Not Quite to HElls Canyon

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Dawn on the hills south of our house.
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Tycho's pretty good at sitting up by himself if he's held up by a chair back.
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But over time
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he becomes unstable
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Whoops, there he goes!
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Also see these as an animated gif .
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The babies getting some Vitamin D with Mom on the porch.
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Baby C.
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Baby T.
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The car configuration -- dogs in the back, poodle in the middle, babies with mirrors so that we can see them from the front seats.
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So we started off on this adventure, driving down south toward Hells Canyon National Recreation Area along the Snake River in Washington. We stopped at this sandy beach along the river while on the way.
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Gwen and Cassie walking down from the yellow car to the river.
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Layered basalt everywhere -- these is Columbia Flood Basalt country.
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It was a beautifully sunny, warm day. WEll, warm for the Pacific Northwest in March, anyway, for sure. High around 60.
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Schamali's checking out the shoreline.
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Here's Jason and Tycho out for the walk.
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We ended up in some public land just north of the Oregon border, the Chief Joseph State Wildlife Recreation Area.
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Turns out "Wildlife Recreation Area" means hunting. Who knew?
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Pretty spot, though.
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Cassie came along for the hike.
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