In the Heart of Agility Country

SUMMARY: Yes, I'm lucky where I live.

In response to a comment about being lucky where I live to have 14 USDAA trials in a year--yes...yes, I am. Although, since I feel compelled to be at all of them plus a few CPEs as well (such is the nature of addiction), it would actually be nice to live somewhere were they *weren't* so convenient and I could spend my weekends doing something creative, exploratory, or even (gasp!) relaxing.

Here's a quick calendar of the USDAA events that I put on my personal calendar for 2007. Notes:

• The ones that are nearly 2 hours, I spend the night. So there are really only 3-4 USDAA trials a year where I can sleep in my own bed.
• The ones that are farther than that, I just don't go to (except Nationals), although many of my friends do, and I keep thinking that someday I might want to go to them again (did for a couple of years).
• And I haven't even included the Oregon ones, to which some diehards travel. And I think there might be a few more of those southern Cal ones (5-8 hours) that I didn't even note on my calendar.
• Times are actual driving times, not including stops.

January	Bay Team Santa Rosa	<2 hrs
	San Diego	7 hrs
February	VAST Turlock	<2 hrs
	Pomona	5 1/2 hrs
March	Fillmore	5 hrs
	CAT Madera	<2 hrs
April	Haute TRACS Dixon	<2 hrs
	SMART Salinas	< 1 hr
May	Bay Team	varies...used to be sunnyvale 20 mins, but in any case <2 hrs
	Quicksilver Carson City	4 hrs
	Moorpark	5 hrs
June	NAF Turlock	<2 hrs
July	City of Industry	5 hrs
	Moorpark	5 hrs
Aug	SMART Salinas	< 1 hr
Sept	Bay Team Sunnyvale	20 mins
	VAST Turlock	< 2hrs
	TRACS Woodland	2 hrs
Oct	Haute Dawgs Dixon	<2hrs
	CAT Madera	<2 hrs
Nov	Nationals	11 hrs
	NAF Turlock	<2 hrs
	DART Irwindale	5 1/2 hrs

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