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Saint Patrick’s Day
I spent the weekend visiting with friends while I did a couple of upgrades to the Triumph. Saturday, Russ brought over a fifth of Wanderback whiskey. We sipped the single malt while testing my charging system and swapping out the stock rectifier for a new Hot...
Snow Camp!
A photo essay about our snow camp until we get around to writing a ride report. ...
Doggles
After securing the dog so he can’t fall or jump out of the sidecar, the next important concern when taking your pet riding with you should be eye protection. There are several products available to protect your dog’s eyes from bugs and debris; the one I am most...
Scouting for a Camp Site
(Words: Andy Wade; Photos: Vernon Wade & Andy Wade) Half the fun of camping is scouting new places to go. Any time we get out on the hacks and head to the mountains is a good day. Our expedition the week before was, as usual, a blast. Riding through Underwood and...
Battery Bank
I don’t know if I have a charging problem or just a weak battery, but lately I have been having trouble starting the bike. Not all the time; in fact, very rarely, but always when the weather is miserable, and I am trying to get home. It happened again yesterday. I had...
Good Morning
4/27/26 5:30 42F (5.5C) Mostly clear with the tickle of a breeze. Birds sing in the dull luminosity of dawn. Somewhere, a woodpecker is hammering. Walter has done his lap of the perimeter, barking where necessary. Now he rests wachfully on the deck....
Good Morning
4/26/26 6:30 42F (5.5C) The city is quiet for a city. The sirens settled down last night and there is little traffic moving this early on a Sunday morning. Amy is sleeping. We came north to Seattle for my aunt's burial yesterday. My brother Dave...
Good Morning
4/25/26 5:00 38F (3.3C) Clear and calm. Stars dot the dark blue sky above. Birds are bursting with the morning gossip, vying to be heard over the loud rattle of orchard fans. Walter, still exhausted from yesterday's excursion, sprawls sleeping on the...
Good Morning
4/24/26 6:45 36F (2.2C) Clear, calm, and beautiful. I am surrounded by the thunder of orchard fans. Three ducks wheel overhead, twisting and turning, describing great arcs and figure eights as they fly through blue sky tinged with pink. Where are they...
Good Morning
4/23/26 6:45 42F (5.5C) A hint of a breeze stirs the leaves beneath a blue sky delicately laced with clouds. Birds are singing, dashing and gliding between the trees. Up on Willow Flat an orchard sprayer drones. Dogs are barking. The sun yawns and...
