On a normal day in a normal year, west Petaluma resident Annette Cooperluiz and her retired racehorse, Rocket, wouldn’t be anywhere near Crane Creek Regional Park east of Rohnert Park.
Point Reyes National Seashore is her favored spot for rides, Cooperluiz said, but that Marin County destination is on fire and off limits, besieged by dozens of West Coast wildfires that have blanketed the region with smoke and made outdoor activity unhealthy if not hazardous.
On Sunday, Cooperluiz and Rocket were out for the first time.
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