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  Gregg Pohll Fri 12 Sep 08 at 12:30 pm
  Beautiful photos and great looking dogs. You must make tham very happy. I also appreciate your writing. Very well done and I appreciate your reports and experiences.
  I would like to caution you though as a long time Park Ranger and Naturalist that having dogs in the high country this time of year really throughs the Pikas and Marmonts off their game plan. The behaviors of the Pikas can change for day after a "close call" with a percieved predator. They are gathering food and just a short change in bahvior can cost them dearly this time of year. I guess my message is to make sure you keep your dogs very close between now and the time the snow flies when you are in the alpine areas.
  Josh Post author Sat 13 Sep 08 at 6:17 pm
  Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to keep that in mind if I'm ever up in the high country with the dogs again (only been up there once with them in the two summers I've lived in Washington; we normally stick to the grassy parks close to home). I picked this hike because it was listed as one of the best places to hike with your dog in Western Washington (Google Book link with text).