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\"Chileno<\/p>\n

A longtime friend who works for the U.N. is on break from her duties in South Sudan and enjoying the verdant wonders of West Marin while ranch-sitting in Chileno Valley<\/strong>. The other day, she\u00a0 invited us out for an afternoon of hiking, chores and chili.<\/p>\n

The day was sunny, the air crisp and the chili chunky with grass-fed Angus beef<\/strong> raised in pastures that straddled Chileno Valley Road.<\/p>\n

I took a few snaps during the walk, which you can see below. The most memorable scene of the day eluded my camera, though — a newborn calf, still slick from the wetness of its mother’s\u00a0 womb<\/strong>, unsteadily testing its earth-legs for the first time as mama cow munched nearby on a post-partum snack of winter grass. They were too far, the sun was too low and my lens was too wide to record the scene digitally, but I have it my head, an unforgettable image of the continuity of life.<\/p>\n

\"photocrati<\/p>\n

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