Good Afternoon
Walter, Mike and I went looking for the snow level today. We found some snow here and there around 1400'. By 1700' there was a solid 6" under the trees and covering the road. ...
Lusk Creek Militia
Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot. ...
Authentic African Black Soap
I was given a jug of Authentic African Black Soap for Christmas. Gentle and fairly sourced, it is supposed to be the best for washing everything. I have been excitedly waiting for the McFarlanes to bring it to me from California. I haven't washed anything, saving...
Playing With Sharp Objects
Cliff and Donovan came over yesterday and helped me set up a throwing axe target in the back yard. Andy had loaded a huge Ponderosa round in the bed of my truck. We took down a set of poles that was in the way and backed the truck in as close as we could before...
A December Foray
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Good Morning
3/9/26 7:00 40F (4.4C) Thin overcast. It was sprinkling but seems to have stopped. The waning half moon hangs in a patch of blue, low in the south, behind the birches. Walter is having a spirited conversation with the dog across the street. A dog up...
Good Morning
3/8/26 8:00 50F (10C) Coudy and dry, with a light wind. The lodge pole ribbons are fluttering and the willows sway in the breeze. It seems like the crocus and the daffodils have all bloomed overnight. This morning is frantic with birds, all chirping,...
Good Morning
3/7/26 6:00 48F (8.8C) Overcast and dry. It is a gray, windless morning. Walter is barking at an early dog walker. There is a squirrel chattering full scold in the oaks. Robins and jay's flit about. A flock of small birds is eating the blossoms off the...
Good Morning
3/6/26 6:30 43F (6C) Cloudy with patches of blue. No wind, no rain. The sun tops Snakehead ridge, flaring golden-yellow through a crack in the clouds. I hear turkeys calling from the tall trees up the canyon. Birds are singing, the rooster is...
Good Morning
3/5/26 5:45 44F (6.66C) Breezy, mostly cloudy, beginning to rain. Trees sway in the wind. The moon, waning gibbous behind the clouds, is setting. Birds are singing it to sleep in the dim grey blue of a morning not quite realized. Good morning. ...
Lusk Creek Militia
Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot. ...
Because I Can
When I was a child I couldn't wait to be a grown-up, when I could do whatever I wanted to. I could have cake and ice-cream for breakfast!
Summer Pancakes Over Easy
This is more of a suggestion than a recipe since I used a mix and didn't measure anything. I made pancakes over easy for breakfast this morning. I started with Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake mix. Yeah, I know it's not that hard to make pancakes from scratch, but I have...
Peas Porridge
Peas Porridge is a simple, hearty meal with ingredients that keep well on the trail. Ingredients 3 cups dried peas any sort of pork from a ham bone to chopped bacon 2 cups broth, substitute bouillon if needed for trail life 2 potatoes 1 onion 2...
Bushcrafty
If you're not bringing a cocktail shaker you are doing it wrong. Bushcrafty: Two ounces Irish Whiskey, two ounces Shanky's Whip, one ounce filtered stream water, one-quarter lemon, one quarter lime-both squeezed and dropped into the cocktail shaker with a handful of...
