July 4th

It would be nice indeed to have a cheerful smiling pup showing off his red-white-and-blue collar.  Instead, Larsen's modeling method looks like I should draw a chalk outline and call CSI.

Larsen recovers from his weekend hikes and swims.



 

We all headed to Allatoona on Saturday.  Today, Aki ran the Peachtree, so, meanwhile, Larsen and I thought we would head back to the wilds along that lake.  We hiked the peninsula path at the Civil War monument down to the lake, and then followed the shoreline around the tip of the peninsula.  Ultimately, and because of the crenelated shoreline, we decided to return to the path.  This required some cross-country navigation, which involved a compass and a lot of head scratching.  We finally found our way to the path, which, after all, runs along the spine of the peninsula and in principle should be findable by the simple rule of always walking uphill with the water at your back.

In the mood for more adventure, we struck out for Pine Mountain, just east of Cartersville.  We hiked up the switchbacks until we could see the Allatoona dam.  Finally, we headed home to meet Aki, who showed off her hard-won Peachtree t-shirt.

And that is how I wound up with a dog that today is moving from shadow to shadow and air-vent to air-vent.

To all, a happy 4th.