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| Come with me on today's excursion |
by : Kat ( Mary ) Carlson _ author/publisher
When I head out my door, I quite simply do NOT know where I will end up. So, come along with me
as I journey to parts unknown.
First, these early morning travelers ..... passed. I asked their permission to take their pictures.
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| Note the time, I am never alone in the early hours ...... |
So then I continued to walk and debate with myself about the direction to take. Several thoughts came to mind, but I vetoed them when I approached this interesting by way ........
Having passed this way often, but promising myself that one day I would climb down below and see
what others had the courage to go see .........
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| Here I go .... or maybe not ....... |
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| See what I mean ? Mountain lions ? ? Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. So, off I go into the wild blue yonder, down, down this sort of steep incline |
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| Nearing the what is known as the river bottom ....I kept on (but not before asking a jogger lady with her dog, did you see a mountain lion .....she said "no") so I continued .... |
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| Pretty nice down here, huh? |
Next this sign .........
This reserve has only been protected for thirteen years, I moved to this valley 26 years before that !
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| Sadly, where I am and where this man is walking with his dogs, this entire river bottom will quite probably be completely |
under water with the predicted "El Nino" floods, in merely months ahead of us........ So heading back to
Rice Rd.,
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| A rocky climb up, up to the top......... |
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| Almost there ...I am proud that I took this journey to the bottom of our river |
I am a "sure-footed" little traveler/hiker ! And, hey, no mountain lions, that I could see anywhere .....
now above it all ...
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| So I look back from across the street on where else ? ...Rice Rd. |
Who do I run into next ? ........ these guys, all three, Oh, I should say "four", since baby Claire Rose
will be making her debut in two weeks. Good luck, ......all of you !
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| See you around guys ........... |
(_ A Wink & a Smile_) .....................................................................:)
