This past weekend was a pivotal weekend for the young Mabe-bot. She had much success on the Burlington Waterfront and Church Street, despite great potential for disasterous behavior involving small dogs and a slovenly tourist who asked, "Can I give your German a cookie?" I mean,...who calls a Germans Shepherd a German?!The 1/2 Marathon Unplugged was also this weekend. A very small dose of fun due, in part, to the 1/2 mile of ice on the bike path and decent food courtesy of Smoke Jack's were the highlights of the race. Road weenies.
Sunday was supposed to be nice, but mean mister winter was cruel to us rock climbers, and laid some clouds, wind and dampness on our day in the Whites. We still managed to climb a fair bit, though.
So far, Hawaii and the Northwest have been put on the docket for our travels. However, Lindsay and I discussed another possible place to visit over the next year--Ashville, NC. She's been pretty keen on that place as of late. Green living, moderate temps and mountains has her psyched. To me, that place seems fairly choice too...beyond the forward thinking people sequestered within the confines of that town (it's below the Mason Dixon Line, folks!), there is abundant granite and a maze trails to keep us busy on our days off. Nevermind the riches of other states abuting it, that place seems like a likely candidate for the fall. More later on that...
Mabel in the big city still has us a little worried, though. Will she eat the urbanites? Will she vandalize the city parks because they're too small? Will she shun other dogs and steal their pull toys? Who knows...
