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Jim Wilcox
Boulder climber
Santa Barbara
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Aug 11, 2010 - 06:54pm PT
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**So this is where we part, my friend,
And you'll run on, around the bend.**
Nice. Makes me ponder my departed companions
with a smile and a tear.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Aug 11, 2010 - 06:59pm PT
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Doug
They never leave you. . .
she'll always be around.
Peace.
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pissed
Trad climber
Lake Placid NY and Scranton PA
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Aug 11, 2010 - 07:16pm PT
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2011 - 10:54am PT
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Two years ago today.
So this is where we part, my friend,
And you'll run on, around the bend.
Gone from sight, but not from mind.
New pleasures there you'll find.
I will go on. I'll find the strength.
Life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave.
Share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true.
But they be they, and they aren't you.
And I fair, impartial, or so I thought,
Will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed.
The fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
Take with you this ... I loved you best.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Aug 10, 2011 - 12:34pm PT
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They're always a part of us. Rest easy, Summit!!!!
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Bronwyn
Trad climber
Not of This World
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Aug 10, 2011 - 01:14pm PT
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Nature, I have never met you or had the honor of meeting Summit. But reading this thread has brought her to life for me. I bawled like a baby reading it through. May you find peace and comfort in your memories and in knowing how much she loved and was loved. That mystical bond is deep, indeed.
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nature
climber
back in Tuscon Aridzona....
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2011 - 04:51pm PT
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thanks for posting that Bronwyn.
On my birthday a few weeks ago I promised Summit that when I thought of her I'd do so with a smile on my face. I'm doing my best!
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Aug 10, 2011 - 04:54pm PT
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keep smiling Doug, she's there.
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O.D.
Trad climber
LA LA Land
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Aug 10, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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Dogs are miraculous. And their lives are much too short.
Very sorry to hear this news.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Aug 10, 2011 - 05:36pm PT
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Sorry to hear about this Nature. I know it's to loose a dog.
That said, I'm sure you two had a lot of fun together.
kev
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nature
climber
Aridzona for now Denver.... here I come...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2012 - 07:41pm PT
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yesterday I sold her dog crate. early this morning she came to me in a dream. it was so real yet only for a split second. I think she came to tell it was ok to let go of the crate.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jan 30, 2012 - 08:23pm PT
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Yeah, Summit will be missed, but glad to see her approving of moving on.
She was a very cool dog, and and I can totally see why you two were so strongly attached. I was really honored to meet her, and I don't say that lightly. I love dogs and she was really cool. Everybody at Yellow Pines loved her company that year.
Cheers, Summit!
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nature
climber
Aridzona for now Denver.... here I come...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2012 - 08:23pm PT
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Thanks rox. She's was a very sweet soul.
Though she might look like she was border collie she actually wasn't. black lab, australian shepherd, golden retriever. smart and endlessly loyal.
been a bit of a rough day. I've been sorting through some papers and I came across her health report from when I took her in after her cancer diagnosis. feelin' kinda alone right now...
I spread her ashes in this canyon.
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nature
climber
Aridzona for now Denver.... here I come...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2012 - 08:26pm PT
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oh I know why now.... tomorrow is her birthday. she would have been 14.
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Johnny K.
climber
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Jan 30, 2012 - 08:36pm PT
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Nature <3
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Jan 30, 2012 - 09:34pm PT
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Dogs are great companions. We love them, they love us. :-)
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ShawnInPaso
climber
Paso Robles, CA
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Jan 30, 2012 - 10:55pm PT
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Such a beautiful dog -
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nature
climber
Aridzona for now Denver.... here I come...
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2012 - 10:31am PT
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happy birthday girl...
yeah rox... they sure do have us trained. silly humans think it's the other way around.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jan 31, 2012 - 11:46am PT
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Yep Happy Birthday indeed. Always and forever with you.
My girl turned 13 two weeks ago, but alas I lost her at the same age:
11 1/2.
Susan
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