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Camping With Dave McF
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Picnic on Pistol Creek
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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...
Processing Tipi Poles
I need forty poles for the longhouse I want to put together next spring, so I stopped by Trout Lake Ranger Station to buy a permit. There are only two plots where harvesting poles is allowed and the selection isn't great, but what are you going to do? ...
Three Days of Gluttony
3-day Menu Day 1 -Lunch Scotch eggs, wrapped in foil and heated by the fire during set up -Dinner Hot Dogs. buns, ketchup, mustard Baked beans Day 2 -Breakfast Mountain man breakfast with biscuits -Lunch snackage and drinks -Dinner Pot roast with taters, parsnip,...
Good Morning
6/18/26 6:45 55F (12.7C) Calm and still with the sun rising in a clear blue sky. Humming birds dart about in search of nectar. Birds sing. Amy is sleeping. Walter is on patrol. It is a peaceful, sunny morning in the neighborhood. My tea is hot. Good morning....
Good Morning
6/17/26 5:30 53F (11.6C) Calm. The sky is still dull blue, waiting for the spark of sunlight to appear. With luck, the rabbits should begin nesting. I have been working on the hutch, pulling the arbor back upright and bracing it in place, but I need to build...
Good Morning
6/16/26 6:45 66F (18.8C) The sun is up, the sky is blue, the birds are singing. Amy is sleeping. The dog is barking, cherry cannons boom at irregular intervals. My tea is strong and piping hot. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
6/15/26 6:00 53F (11.6C) Blue sky, still air. Sprayers are whining, birds are singing. Walter is up at the fence, barking. The chickens are still cooped up. I can hear the rooster chasing the hens around inside the henhouse, insisting on his due. Good morning....
Good Morning
6/14/26 5:30 53F (11.6C) A faint breeze ripples the leaves of a birch then fades away. A jet cracks the morning quiet, rumbling through a filigree of clouds stretched across blue sky. It disappears to the west, leaving no trace of its passage, not even a...
