Good Morning

Good Morning

    6/22/25 7:00 42f (5.5c) Overcast, light breeze, no rain at the moment. We got ice pellets again yesterday evening, followed by hard rain, tapering to sprinkles and squalls. This morning everything is damp but dig down an inch or six and it is dry as...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  5/24/25 6:00 44f (6.66c) Clear and calm. Orchard sprayers whine in the distance.  The rooster,  still confined in the henhouse, is complaining.  My dog  is having a spirited discussion with the  dogs down the street. Birds are singing, the ubiquitous doves...
“Snow” Camp 2022

“Snow” Camp 2022

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Freight Sleds

Freight Sleds

Winter camping can mean carrying heavy backpacks in deep, slippery snow. Awkward at best. But if you can slide your loads across the snow what was a hindrance can become a help. Something as simple as a cheap, child’s sled can make all the difference in the...
A January Snowshoe Excursion

A January Snowshoe Excursion

Preparing for an upcoming snow camp, Andy and I set out today to see how we’d do on snowshoes and check out potential campsites within our walking distance. Andy borrowed snowshoes from our brother, Dave,   I had a new roll-up deer drag I had never used....