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balzaccom
Sep 22, 2020
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Our post here about our adventure in the Ansel Adams Wilderness during the Creek Fire caught the attention of a few people in our home town. And so the local paper asked permission to print it.

Here's a link...although you may hit a paywall if you try to visit it too many times.

https://napavalleyregister.com/travel/not-the-way-we-planned-it-a-labor-day-backpacking-trip-takes-a-different-turn/article_61d51515-a42d-5d53-b297-569c6d5e93e4.html

Still, nice that our neighbors can follow some of our trips in print!

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