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<\/a><\/p>\n. . . in some brackish water. Click through that pic for some more shots from the set.<\/p>\n
In all, we covered around 2 miles of trails and rocks, with enough hills that I started getting winded. They’ve barely moved since I got ’em back in the house 4 hours ago. I’ve run a couple of local errands, but really, I’m just gonna chill the hell out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m taking Thursday and Friday off and having a mini-stay-at-home-vacation. This morning, I took the dogs for a hike up to Ramapo Lake. I thought the weather was mild, but then I’m not covered in fur. Well, not as much fur as they’re covered in. So when we got to the lake, Rufus decided it … <\/p>\n
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