{"id":941,"date":"2018-09-10T13:52:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T20:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/?p=941"},"modified":"2018-09-16T20:53:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T03:53:27","slug":"luce-takes-a-hike-with-his-new-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/09\/10\/luce-takes-a-hike-with-his-new-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"Luce Takes a Hike (with his new boots)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took a little hike in the mountains above Squaw Valley. We got Luce a set of\u00a0Ruffwear Grip Trex boots this time after he got some sores on his paws the last time we were in Tahoe. It took a little getting used to back home but we think he noticed that he gripped the rocks better and could walk on anything.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-943\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7632_sc60-337x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7632_sc60-337x400.jpg 337w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7632_sc60.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-942\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7634_sc20-400x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7634_sc20-400x348.jpg 400w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7634_sc20.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-948\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7670_sc25-353x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7670_sc25-353x400.jpg 353w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7670_sc25.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is where we turned around, right before Luce decided to take a dirt bath:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-944\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7644_sc30-400x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7644_sc30-400x343.jpg 400w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7644_sc30-768x658.jpg 768w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7644_sc30.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here, we met up with the only other Berner we saw on the trip which was a 7 year old female. Oddly enough, they are from the Santa Cruz area not far from where we live. Unfortunately, Luce got bored while we talked which is when he decided to take a dirt bath on the ground. The dirt\u00a0was as fine as flour and evenly coated him so his\u00a0black fur looked grayish all over:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-945\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7647_sc30-400x301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7647_sc30-400x301.jpg 400w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7647_sc30-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7647_sc30-1024x770.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7647_sc30.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a panoramic picture looking toward Granite Chief:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-951\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7636_s10-400x101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7636_s10-400x101.jpg 400w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7636_s10-768x193.jpg 768w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7636_s10-1024x258.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7636_s10.jpg 1445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we got back from the hike, we met up with a woman who recognized Luce as a Berner but said that she never saw one that color. There was a pond nearby and when he went in up to his chest, I rinsed him off to get most of the dirt out. The woman then said, oh, now he looks right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-946\" src=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7655_sc35-400x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7655_sc35-400x385.jpg 400w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7655_sc35-768x739.jpg 768w, http:\/\/costello.mine.nu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7655_sc35.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a little hike in the mountains above Squaw Valley. We got Luce a set of\u00a0Ruffwear Grip Trex boots this time after he got some sores on his paws the last time we were in Tahoe. 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