Freckles, He left a hole that will be hard to fill. I loved this boy!
2007-2017
Freckles and Ezra adjusting to their new home. They were pistols right outta the box!
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2008
The early days... life was so carefree then...
 Winter hasn't changed... it still sucks! |
 In New Mexico, with Jeff Ross' boys |
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 In the next few, in the Owyhee Mtns., they are enjoying the last of their 'play' days |
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2009
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 In the soldier lakes basin. The carefree days over, the packing begins |
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2010
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 Helldiver Lake, south of Josephus Lake on the way to Soldier Lakes Basin ? |
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On top of the hill behind the house, 1800' above if the maps are right!2011
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 On the way, again, to the Soldier Lakes basin, and a side trip to Iris Lakes? |
 We are at 'Moon' lake. It actually doesn't have a name on the Topo, but George Bogdan and I named it because it is perfectly round! |
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 Eagle Cap Wilderness. Trying to go from Razz Lake to Ice Lake. Didn't make it. |
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 Back at Razz Lake. We are thirsty. That was a grunt! |
 On our way up to Glacier Lake. A long and tiring trek. 2mi |
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 Crossing East Fork of Eagle Creek after coming across Horton Pass from Mirror Lake |
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2012
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 This one is along Elk Creek in the northwest end of the Bear Valley, ID |
2013
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 This one is at my favorite hot spring in Idaho |
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2014
 These two are taken on an early spring hike near Glenwood, New Mexico |
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 Obviously we have motored back to Idaho here. |
 Climbing up and over some ridge it appears. We do a lot of that. |
2015
 These 3 were taken on an early spring trip in Hells Canyon, 26 miles down to Granite Creek and back. |
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 Next 4 are from a late season trip into the west edge of the Sawtooth Wilderness |
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 Freckles looking down at Farley Lake on the way out on this trip |
These next 3 were taken on an ill-fated quite weather-packed trip into the Eagle Cap.2017-Freckles never hiked again after these in 2015. We tried in 2016, but he had developed a couple of problems that couldn't be fixed.
Which is why, when one of the issues was continuing to get significantly worse, I made the difficult decision to put him down. It hurt.