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From the Edmonds Vet: Travels with Charlize, in search of living alone
By Dr. David Gross Part 12: Charlize is a Bully I would never have anticipated it. Charlize is probably the friendliest, most calm dog around strangers I have ever been responsible for. When we arrived...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 13: Yet another side of Charlize’s personality We arrived in Phoenix but left Frog in San Diego. I will to return to San Diego after my sojourn in Phoenix to visit with my...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 14: Changes, people and places The longer I live the more apparent it is to me that people change. Not their basic personalities so much, their attitudes or even their belief...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 15: First trip to San Diego On the way over from San Diego to Phoenix, I remembered the first time I made the journey from Phoenix to San Diego. I was 10 years old, the summer...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 16: More musings I’ve been re-reading John Steinbeck, returning to his books after a 30- to 40-year hiatus. I read differently now, not surprising with so many additional years...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 17: The Mohave Desert For two days, Charlize and I drove through the Mohave Desert. It’s different than the Sonoran Desert of my youth. I grew up in that desert, hiking and...
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From the Edmonds Vet: Travels with Charlize, in search of living alone
By Dr. David Gross Part 18: Zion, Bryce and Awesome Back Roads Growing up in Arizona and spending significant time camping at and in both the Grand Canyon and Oak Creek Canyon, along with a whole...
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From the Edmonds Vet: Travels with Charlize, in search of living alone
By Dr. David Gross Part 19: The Fruita Campground We traveled through yet another red rock canyon. This one the product of wind and the Fremont River, flowing gently in early March but still the color...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 20: The future of the Colorado River dams Our journey from the Fruita Campground to the San Luis Valley took us over the upper reaches of Lake Powell. I assume the engineers and...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 21: Denver, then and now While driving in San Diego, Phoenix, and now in Denver I can hear my own voice speaking aloud, but it is as though I am out of body, separated but close...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 22: Home Charlize doesn’t know we’re home. For over a month, at 6:30 or so each morning, she pressed her cold nose on my cheek and uttered a soft whine to get me up. I let her...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 23: Dogs and Porcupines Screaming at a toddler not to touch something hot can be effective, sometimes, but not nearly as effective, long term, as allowing that curious mind to...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 24: On the road again As we pulled out of my driveway I caught a glimpse of the sound and the sun glistening off the brilliant white snow topping off the Olympics. I waved...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 25: We arrive in Montana Our second day out we made some serious tracks. After experiencing the Lewis and Clark Scenic Highway we turned south to follow the Bitterroot River...
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From the Edmonds Vet: Travels with Charlize, in search of living alone
Part 25: Fly fishing the Madison River By Dr. David Gross Matt called as promised, about 6 p.m. I had half-a-day of his time reserved for the next day and we agreed we would go out when it was most...
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Part 26: Yellowstone Park By Dr. David Gross It never occurred to me that it would be so difficult. In my book “Animals Don’t Blush” I recounted the combined camping, honeymoon and traveling to my...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 27: First full working day on Pass Ranch Last year only a little over seven inches of rain fell on the ranch, the driest year since Don’s great granddad put the property...
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By Dr. David Gross Part 28: Moving Dirt The Sandhills are just that, hills of sand and valleys of sand and hollows of sand held in place by a sod formed by the roots and stems of native grasses. If the...
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From the Edmonds Vet: Travels with Charlize, in search of living alone
Part 29: A Mile High My friends Don and Susie were in Phoenix to attend the high school graduation of one of their grandsons, a life cycle event not to be missed. While they were gone, Charlize and I...
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Part 30: The Branding It’s a culture of community building. There are, no doubt, more efficient ways of handling cows and separating them from their calves. Don is gruff. His Dad was gruff and I...
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