Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
A while back I told you the story of the New Year's Eve visitor who resembled a wolf, and scared my friend Dorrie as she was sitting on the porch one evening. I recently went through some boxes and found a picture of the dog, and a thank-you card from ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
An August day at Monkey Valley
Gone swimming—Part 3
I started across the dam, sometimes walking on twigs and branches above the water, and sometimes slightly below the surface. The walkway felt sturdy, though, and I wondered why I’ve never tried this before. Halfway across I noticed that the water right below ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
An August day at Monkey Valley
Gone swimming—Part 1
I thought the other day was hot. But yesterday was even hotter—it was 43° C in the afternoon (108° F)! Too hot even for Lizard Woman, and I decided to brave the icy waters of the creek.
The challenge was to find a place ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
An August day at Monkey Valley
Shrimpton Creek
The creek, with the unglamorous name of Shrimpton, is a defining characteristic of Monkey Valley. It is fed by snow melt from the northern end of the Cascade Mountain range, as well as icy cold underground springs. In the eight years since I have owned ...
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