Scene on the Way Up
Looking Toward East Fork Which Irish Creek Flows Into 
Sagebrush Meadow - Fall Colors
Raven Says "C'mon Amigo"
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Irish Creek 
Amigo Wading
Betty Walking on Irish Canyon Road
This morning after breakfast and other regular chores and puttering I got the charged up battery back into the ATV and the seats put back on. Then Betty and I took the dogs four-wheeling around the pasture. Amigo is learning not to get too near or in front of the ATV. Lunch was french dip sandwiches with cottage cheese and pears. I wish we had thought to make it a picnic.
By about 2 p.m. we took a drive up into Irish Canyon with all the dogs. Betty hadn't been there before although this area is close to the house. The Dog Man was home and waved at him. He has maybe three times more dogs than the last time I went by. He raises sled dogs. It's really looking more like a junk yard there all the time. We drove to the end of the open areas and parked and hiked probably about a mile and a half (total) as the road gets even rougher in this section. We went as far as the Irish Creek crossing where the dogs enjoyed wading and swimming. We felt like wading in the water was new to Amigo and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience. He went back and forth in the pond area for quite some time. It seemed there were campers in every spot possible, and probably they are mostly hunters. I have never seen that many people, or anywhere near that many, up in Irish Canyon. Usually there is maybe one other vehicle. It was a beautiful fall afternoon, although quite hazy from smoke from the distant forest fires.
On the way down we spotted some flat rocks along the road and picked them up for a small area under the hose bib where Raven always wants to dig a very large hole. Rocking it solid will probably solve that, at least in that one place.
We also stopped before descending the last steep hill and called our friend Nancy in Oregon on the cell phone, but Bud said she was stirring pie filling so it wouldn't burn, and she couldn't come to the phone. Remember Nancy and Betty were here together in May after I got sick. We tried anyway.
Back at home by 4:30, we grilled some chicken for dinner. Later we downloaded photos from both our cameras and showed Betty more about the Elements photo program.
We're all pretty worn out, and the dogs all crashed early. Phone still dead.....TV still on the fritz. No response to my email to DishNetwork customer support for the TV. Maybe they are trying to call on the phone?? MAYBE its just the customer support for paying your bill.....Or MAYBE they make it really hard for you to contact them. I don't know.
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