finnish Lapphund Halloween photos. Hullu is a bit more scared than Villi.

Perfect morning dog walking temperature.

After days of dog show structure, no structure play at home is the best.

My humans say there is provision in my purchase contract that says I have to earn my confirmation championship. I’m one point away. I fear they will not let me do the fun stuff anymore if I ever get there, so today I decided to earn zero points.

We decided to over do it in rally advanced today and get our title and win all the ribbons.

Villi’s favorite dog show activity.

Finnish Lapphunds.

Villi’s reward for doing well in Rally? A bath.

Villi likes to qualify by just enough points.

Off to our first Advanced Rally Obedience trial and then to the groomers to make us even more floofy for this weekend’s dog show.

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No scent of pumpkin spice out here, but the smell autumn this morning makes me happy.

Hullu trying to learn rally obedience skills from Dane’s dressage lesson.

With Oregon ducks up by 24, Hullu and Villi’s enthusiasm was uncontrollable so we went for a walk. The ducks better not blow it.

Fall afternoon hike behind the house.

Lumi is fascinated by the dead thing Hullu rolled in.

Ranger is fascinated by the turntable.

He said the wife is a messy cook. We don’t understand what the problem is.

Not an exciting day around here, but we made it outside for a bit.

It might be September. Feeling more like fall today.

Dogs are trying their hand at jumping at the horse barn today. Villi and Hullu are taking notes. Dane is not impressed with this dog agility thing, has been told he might be a distraction and must stay in his stall.

No puppies this morning, but still a pretty morning.

More helping.

Helpers helping.

And the World Cup. The United States is a fascist police state where no one is safe.

Eventful morning.