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Enough of all the medical articles! guess what? I brought Actaeas north to see fall color as I promised!
this is our first trip after the whole accident, I got a lot of nice photos, every single of them is stunning looking, I wish I could show them all...
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we followed >>eastern hight sierra fall color guide<<
and came to the mammoth lakes basin for our first stop, It was incredibly beautiful, because we were here few weeks late, some colors are gone already
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I couldn't let Actaeas walk too much, he could only do 10 minutes walk 3-4 times a day, so basically I carried him around most of the times, we did brought a stroller but never had a chance to use it
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I didn't let Actaeas play with other dogs neither, always step in before it happens, I have to be really careful, Actaeas is not allowed to running or playing with others just yet, but he will get there.
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lucky Tiffy and Tiru are very calm, they have no interests to play with Actaeas, it's good to let elders to teach him the calmness
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Actaeas and Tiru found this amazing spot, he couldn't move his eyes off this scene, I truly believe dogs do understand it, the beauty of nature touches them too
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silly boy back into the car
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the next stop was the June Lake, Tinkrbell you look like a little squirrel! so adorable!!
check the last time we came here in winter
>>Mammoth Lake 之 Actaeas 都不睡覺轟趴之旅<<
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l separated Actaeas with girls so I could let him walk around more without yelling at him every 30 seconds like a crazy annoying mom
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he is still missing left side of his pants, but I am not too worry about that, his coat will grows back before 2015 Feb
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Actaeas is still skipping his left leg, wish we can fix that in the future, I don't want this becomes a habit even after his left side is fully functional, this is one of the reasons why I have to limit his activities
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he was so happy to be on a trip again
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Tiffy was also enjoying the moment
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we are looking for aspens, cottonwood, and maybe willow for the color, aspen is the most prevalent trees near Mammoth Lakes
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why were you guy leaving a gap there? aren't we a big family??
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treats!!!
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Tissue lost a lot of weight over last month, she looks skinner
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for the girls, treat is the key of getting good photos
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Actaeas doesn't need that, he is not that crazy into food, and he is very well behaved
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magic golden tree
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Tissue went into the lake to catch ducks without thinking, she is loving water more and more
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there she goes again
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we took some extra photos when Ti mom was drying Tissue
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we found this incredible view, this is going to be my laptop wallpaper for a while
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and I love this 10-22mm lens i borrowed, i think wide angel lens is the way to go, instead of getting a 24-70mm, I will get myself a 16-35mm in the future
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how love to see your happy face
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time to go big head!
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we got back on the car and headed to Green Creek
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Ti mom didn't let her girls come out of the car
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so me and Actaeas enjoyed a private moment under the aspen trees
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we even went deep
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hey dude, this is a leaf not something you should eat!
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Actaeas can you feel the Autumn magic?
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Tinkerbell came to join us at the end, you are so tiny compares to a pinecone!
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I don't remember the rest of the places we went but basically we just fallowed the guide to catch the colors
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Actaeas you looked like you are wearing a magneto helmet!
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sweet view but we had no way to get any closer
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when the sun went down, we said goodbye to Mammoth Lakes and slowly drove up to Hope Valley
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that night I went out for stars with friends, this is what I was planing to do last time in Lake Tahoe
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they all saw a shooting star but i didn't, guess I was too busy staring at my shoes... sigh
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to be honest I do not have hard feelings about Lake Tahoe areas although Actaeas had an serious accident here 2 months ago, and I am sure he doesn't neither
I am so lucky I still have you with me, I don't need shooting stars to say my wishes, because I believe god already heard us, loud and super clear ;)
you are so blessed and loved by so many people, lucky you!
Chasing the Magic of Autumn (2) - Hope Valley>>
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