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Home again, home again,

riggity-jig. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were spent driving as far as I could every day; running before the powerful late-winter storm that’s been creeping across the country. It’s a bit of a blur, but it did include a stop at … Continue reading

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It’s about the dog

Chico is getting very good at moving into and out of motel rooms. He has pretty much destroyed the stuffed toy that was part of his winnings at the trial in Sacramento, so when in a thrift shop the other … Continue reading

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Minnesota

Chico and I left Golden on Thursday morning, headed for Rochester, MN. It was a long day in the car, but we made it to a motel in York, Nebraska. On our morning walk, I saw a very interesting load … Continue reading

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And east, to Denver and then on to the flat lands of the middle

Even though I left later than I planned, I took State Route 49 the long way to Truckee, CA and I 80. It’s one of those roads on your map with the little green dots indicating a scenic by-way. Then … Continue reading

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Camptonville, part two

The next morning we had an amazing breakfast, We packed up the dogs and headed for the north fork of the Yuba River for a hike. It was beautiful and the dogs did fine. For the most part, the dogs … Continue reading

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Camptonville, part one

After four or five weeks in the car, I needed to take everything out, spread it on a tarp, and regroup. Besides, we wanted to take the dogs for a woods walk and we needed the way-back of my car … Continue reading

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Beyond Berkeley

My time in the Bay Area was too short, so many folks that I didn’t have time to see. On Wednesday I headed north to see some friends I hadn’t seen in fifteen years. I stopped in Marin County and … Continue reading

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Sacramento and other Bay Area adentures

[Note: I just discovered that I never published this, so here it is.] The Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California hosted an agility trial in Sacramento on the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of March. I entered Chico in … Continue reading

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Berkeley on a sunny Tuesday

I took Chico for an early morning walk (actually, not quite early enough, it was going to school time and there were a lot of distractions on the sidewalks), and we passed through a small park, where I saw this … Continue reading

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Beyond Santa Cruz

On Friday morning, Chico and I packed up the tent and bid a fond farewell to the mystery spot. We dropped down to the coast and took Highway 1 towards San Francisco. It was a sunny clear day and the … Continue reading

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