Greetings and salutations, I am new to this platform and am registering as part of a class I am taking at my university. I hope to see some interesting things while out and about exploring, and hopefully there won't be anything shocking. I live in Alaska's Southeastern Panhandle and usually take a short hike on the weekends when the weather permits. I have a 3 year old lab who comes with me but he is not trail trained and is very much a people pup.