Sunsets...

 This is the time of year when the sun is so low in the sky, it's only about 6° above the horizon at solar noon, that we get these great sunsets.  Here's some random shots that Andy and I took in the last few days.

The sun was just starting to set when we had the dogs off for their free run around 2:30. Andy took this with her iPhone.

So about a half hour later I got these shots with my trusty old Canon.

The alpenglow really takes off this time of year as the sun gets lower in the sky.

The sunset lasts for over half an hour; plenty of time for pics.

One final shot that Andy took a few days ago. Lights up the whole sky like a volcano or forest fire; pretty impressive!

First Dog Run...

 Finally got the dogs out when the rains of September and October turned to snow and the soggy ground froze. The trail along the Hot Springs road was flooded in places, but the cold weather last week froze over the ponds, while the snow this weekend covered the ice to safely traverse these bad spots. I thought it was much later than last years start, but a check of the dog runs showed it was a few days earlier. Memory, go figure.

Coming back to the dog yard, the dogs wanted to stop at the trailhead where we hook up and I wanted them to go all the way back into the dog yard. You can see who won that one. Gus knows the trails and he stops pretty much where he wants to.