| "If your dog is fat," the old saying
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| | of these boulders were used by Washo
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| goes, "you aren't getting enough
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| | Indians to grind food - look for smoothed
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| exercise." But walking the dog need not
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| | depressions in the granite rocks as an
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| be just about a little exercise. Here are
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| | indication it may have been a grinding
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| 10 cool things you can see around Reno,
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| | boulder. One good place to see these
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| Nevada while you hike with your
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| | stones, and learn their story, is at the
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| dog.COLORFUL FISH.
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| | Lam Watah Washo Heritage Site. Pyramid
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| Walking the dog down the Stream Profile
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| | Lake was named for a triangular-shaped
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| Chamber Trail at Taylor Creek Visitors
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| | rock that can be seen from trails along
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| Center leads to a cut-away view of the
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| | its southern shore. And canine hikers on
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| creek and its underwater denizens. In
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| | Peavine Mountain can visit the boulders
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| fall, spawning Kokanee salmon, tinted a
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| | that University of Nevada student
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| brilliant red, swim past the trail.
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| | arranged into a symbolic "N" in 1913 and
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| Another place to view colorful fish up
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| | they continue to maintain
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| close is on the Truckee River Bike Path
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| | annually.MAGNIFICENT ESTATES.
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| in Tahoe City. Peer into the water off
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| | Your dog can walk up close and marvel at
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| the side of Fanny Bridge and look at
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| | three estates at the Tallac Historic Site
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| rainbow trout in the headwaters of the
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| | - the Pope Estate, the Heller Estate and
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| Truckee.FAMOUS ROADS.
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| | the Baldwin Estate. Wooded footpaths
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| In the mid-1800s the Reno area was
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| | connect the mansion sites. You can see,
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| merely a stopover on the way to somewhere
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| | but not visit with your dog, Vikingsholm
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| else. Many roads were used by wagon
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| | in Lake Tahoe at Eagle Falls and Bower's
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| trains, the Pony Express and others to
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| | Mansion at Davis Creek State Park.OLD
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| reach California including Hawley's
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| | FORT RUINS.
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| Grade, the detour through Dog Valley and
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| | Fort Churchill State Park contains the
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| mountain passes such as Roller Pass,
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| | ruins of the 1861 frontier fort built to
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| Donner Pass and Carson Pass. Today, many
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| | secure overland migration routes. Fort
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| of these historic routes are public
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| | Churchill lasted only a decade and has
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| trails hosting canine hikers. Keep an eye
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| | been in a state of arrested decay ever
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| out for faint rust marks on rocks that
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| | since. The remains of the adobe buildings
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| are souvenirs of the wagon wheels of the
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| | can be seen from trails in the state
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| western migration.GEOLOGY.
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| | park.TV AND MOVIE LOCATIONS.
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| The geologic origins of the region
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| | Your dog can walk in the footsteps of
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| reveal themselves in many spots along
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| | famous Hollywood actors at sites in the
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| local trails. At Cascade Creek Falls
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| | Reno/Lake Tahoe region used to film
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| ridges on both sides of Cascade Lake are
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| | television shows and movies. The Lower
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| visible where rock debris has been pushed
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| | Prey Meadows on Tahoe's eastern shore was
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| by retreating glaciers. This depression,
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| | a prime location for establishing shots
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| like other similar pits scraped from the
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| | of the great NBC western, "Bonanza."
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| rock, filled with snow melt and rainwater
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| | Hoss, Little Joe, Adam and Ben Cartwright
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| to form Tahoe area lakes.GRAVESTONES.
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| | could often be seen riding through this
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| Cemeteries are good destinations for an
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| | lush meadow in the shadow of towering
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| off-beat canine hike. In Virginia City,
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| | mountains. Any canine hike to Dayton
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| the nation's largest federally maintained
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| | State Park will bring you in the vicinity
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| historic district, are separate
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| | of filming locations for The Misfits,
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| cemeteries reminiscent of the boomtown's
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| | Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe's last
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| rigidly structured society. Wander among
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| | movie.WATERFALLS.
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| the headstones that are markers from a
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| | The Reno/Lake Tahoe region is certainly
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| time when Virginia City was Nevada's
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| | not lacking in picturesque waterfalls you
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| biggest town.HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
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| | can visit with your dog. Some, like Heath
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| Area parks are home to some of Reno/Lake
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| | Falls, ask for considerable trail time
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| Tahoe's most historic buildings.
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| | but others like Cascade Creek Falls and
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| Relocated to Bartley Ranch is the
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| | Eagle Falls, the only waterfall emptying
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| one-room Huffaker School that predates
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| | directly into Lake Tahoe, can be enjoyed
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| even Reno itself. In Idlewild Park stands
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| | with very little purchase.I am the author
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| the California Building, built in 1927
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| | of over 20 books, including 8 on hiking
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| and now the home of the Reno Art Center.
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| | with your dog, including the widely
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| From that same era, near the Loch Levens
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| | praised The Canine Hiker's Bible. As
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| Lake trailhead, is the Rainbow Lodge,
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| | publisher of Cruden Bay Books, we produce
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| constructed from hand-hewn logs. Even
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| | the innovative A Bark In The Park series
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| older, dating back a century, are rustic
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| | of canine hiking books found at During
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| farm buildings seen from the trails of
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| | the warm months I lead canine hikes as
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| Wilson Commons Park.INTERESTING BOULDERS.
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| | tour leader for tours, leading packs of
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| | dogs and humans on day and overnight
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| The Reno/Lake Tahoe region is rife with
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| | trips.
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| souvenirs from its glaciated past. Many
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