Ride to Camp — Camp to Ride

Good Afternoon

11/9/25 Clear, sunny,  and warm. We decided to forage for cranberries and mushrooms instead of doing yard work, so Amy, Walter, and I piled into the car and headed north. We picked up Mike on the way and by noon, we were on the road to Trout Lake. Disappearing Lake ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/2/25 6:00 40f Overcast and calm out on the lava bed. The weather has moderated. It was still dark when I made the treacherous trek to the latrine. I was relieved when  it hove into view. Andy and Kent put some much appreciated effort into its...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/1/25 8:00 Temperate but raining hard. We had a puddle form by the door last night. It has grown  to a lake with a river running into it. Constant rain all night with no hope for it letting up today. The tipi won't draft and is filled with smoke. We had...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

10/31/25 8:00 cool calm and beautiful .  A lovely sunrise Halloween morning out on The Big Lava Bed after a beautiful moonlit night. Got a slow start this morning and had breakfast  for lunch.                    ...

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A Wet Day With the Grub

A Wet Day With the Grub

Amy, Walter and I took the kniece and knephew out with their grub to look for mushrooms. It was a damp day but we had a good time and managed to find a few lobsters and chanterelles.                        ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    10/17/25 6:30 49F (9.4C) Dry, breezy  and overcast. There were stars out earlier  but  it is cloudy now. Walter was calm earlier but he is barking at the nieghbors across the street now. I went plinking with Pete yesterday.  Today is gun cleaning day. I...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/8/25 7:00 40F (4.4C) Blue sky with a light breeze coming up the canyon. It's Wednesday morning, the last day in camp. The creek is nattering on like a garrulous old man. Somewhere upstream a squirrel is chatting with the birds, who whistle incredulously at...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

          Tuesday morning 10/7/25 7:30 40F (4.4C) Clear blue sky. The sun is just kissing the tree tops up on the canyon rim. There is no wind here. I can hear the logging show about a mile away. They started moving equipment about an hour...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      10/6/25 Good Monday morning to you. 7:30 38F (3.3C) but it feels colder. Heating water for tea while my brother and Robert sleep.                                 ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

10/5/25 Good morning. 6:00 and cold enough to see my breath but comfortable by the fire. I am not sure if I hear Walter or Jason, but someone is snoring in the tipi, loud enough to scare the bears. Sipping my tea and listening to the brook babble stories to me,...

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Good Evening

Good Evening

10/3/25 8:30 Clear sky cool, temperate weather, The moon waxing gibbous and approaching full. Just got home from the deep, dark forest. Mike and I drove north, looking for someplace we hadn't camped before.                ...

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