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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 7h

🌎 Yonder thoroughly enjoyed his #WITWW outing at the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, CT. Though not allowed inside the museum devoted to the work & personal collection of Eric Sloane (1905-85), Yonder was free to explore the dog-friendly grounds with its trails and Noah Blake Cabin!

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 16h

🌎 This #WITWW, we're visiting the studio/museum of a prolific 20th-c American artist known for his landscape paintings and illustrations of early American tools. Here, Yonder stands in a recreated 1805 cabin made famous in his book, "Diary of an Early American Boy." Guess where!

Vizsla dog Yonder peeking out the wooden doorway of a replica 19th-century American pioneer cabin.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

🎨🐕 Today's #ArtfulPup is the "Avery Teeth Talk" bulldog. He's the face of this 1915 steam traction engine at the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association in Kent. Avery's ad campaign paired the threshing capability of its agricultural equipment with a stalwart, toothy bulldog.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#WITWW greetings from Chatham Light on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The light is now managed by the Coast Guard. Yonder became one crazy doggo when presented with the opportunity to tear around on the expansive shoreline (note: the beach is open to leashed dogs after September 15).

Vizsla dog Yonder at the top of the stairs headed down to Chatham Beach. He is looking out over sand, calm water, and brilliant clear blue autumn sky

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For this #WITWW, we're at a spot where, since 1808, there has been a lighthouse...and sometimes two! Can you name the spot that warns mariners of the shoals at this "elbow"? Back at 5 pm with the reveal. #IntrepidPupYonder #vizsla

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🎨🐕A visit to Virginia's 82nd Waterford Fair turned up an #ArtfulPup variety at the hands of several talented traditional artisans! Shown here: Yan's Art Studio, Cinnamon Treasures, The Springerle House, Kristin Helberg Folk Art, Donna and Ted Kriebel, Whimsical Woolies, and Alison Shriver Designs.

Collage of 7 images of dogs in traditional arts as crafted by traditional, demonstrating artisans at the 82nd Waterford Fair in Virginia, 2026. Images include copper ornament, carved beeswax, springerle cookies, painted sign, wool fiber art ornaments, fine art folk painting, and paper art collage.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌎 #WITWW greetings from 2,440 feet up! Pinnacle Overlook at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park provides a sweeping vista of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. Historic trailways criss-cross the region, and this spot held strategic importance during the American Civil War.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated on a stone plaza at a national park scenic overlook.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌎 Yonder is straddling the Virginia-Kentucky border to bring you today's #WITWW mystery destination. Can you guess where? Hint: this National Park Service trail leads to a panoramic overlook of three states. Answer revealed at 5pm.

Vizsla dog Yonder on an orange leash. He is on a paved trail straddling a painted white line marked "Virginia" on one side and "Kentucky" on the other.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🎨🐕 Gracing the 65' x 45' wall of the Arundel Center in Annapolis, Maryland, is this week's #ArtfulPup, nestled in among the iconic things of Anne Arundel County. "The Best Place - For All" mural was created by Comacell Brown Jr. and Cindy Fletcher-Holden in 2022.

Exterior painted mural with people, pets, boats, and wildlife.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌎 Today's #WITWW location is Annapolis, Maryland, and the restored home of William Paca, one of four Marylanders to sign the Declaration of Independence. Paca would eventually become the state's third governor. #HistoricAnnapolis #America250 #IntrepidPupYonder

Vizsla dog Yonder seated on a brick sidewalk by stairs leading up to a restored 18th-century Georgian-style estate.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌎 In another #WITWW related to America's 250th anniversary, this Georgian-style estate was built in 1763-65 by a signer of the Declaration of Independence. This garden oasis is in a city that would later become the temporary US capital. Any guesses on this location? Back at 5pm!

Vizsla dog Yonder seated on brick steps leading up to a large, three-story brick home from the 1760s.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🎨🐕 We're going with a theme for today's #ArtfulPup: canine advertising art on beverages we've encountered recently! There are the stylish hounds of the Dog and Oyster Winery, a scrappy terrier for Spirit Lab's Brindle Rum, and Frenchies Barley and Hops repping Brewery Ardennes.

three-image collage of dogs in lavels for a wine, a rum, and beers.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌎 #WITWW had Yonder visiting Sweet Run State Park in Hillsboro, VA. Explore the 20 miles of hiking and equestrian trails on this former 19th-century farmland in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, and you, too, can earn a BARK Ranger badge just like Yonder. Thanks, Ranger Dawn!

Vizsla dog Yonder seated on a platform under a header reading, "BARK Ranger."

Vizsla dog Yonder in the Interpretive Center at Sweet Run State Park.

Yonder attentively listening as Ranger Dawn presents him with his BARK Ranger certificate at Sweet Run State Park.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌎 Today's dog-friendly #WITWW mystery location was originally a center for environmental stewardship and is now an 884-acre state park. Where was Yonder? Drop your guess in the comments. We'll return at 5pm with the reveal.

Vizsla dog Yonder sitting between two flower beds filled with colorful native plants and wildflowers.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated on a platform behind which is a painted graphic comparatively showing the progressively larger wingspans of various birds.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🎨🐕 #ArtfulPup: Vintage Edition! Here are a few pups we spotted gracing the shelves of antiques shops in northern Virginia. Do any catch your fancy?

Collage of four images showing dogs in antiques shops: a pair of poodles, a brown ceramic dogs, a porcelain bulldog, and a children's book with.puppies on the cover.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌎 It's #WITWW, and here's Yonder coming to you from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia. 🎶🪕🎻 With no opposable thumbs, Yonder will stick to singing. 😉

Vizsla dog Yonder seated outside the Birthplace of Country Music Museum with an oversized guitar and a music poster.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌎 This #WITWW, Yonder took the stage with a sculpture in a park across from a museum dedicated to the origins of a popular American musical genre. Belt out your best guess as to his location in the comments. We'll return at 5pm with the reveal!

Vizsla dog Yonder standing on a sculptural group with the words, "Take the Stage" below. He is standing by a microphone and appearing to "sing." He is flanked by a man playing a guitar and a woman playing a fiddle.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🎨🐕Three faithful companions in statuary constitute this week's #ArtfulPup sighting. They are comfortably integrated throughout the grounds of Oak Spring Garden, the long-time residence and philanthropic estate of Paul and Bunny Mellon in Upperville, Virginia. #dogsinart

Collage of 3 photos of dog statuary in country garden settings.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌎 This #WITWW site near Lexington, Virginia, is the birthplace of Sam Houston, future governor of both Tennessee and Texas. He is integrally tied to the Republic of Texas' independence from Mexico in 1836 and is the namesake for the city of Houston. #IntrepidPupYonder #vizsla

Vizsla dog Yonder seated at a roadside turnout in front of a white historical marker with black text, commemorating the birthplace of Sam Houston

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌎 This #WITWW location marks the 1793 birthplace of a prominent military and political leader. Born in one state, he would later become the governor of two other ones! Where was Yonder? Circle back at 5pm to find out. #IntrepidPupYonder #vizsla

Vizsla dog Yonder seated in front of a large boulder bearing two bronze plaques and enclosed by a black iron fence.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Just couldn't let International Dog Day slip by without letting Yonder gaze deeply into your soul. He's a charmer, for sure! #NationalDogDay #IntrepidPupYonder

Close up of vizsla dog Yonder gazing intently back at the viewer. He is laying on a leather sofa with a gray throw.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🌎 #WITWW = Gaithersburg International Latitude Observatory & Meridian Mark Pier. For nearly 100 yrs, nightly Zenith Telescope measurements recorded variations in Earth's latitude due to wobble on its polar axis. Now historic, its markers are still used to calibrate GPS systems!

Vizsla dog Yonder with a wooden cupola-like structure that is a Meridian Mark Pier. The corresponding observatory is the small white building in the background.

Vizsla dog Yonder at the entrance to the Latitude Observatory Park. He is seated on a pathway by an interpretive plaque. in the walkway in front of him is inscribed the geographic coordinates of one of the other six latitude observatories.

Interpretive wayside with the history of the International Latitude Observatory in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🌎 That time when a #WITWW really is about the globe! Here's Yonder at a quirky but totally real scientic observatory. In operation from to 1899 to 1982, it was ultimately one of just six in the world! Where was Yonder? Log your best guess. We'll be back with the answer at 5pm.

Vizsla dog Yonder perched on a concrete pylon in front of a small, single-story wooden building painted white.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🎨🐕Prominently featured in the Antler Hill Village section of Asheville, NC’s Biltmore Estate is this week’s #ArtfulPup. This 2010 sculpture by Vadim Bora recreates a c1910 photograph depicting Cornelia Vanderbilt and her beloved St. Bernard, Cedric. Note that there’s also the tavern named for Cedric

Bronze sculpture of a young girl holding the attention of a St. Bernard dog standing in front of her by having a ball in her upraised right hand. She is wearing a boots and a dress, and her hair is in a braid down her back. The dog gazes up at her expectantly.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌎 Did you take the checkered flag this #WITWW? 🏁 Vizslas are speedy, and here's Yonder sizing up Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway. Built in 1961, it's a 1/2 mile short track on the NASCAR racing circuit. It can seat >140,000 fans and is known for its steeply banked curves. #itsbristolbaby #vizsla

Vizsla dog Yonder seated in a field outside a large, multilevel, open air sports venue on a sunny evening. He is engaging coyly with the camera.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌎 Yonder's #WITWW stop was at what's known as the "last great Colosseum." No...not one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, but someplace closer to home. Any guesses? Check back at 5pm for the reveal. #IntrepidPupYonder #vizsla

Vizsla dog Yonder seated in a field outside a huge, multilevel, open air sporting arena.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🎨🐕 Spotted in the underground pedestrian tunnels on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC: Toto and another little #ArtfulPup on this poster highlighting children's literature in the collection of the Library of Congress! #dogsinart #museumdogs #canineart #dogsinliteraure #Toto

collage of 13 vintage images on a print depicting children's literature

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌎 This #WITWW, Yonder stopped at the Blue Ridge Parkway visitor center just outside Asheville, NC. From there, he launched himself on a portion of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail that stretches nearly 1,200 miles from NC's Great Smoky Mountains to its Outer Banks on the Atlantic.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated outside the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in North Carolina.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated at a trailhead with signage.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌎 From a National Park Service visitor center, Intrepid Pup Yonder took us on a woodland hike that turned out to be just a fraction of a 1,175-mile trail that extends across this one U.S. state. Where was Yonder this #WITWW? #vizsla #IntrepidPupYonder #bringfido

Vizsla dog Yonder looking back over his proper right shoulder as he walks along a dappled sunlit forest path on an orange leash.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🎨🐕 It's Daniel Boone guiding settlers through the Cumberland Gap in 1775, but there are really two dogs leading the way! This week's #ArtfulPup feature by David Wright hangs in the visitor center at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Middlesboro, Kentucky. #dogsinart #canineart #museumdogs

Mural-sized image of a frontiersman and two dogs leading a diverse pack of 18th-century settlers--some on horseback--on a forest trail.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌎 Pine Mountain Resort State Park is Kentucky's 1st state park and today's #WITWW destination! Yonder enjoyed his overnight here and wants to return to explore even more trails previously traversed by 18th-century explorers like Dr. Thomas Walker and Daniel Boone. #IntrepidPup

Vizsla dog Yonder seated in front of the Herndon Evans Lodge at Pine Mountain Resort State Park in Pineville, Kentucky.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌎 For today's #WITWW mystery location, Yonder is taking it all in at this state's 1st state park, which opened in 1924. The lodge is named for a newspaperman prominent in the 1930s-1960s. Log your best guess; we'll return with the name of this scenic & dog-friendly park at 5pm.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated inside a park lodge. He is on a rug in front of a fireplace above which is mounted a taxidermy deer head.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

🎨🐕 Not just one #ArtfulPup but four! Snoopy, Scooby Doo, Chase (Paw Patrol), and a cocker spaniel can all be found at The Enchanted Forest. They are among nearly 120 tree carvings by Tom Rhodes on his property in Warsaw, Virginia. #canineart #dogsinart #treecarvings

Collage of 4 photos of painted tree carvings of dogs

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌎 Nestled in a neighborhood in Warsaw, VA, is Tom Rhodes' haven. He's turned his property into a network of "Enchanted Forest" trails brimming with ~120 painted figures he has personally carved into the trees. In the midst of marveling at it all, we even met Mr. Rhodes! #WITWW

Vizsla dog Yonder seated by a hand lettered sign that reads "Enchanted Forest" with a tree carving of St. Nicholas above.

Vizsla dog Yonder on a forest trail with a tree carving of the cartoon character Scooby Doo behind him.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌎 For this #WITWW, Yonder visited a magical place where the Lorax doesn't just speak for the trees...he's IN one! So, where was Yonder? Give a guess, and we'll return at 5pm with this destination that tops our list of quirky trails! #IntrepidPupYonder #vizsla #bringfido

Vizsla dog Yonder standing on a wooden bench along a forest trail. High on a tree at left is a notch from which a carved and painted figure of Dr. Seuss's Lorax is peering.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This week's dog-gone good #ArtfulPup is the bloodhound on the tin advertising sign for chewing tobacco of the same name. The brand was launched in North Carolina in 1894. We spotted the sign at the historic Biltmore Forest School (1898-1924) at the Cradle of Forestry in America.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌎 Today's #WITWW locale is the Williamsburg, Virginia, home of Peyton Randolph (1721-75). As a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses and the elected president of both the First and Second Continental Congress, Randolph was influential in steering America's path to independence. #America250 #vizsla

Vizsla dog Yonder standing by a plaque in front of a two-story 18th-century, brown painted, colonial house with 13 windows and two chimneys.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌎 We're still celebrating #America250, so this #WITWW mystery site is a nod to a founding father who did much to support the Revolutionary cause but died 9 months shy of seeing the Declaration of Independence signed. Where was Yonder? Give a guess. Return at 5pm for the reveal!

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🎨🐕 Spotted in Asheville, North Carolina's River Arts District! This week's #ArtfulPup is "Charly" gazing upon a hulking freight railcar in this 2025 outdoor mural by Ishmael. #dogsinart #canineart

Painted outdoor mural of a seated black dog gazing upon a graffitied freight railcar in an arid landscape against a blue sky.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌎 This morning's #WITWW mystery photo was from Yonder's campus stop at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, VA. School standouts include the only all-female cadet corps in the country, Shakespeare & Performance graduate program, health sciences, and annual Apple Day celebration.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated at a street corner in front of a brick wall with the lettering, "Mary Baldwin University."

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌎 This #WITWW location originated as a female seminary in 1842 and was renamed in 1895 to honor the orphaned student who came back to lead it. In 2017 it became a fully coeducational university. Where was Yonder? Pop back at 5pm to see if you guessed correctly. #IntrepidPup

Vizsla dog Yonder standing on a low wall at the base of a grassy hill on a college campus A large place yellow building with a columned portico and palladian window is in the background.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🎨🐕 "Listen. . . everyone has a story to tell"--especially this week's #ArtfulPup in a square of this quilt commemorating the 40th anniversary of the National Storytelling Festival, begun in 1973. See it in the shop at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, TN.

16-square literary quilt with a yellow border. Each square shows some aspect of 40 years of the National Storytelling Festival since 1973.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🌎 Did you recognize this morning's #WITWW photo clue? Yonder logged >3 miles of beautiful trails during his visit to @thencarboretum near Asheville. Created in the 1980s, it's the realization of a vision that landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted had a century earlier.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated in an outdoor arboretum by a greenhouse

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🌎 From native azaleas to wildflowers and even a formal garden that replicates heritage quilt patterns(!), this state arboretum also has more than 10 miles of dog-friendly trails. Where was Yonder this #WITWW? Check back at 5pm for the reveal. #vizsla #IntrepidPupYonder

Vizsla dog Yonder standing on a low wall in a formal outdoor garden with raised floral beds forming a quilt pattern.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🎨🐕 Oh to be an #ArtfulPup in the 1970s! Among the wacky scenes on this commemorative Bicentennial metal lunchbox is this one where a bulldog is randomly eating a bedcover, and Paul Revere has woken up everyone on his midnight ride *except* for the minuteman.

printed and pressed tin lunchbox from 1976, made by Aladdin Industries with scenes from the American Revolution.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July! May the spirit of independence live on!

Vizsla dog Yonder wearing a patriotic bandana and Ben Franklin-esque spectacles. He is resting his head on a sofa cushion alongside a printed copy of the Declaration of Independence.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🌎 Yonder's #WITWW explorations took him to Mingo Falls on the Quallah Boundary, tribal land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in NC. "Mingo" relates to a tale of a bear. While Yonder didn't see any real ones, he did encounter these friendly larger-than-life 🐻🐻 en route.

Vizsla dog Yonder seated by a sign written in English and Cherokee for "Mingo Falls."

Vizsla dog Yonder seated in a grassy park with three oversized foam statues of two bears and a fox.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🌎 160 stairs up a steep woodland trail led Yonder to today's amazing #WITWW view of this 120-foot waterfall--one of the tallest and most spectacular in the southern Appalachians. Where was Yonder? Drop a guess; we'll return at 5pm with the photo reveal. #vizsla #bringfido

Vizsla dog Yonder seated on a platform with a view to a 120-foot waterfall in the woods.

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Intrepid Pup @intrepidpup.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

🎨🐕 Frontiersman Daniel Boone was rarely dogless, so it's apt that his mountain cur is the #ArtfulPup on this plaque marking the Boone Trail Hwy in Jonesborough, TN. From 1913-38, 358 of them were made with metal from the USS Maine and placed from VA to CA to promote hwy travel.

Metal plaque embedded in an upright stone marker. Relief depicts a frontiersman seated on a rock holding a rifle with a dog seated alongside.. The man and dog are looking in opposite directions.

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