Sierra Gold
High in the Sierra Mountains south of Lake Tahoe, California, the autumn colors turn vibrant as the aspen trees prepare for the first snowfall.

My Yorkie, Zuzu, hiked the 9,000-foot (altitude) trail with me, showing that she was definitetly no stay-at-home little dog.

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