Well, That Was Dumb.

Well, That Was Dumb.

by | May 31, 2025

My last week before I retired, I decided to ride the moto to work. People expected it of me and I enjoy the ride. It was December, with temperatures down around 15f (-9.4c). I suited up and went out to the garage. The bike had been plugged into a tender, so the...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

by | May 28, 2025

5/27/25 3:30 80f (26.6c) Clear sky, warm breeze. Mike and I went up the mountain to have a look around. Found coral mushrooms, shaggy manes, and a handful of morels at between 3000 and 4000′ under mixed conifers.              ...
Mardingtop 25L Backpack M6347A

Mardingtop 25L Backpack M6347A

by | May 27, 2025

For years my EDC was a Wolfman tankbag. When I was still working, I kept it filled with maps and tools and fuses for my moto, emergency kit, knife, a roll of T.P. and my lunch.  I could leave straight from work for the woods when the notion took me. When that bag wore...
Voyagers

Voyagers

by | May 23, 2025

  Having discovered Disappearing Lake was full and the road free of snow, four of us loaded up our boats and headed into the woods for an adventure. Five of us, if you count Walter Dawg, and really, you must. He has been an integral member of the team from day...
In Search of Disappearing Lake

In Search of Disappearing Lake

by | May 23, 2025

      Every winter South Prairie floods, forming  a chain of connected lakes or impoundments covering many acres. For a brief, miraculous moment there exists the Pacific Northwest equivalent of a bayou. You can kayak between towering cottonwoods and...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

by | May 23, 2025

5/22/25 3:30 54f (12.2c) Breezy and fair. Mike and I spent the afternoon ranging across the ridge between Mosier and my house, looking for morels. We didn’t find any, even where we have found them before. The soil was damp and the terrain looked promising, but...