Originally Posted by Heathpack

Donner Pass from Truckee, CA. We got to the top & coach says, "Hey you want to ride around some more? It's pretty up here"

Sure I say.

Haha, there is no "riding around up here" when you're already at the top. Five-ish miles of descending then we turned around and climbed back up and over Donner Pass again. So I've sort of done it twice now. Total of 27 miles and 2200 ft elevation gain. Easy chatty pace.

The lake in the pic is Donner Lake. We started a little below that. This pic is taken from a point on the climb in which we were almost-but-not-quite-yet-to-the-top.

Originally Posted by Heathpack

In other news, I have been jonesing for a second dog after my little old man passed away last summer. As a veterinarian, it's rare to just get a healthy dog, you're always taking on a dog that has some kind of problem. I've just been wanting to get a puppy the normal way.

So this little guy is pretty cute, don't you think?! Mini long haired cream Doxie. That way I will have a pair of blondish dachshunds: