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Late September Days on the Lake with the Dogs

·Placer County, California·#boating#fall#lake tahoe#sierra nevada#dogs
A brown dog sits on a towel on a boat, looking down, with a lake and houses in the background.

Spent the last weekend of September taking advantage of the clear weather and getting the boat out on the water. It was quiet, with that distinct late-season light. We got the dogs settled in with their harnesses on, and they made themselves comfortable on a pile of towels and blankets in the back.

They're pretty good boat dogs at this point. They mostly just sit and watch the shoreline pass by, occasionally shifting spots to stay in the sun. The water was calm, and we just cruised for a couple of hours, heading towards Emerald Bay. You can see the little island in the middle of the bay in the background of a few shots.

There was a bit of haze lingering over the mountains, but otherwise the sky was clear and blue. It wasn't about doing anything in particular, just being out there. We cut the engine and floated for a while before heading back, leaving a wake behind us as we crossed the bay. A simple, good weekend at home.

A light brown dog wearing a harness sits on a boat with a lake and cabins in the background.Two dogs on a boat, one tan and one multi-colored, on blankets, with other boats visible on the water.Two dogs sit on blankets on a boat, with water, other boats, and a forested shore in the background.Two dogs relax on a boat with blankets, a lake, other boats, houses, and forested mountains in the background.Two dogs sit on blankets in a boat with a lake and forested mountains in the background.Two dogs relax on a Cobalt boat on a lake, with a distant castle ruin on a treed island under a clear sky.Two dogs sit on a boat on a lake, with a distant forested island featuring a stone structure.A boat's stern with white upholstery creating a wake on dark water, with a rocky island and tree-covered mountains.

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