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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By — Gary Lewis / The Bulletin
December 15, 2011
The tops of the foothills floated like islands in the fog. A lonesome howl drifted up through the trees. At 6,500 feet above sea level, in British Columbia’s southern Chilcotin range, the snow lay 18 inches deep, crusted with yesterday’s thaw.
Long before first light, breakfast was on the table.....