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Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

This story first appeared in  International Sidecar Traveller #43 April, 2019   Winter had been a long, dreary affair, with a succession of snow, cold rain, ice and more snow. Come February, I was done with it, but it did not appear to be done with me. Out of...

January Excursion to South Prairie

January Excursion to South Prairie

My brother and I decided to take advantage of the unusually mild weather and went for a little excursion into the Gifford Pinchot yesterday. We ran into ice about the time we ran out of pavement, small patches at first, then long stretches which formed a treacherous,...

Too Light

Too Light

  It seems obvious that adding a third wheel will increase the stability of your motorcycle. The realty is a little more complicated - it is all about balance.... [video width="320" height="240"...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/18/26 7:00 38F (3.3C) Wisps of white clouds stretch across blue sky. No wind. Sprayers whine and orchard fans rumble in the distance. The sun climbs over Snakehead Ridge but hasn't quite lit the canyon floor. Good morning.        ...

Good Morning

Good Morning

      4/17/26 7:00 37F (2.7C) Calm and quiet. I slept late this morning,  clinging to dreams which faded and disappeared as soon as I opened my eyes. Patches of white clouds decorate the blue sky. Birds trill sweetly. A dove coos. Squirrels chatter as...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/16/26 6:00 34F (1C) Cold, partial clearing, no wind on the ground. The temperature  has dropped. Orchard fans are thrumming. It rained all day yesterday and through a good deal of the night. There is snow on the hills up behind the house. We actually...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/15/26 6:00 46F (7.7C) Cool,  wet, and gray. A slight breeze wags the birch catkins and flutters the sodden ribbons at the tips of the lodgepoles. It is raining hard.  I can barely hear the birds singing over the steady tattoo of raindrops. Perhaps it...

Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/14/26 6:30 40F (4.4C) Uniform  grey overcast,  light breeze,  dry for the moment. I slept in. It was already light when I opened my eyes. Walter got tired of waiting for me and licked my elbow until I got up and let him out. I tried hitting snooze, but...