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Lusk Creek Militia
Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot. ...
Because I Can
When I was a child I couldn't wait to be a grown-up, when I could do whatever I wanted to. I could have cake and ice-cream for breakfast!
Summer Pancakes Over Easy
This is more of a suggestion than a recipe since I used a mix and didn't measure anything. I made pancakes over easy for breakfast this morning. I started with Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake mix. Yeah, I know it's not that hard to make pancakes from scratch, but I have...
Peas Porridge
Peas Porridge is a simple, hearty meal with ingredients that keep well on the trail. Ingredients 3 cups dried peas any sort of pork from a ham bone to chopped bacon 2 cups broth, substitute bouillon if needed for trail life 2 potatoes 1 onion 2...
Bushcrafty
If you're not bringing a cocktail shaker you are doing it wrong. Bushcrafty: Two ounces Irish Whiskey, two ounces Shanky's Whip, one ounce filtered stream water, one-quarter lemon, one quarter lime-both squeezed and dropped into the cocktail shaker with a handful of...
Good Evening
8/4/26 7:45 p.m. 78F (25.5C) The sun setting through the smoke from the Grasshopper fire.
July 4, 2026
Barlow Trail Long Rifles Rendezvous
Thursday Arrival at Camp ...
Bro’s Camp 2026
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Forest Hills Black Powder Brigade Spring Rondy 2026
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Good Morning
10/15/26 8:00 43F (6.1C) AQI 19 The sun creeps from behind the ridge, noticeably farther south than before. It rises into a clear blue sky, calm but for an inference of a breeze. I slept late. It is relatively quiet. A few birds are singing in the day. The...
Good Morning
10/14/26 6:00 45F (7.2C) AQI 19 Cloudy, calm and dark. A few muffled squawks and whistles come from the acherontic gloom. A night bird crying lonely in the dark. Walter is keeping Amy company in the house. I sit in the twilight and drink my tea. Good morning....
Good Morning
10/13/26 7:00 36F (2.2C) AQI 26 No wind. The cold air begins to have a bite. Scattered clouds glow yellow and red against the blue sky. The leaves are still turning color and more of them are on the ground. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
10/12/26 6:45 36F (2.2C) AQI 21 Partially cloudy with a faint breeze. It feels cold out. The birds are slow to wake; not much movement and very little chatter. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
10/11/26 6:30 38F (3.3C) AQI 19 Dark and still with no wind yet. Above me drift thin, broken clouds. I catch a rumor of wood smoke from the tipi. Walter stirs from the deck to enforce the perimeter. An owl glides by. Dawn begins to lift the corner of night's...
