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NOVEMBER 2, 2024·Truckee, California
First Snow Morning Walk
First snow of the season came overnight, so I went out early to walk while it was still on everything. Not much accumulation — a dusting, really — but enough…
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OCTOBER 29, 2024·San Francisco, California
Late October Waterfront Walks in San Francisco
Walked the same stretch of San Francisco waterfront twice — once in the dark, once in full sun. The first pass ran past the In-N-Out near Fisherman's Wharf,…
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OCTOBER 19, 2024·Truckee, California
An October Afternoon with the Truckee Deer
The deer came through the yard again this afternoon. First one on her own, picking her way past the old chairlift chair that hangs from the pine, chewing…
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OCTOBER 17, 2024·Truckee, California, United States
Birthday Celebration at Home in Truckee
Birthday tonight, celebrated at home in Truckee, everyone crowded into the kitchen. Presents happened at the counter, standing up, cheese and crackers within…
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OCTOBER 5, 2024·Salem Lakes, Wisconsin
Early October Weekend at a Salem Lakes House
A house weekend in Salem Lakes, Wisconsin — a long haul from Truckee, and a village that has only existed as one since 2011, when the old town of Salem merged…
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024·Truckee, California
Sunny September Afternoon on the Chairlift Swing
Nothing planned today, so I carried the cat out to the old chairlift swing under the big ponderosa. September in Truckee is like this — warm enough to sit…
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024·Placer County, California
Early September at Picnic Rock
Walked up to Picnic Rock again, first weekend of September, and the lake was busy the way it only gets on a holiday weekend — wakes crossing wakes all the way…
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AUGUST 30, 2024·Truckee, California
Deer in the Yard, Late Summer Afternoon
Deer in the yard again this afternoon — a doe and a smaller one working through the sagebrush under the ponderosas at the edge of the property. They stopped…
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AUGUST 28, 2024·Truckee, California
Late August Firewood Haul in Truckee
Firewood day. Tahoe Donner runs its sale the last days of August, and at $54 a cord plus tax the only catch is you load it yourself. The mix is red fir, white…
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AUGUST 11, 2024·El Dorado County, California
August Camping Weekend at Loon Lake
Down to Loon Lake for the August camping weekend. The site had room for everything — the trailer on the pavement, a couple of tents back under the trees, the…
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