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Voyage on Pistol Creek

Voyage on Pistol Creek

            Pistol Creek was shaping up to be an excellent choice for a new campsite, but the trail in was a concern. It is a long haul for the tipi covers and heavier gear – doable, but might there be an easier way?             The obvious solution was to float our...

Pistol Creek

Pistol Creek

Winter was dry. Spring was drier. By the time June rolled around, it was impossible to deny: we were in the middle of a full-on, record-breaking drought.  We went all summer without a drop of rain. Day after day the temperatures crept higher - a few weeks in the...

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

  Thursday 7/9/26 We probably had a high near 90f (32C), mostly clear with a light breeze. The air is perfumed with the scent of hot pine pitch. I am camping on a ridgetop near Nan's Rock, above Scott's house. Robert, Walter and I got here yesterday around 6....

Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/8/26 4:44 58F (14.4C) Blue sky  with a light dander of clouds.  It is calm, but a faint breeze is rising. A fat, waning, crescent moon rests atop the maple. There is a riot of birdsong erupting from the dull blue of dawn. Good morning.      ...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/6/26 6:00 54F (12.2C) A thin gauze of clouds stretches across the pale blue sky. The waning moon keeps a jaybird company at the top of the birch. We set the timer up on our sprinklers yesterday and this morning was the test. After a brief struggle to get the...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/5/26 6:00 53F (11.6C) Tufts of clouds dot a windless, blue sky. A waning moon hangs above the birch, refusing to surrender to the day. Good morning.                              ...