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The stupidest, most dangerous thing we’ve ever done
Work didn’t need me for an extra day this weekend, so Mom and I decided to go up to the Easter Sierra one last time before winter closes...
Sep 2, 20193 min read


Oscar the superfriend
This weekend I took Mom to where the desert meets the mountains. If might think that the decorator never finished because the trees don’t...
Aug 11, 20191 min read


Burn out
Some days everything seems to go wrong. Other days, everything seems to go okay, but Mom tells you that everything is really going wrong...
Aug 1, 20195 min read


Look Out!
The problem with planning an expedition when you’re curled up in your warm and comfy bed is that you want to see all the best,...
Jul 31, 20193 min read


Mind the gap
For our third hike on this adventure Mom had picked out a trail called Mt. Pugh. “I’m not sure if the gh is supposed to be pronounced...
Jul 30, 20192 min read


Wagon mishap
Last week Mom gathered an expedition’s worth of traveling things and loaded them into the Covered Wagon. I’m a California Dog living on...
Jul 28, 20194 min read


City dog, mountain dog
Trail hiking is different from city walking. When we walk, the whole City is squished down to the width of a sidewalk and the length of a...
Jul 14, 20193 min read


Delicacy
To understand our second hike of the weekend, you have to understand what happened the night before. After hiking the trail that the Real...
Jul 10, 20192 min read


Wilder-ness
The fourth of July is a day when people in The West celebrate our independence. Independence is the kind of freedom where you do...
Jul 7, 20192 min read


Save the Socks
The people in The City think that they are the Californians, so they call where they live Northern California. They think this because...
Jun 16, 20193 min read


You just had to be there.
Today Mom and I went to a place in the low-mountains called Arnold. I think it’s funny when people give human names to non-humans, like...
Jun 8, 20191 min read


Nursing
This week hasn’t been like other weeks. One morning, The Witch had just woken us up and Mom was still snuggling with The Witch (which she...
Jun 2, 20192 min read


Use it or lose it
It’s supposed to be Mountain Season, which is the time of year when the mountains sweat off the white dirt that covers the trails all...
May 19, 20191 min read


Unstuck
You all must have missed me so much! I know I haven’t written in awhile, but it’s not because there was nothing to say. I’ve had plenty...
May 3, 20196 min read


Spaghetti western
If you go to the nearest freeway on a clear day and face south you can see a mountain in the distance with a giant rectangle tombstone on...
Apr 13, 20193 min read


Drought
Other places spread their rain out through the whole year, but California binges its rain into a few months called...
Apr 6, 20192 min read


Sandslide
This morning we drove to the dog beach just like we’ve been driving to the dog beach every weekend since the vet put a bum into Mom’s...
Feb 23, 20193 min read


Wounded Knee
When Mom said that she needed to get her knee fixed, I had no idea it would be like this! She left the house on Tuesday morning, and when...
Feb 9, 20192 min read


Rock climbing
Before the vet ties Mom’s knee back together I decided to take Mom on one final adventure. I hoped we wouldn’t have to drive all the way...
Feb 5, 20192 min read


The bravest dog
For our final act we stopped for one last hike in a place near the Salted Sea. We got there at night time, but when we stopped the...
Jan 24, 20193 min read
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