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K.P.
Nothing beats a meal cooked over an open fire and eaten outdoors, but how do you deal with clean-up? Dirty dishes and scraps of food are sure to attract pests if not attended to. Rinsing your cook ware in the creek will leave an unsightly mess on the stream bed and...
Rusty Brogue
I recently discovered Shanky’s Whip. A dark, sweet liqueur, somewhat analogous to Drambuie, Shanky’s Whip is a mixture of Irish whiskey, vanilla, caramel, and other ingredients. I have been mixing equal parts of Tullamore Dew and Shanky’s...
Mountain Man Breakfast
Dutch Oven Mountain Man Breakfast The Mountain Man Breakfast is a popular Dutch oven recipe which has been around in one form or another for years. If you need to feed a hearty breakfast to a crowd, this is good one. I used a variation from Gary House I found on...
Dutch Oven Rhubarb Cobbler
Dutch Oven Rhubarb Cobbler Spring hasn’t officially arrived until the rhubarb is up. One morning a few leaves poke through the frost covered mulch; by the end of the week, giant rosettes of primordial leaves on bright red stalks cover that corner of the garden....
Tequila Eggs
Tequila Eggs Like Scotch Eggs but I used chorizo mixed with cilantro, dried tomatoes, diced green chilis, and diced jalapenos for the sausage and crushed tortilla chips and roasted chilis for the crust. cook...
Good Afternoon
It was shirtsleeve weather and sunny in town, pretty mild for the second day of spring. Mike and I decided to go look for snow. We found it at 3000' in the Gifford Pinchot. There was no snow below that level and ice flows covering the road above that. Satisfied, we...
Good Afternoon
Walter, Mike and I went looking for the snow level today. We found some snow here and there around 1400'. By 1700' there was a solid 6" under the trees and covering the road. ...
Lusk Creek Militia
Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot. ...
Authentic African Black Soap
I was given a jug of Authentic African Black Soap for Christmas. Gentle and fairly sourced, it is supposed to be the best for washing everything. I have been excitedly waiting for the McFarlanes to bring it to me from California. I haven't washed anything, saving...
Playing With Sharp Objects
Cliff and Donovan came over yesterday and helped me set up a throwing axe target in the back yard. Andy had loaded a huge Ponderosa round in the bed of my truck. We took down a set of poles that was in the way and backed the truck in as close as we could before...
Good Morning
10/5/26 6:00 47F (8.3C) AQI 24 It is a dark and windless morning. The stars are out. The moon in its last quarter filters through the maple, kept company by Jupiter and Mars. Orion shines behind the birch. A car drives by, lights flickering past the oaks. It is...
Good Morning
10/4/26 7:00 47F (8.3C) AQI 22 It is a pale blue Sunday morning. No wind. High above the maple the moon has slipped into the last quarter. The chickens mumble disgruntled clucks inside the coop. Walter is drawn to respond to some faint barking from far up the...
Good Morning
10/3/26 6:00 46F (7.7C) AQI 12 Clear with a rumor of a breeze. The incipiency of dawn began dark and filled with stars Half a moon watched as the stars yielded to a lavender glow Daylight arrived well before the sun Still, the moon smiles down on me Good...
Good Morning
10/2/26 7:30 48F (8.8C) AQI 14 Clear, blue sky; cool, with no breeze. The waning half moon lingers above the oaks. The sun has not yet topped the east ridge. Birds twitter. The dog's barking is more of a grumbling complaint than any sort of challenge. The...
Good Morning
10/1/26 7:00 46F (7.7C) AQI 12 The first day of October dawns with a whisper of a breeze. A thin net of white clouds cannot conceal the placid blue sky overhead. Smoke drifts from the top of the lodge. The foliage has begun to turn. Patches of yellow dapple the...
