Oakland after Fire Tonight we're climbing the backside of these familiar hills hunched against the slant of moonbeams. At the crest we...

In Their Language for Cody Last night in dream you spoke to me in English – so unlike a dog, but that’s how dreams are. You reminded me...

Lesson for Sardy Midnight callout to a strange town. Two small boys missing from school. Dim streetlights, rows of dark shops and sheds....

Looking for Maria Condemned and boarded up, these rows of four-plex former public housing. If she’s here, she’s deader than the deadbolt...

It’s in the Air That old tingling – anticipation, The moment my search dog’s nose lifts, eye brightens, stride lengthens, pulled by...

River Watch, Stockton Any rain’s a blessing, though it overcame the bridges. One woman, barefoot, keeps muddying the banks, grabbing with...

This blog carries on our old, defunct website - SomersetSunset.net - posting our old search-and-rescue dog technical notes and papers on...

Beyond Bliss avalanche training near Bliss State Park We’ll just drive past. No need to find the trail recalling January years ago. It’s...