tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post3878042052377462931..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: No Dogs Tonight and Sore LegsElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-5419739503278585662009-05-24T08:35:05.982-07:002009-05-24T08:35:05.982-07:00Thanks. It's amazingly easy to get away from civil...Thanks. It's amazingly easy to get away from civilization in this valley with something like 1.5 million people. Because (a) they're all crowded together on the valley floor, and (b) we have very active open-space organizations, buying up and preserving open space.<br /><br />One weekday in February a few years back, I took the day off and drove south on 101 (a major north-south freeway). Half an hour from here, I turned onto a side route--completely straight, 55mph highway, drove for about 30 miles and passed just one vehicle going in the other direction. Arrived at <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnacles_National_Monument" REL="nofollow">Pinnacles Nat'l Monument</A> and there was no one there, and it was a beautiful day (California--sunshine, maybe a light jacket needed). Saw a bobcat, a coyote, several wild turkey, quail in their little lines.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-89791470494323921862009-05-24T03:26:16.558-07:002009-05-24T03:26:16.558-07:00Great, great photos! You almost don't even see civ...Great, great photos! You almost don't even see civilization, not an easy task around here :)Johann The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676712437788270947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-91972485232164594172009-05-22T12:00:59.243-07:002009-05-22T12:00:59.243-07:00Nope, this was the borrowed Nikon I mentioned in t...Nope, this was the borrowed Nikon I mentioned in the post between a couple of the photos.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-7717211047995533452009-05-22T10:31:32.108-07:002009-05-22T10:31:32.108-07:00WONDERFUL pictures, you still using the "baby" cam...WONDERFUL pictures, you still using the "baby" camera for these?Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-79779127829273322682009-05-22T09:38:37.438-07:002009-05-22T09:38:37.438-07:00Yup, it is. Rain typically starts tapering off in ...Yup, it is. Rain typically starts tapering off in April, don't usually get much in May at all, and by June everything's pretty dry.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-21911008817295465902009-05-22T08:26:53.816-07:002009-05-22T08:26:53.816-07:00Very pretty! Grass looks so dry though, is that n...Very pretty! Grass looks so dry though, is that normal for this time of year?Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-78287903998287674412009-05-21T18:47:34.516-07:002009-05-21T18:47:34.516-07:00Thanks! It was nice to be there, too.Thanks! It was nice to be there, too.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-53883025026245120372009-05-21T18:12:52.944-07:002009-05-21T18:12:52.944-07:00That photo with the deer - breathtaking. Love it,...That photo with the deer - breathtaking. Love it, love it, love it.Muttsandaklutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551047401085562752noreply@blogger.com