by Vernon Wade | Dec 7, 2018
The puppy-dog thoughts of a child So evanescent, changing from moment to moment. So simple, so pure, so fleeting. Adoration, frustration, happy discovery Hunger, satiation, pain, comfort Sleepy, awake! Abandonment, reunion, Comfort, adoration. When did these...
by Vernon Wade | Dec 7, 2018
With the holidays upon us, my thoughts naturally turn toward pie. That’s not really true. I think about pie all the time, but on holidays and special occasions, my mother’s pies are a traditional part of the celebration. Her pies are worthy of...
by Vernon Wade | Dec 6, 2018
Beaver Creek Run Part 2 Just before Seal Rock, we turned left onto Beaver Creek Road. We rode several miles up into the hills before we came to the farm where the party was. A steep muddy driveway led from the road into 10 acres of wet pasture. You...
by Vernon Wade | Dec 3, 2018
Mike and I were out poking around the forest with my dogs Sunday. We found one good chanterelle, some witches butter and a bunch of soggy mush. Snow level in the Columbia Gorge has dipped below 2000′. We stumbled into some sort of Forest Service...
by Vernon Wade | Dec 2, 2018
These videos are part of a series documenting the 2010 Bacon Tour see them all at Adventure Sidecar on Vimeo We spent the weekend driving on ice in the mountains east of Hood River. Mr. Cob had a two wheel drive Ural with machine screws driven into the...
