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Firestarter

Firestarter

I experimented with making firestarter today.   First, I filled the cups of a cardboard egg carton with dryer lint, scraps of paper, and wood debris from the bottom of my firewood box.                     Then I...

Winter Picnic

Winter Picnic

OK, technically December 3rd is still fall, but the day was short and it was cold.                                                    ...

Master Link

Master Link

Here's an old trick for keeping the clip in place on your master link. Yes, I know you can form an endless chain using a riveted link and not worry about losing a clip. But for those of us who prefer the flexibility afforded by a clipped master link, the old school...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/28/26 5:30 Cool and wet. It rained hard last night, finally tapering off this morning as we pack up to go home. Buttered cornbread with milk and molasses for breakfast.  The molasses poured slowly in the Junuary chill and I had to use the ax to cut the...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/27/28 5:00 Cold and raining. It rained all night and is still raining now. Last night the fire struggled to keep ahead of the drips and was mostly successful. I was able to rekindle flames from the embers earlier this morning. Occasional gusts shake the...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/26/26 5:00 Cold, calm with sprinkles and intermittent drizzle. They had a bear raid this camp earlier in the week.  That's okay. I have bear spray. In the truck. Parked at the other end of camp, down by the highway. Up at 2 for a dash to the latrine and again...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/25/26 5:15 53F (13.3C) Calm and  dry. Haze is creeping into the blue sky. Rain is forecast for this evening. The canyon is still in shadow. It is quiet  this morning,  only a couple of birds calling to each other. The rooster is sleeping in. The truck is...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/24/26 6:15 58F (14.4C)  Calm. Blue sky with mares tails. The sun just hit the cedar in the southwest corner of the yard. The birds are singing,  the cannons boom occasionally,  a car whizzes past now and again. It's a relatively quiet summer morning in the...