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A Winter Afternoon

A Winter Afternoon

Winter weather and the contagion have sharply curtailed opportunities to get together with friends. Mike and I took advantage of a lull between storms to enjoy a socially distanced winter hike. https://vimeo.com/506384649            ...

Winter Exploration

Winter Exploration

There were a couple of spots on the map that looked interesting; a stream I had been trying to find a way down to and, across the road, another stream with a pond I hadn't checked out. Last weekend, we went looking for them.            ...

My Big Red Kelty

My Big Red Kelty

  You guys would have loved the backpack I started Boy Scouts with. My father was so proud to hand down to me the pride and joy from his Boy Scout days, a Trapper Nelson pack. Wooden framed, with a canvas bag, web shoulder straps and leather straps with buckle...

Good Morning

Good Morning

  6/29/26 5:30 53F (11.6C) Overcast with a brisk wind. Gray clouds whip past. Here and there they fray and tear, revealing the promise of blue sky. A blue jay imitates the woodpecker and taps a tattoo with its beak. Yesterday the rabbit kindled 9 kits, all alive....

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...