Maiden Voyages
Saturday Amy and I went up to Kingsley Reservoir to try out the Kayak I just bought. My brother and his wife met us up there. I gave Andy my old kayak which had been mauled by a bear. This was is first time on the water since he patched it. They had stopped at Walmart...
Bushcrafty
If you're not bringing a cocktail shaker you are doing it wrong. Bushcrafty: Two ounces Irish Whiskey, two ounces Shanky's Whip, one ounce filtered stream water, one-quarter lemon, one quarter lime-both squeezed and dropped into the cocktail shaker with a handful of...
A Bear Et My Kayak – Part 2
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Zodi Shower
I've used solar camp showers and never been happy with trying to wash myself under the dribble of tepid water they provide. The water doesn't get hot enough, there isn't enough of it and there isn't enough pressure for a satisfying shower experience. The Zodi propane...
Halloween at Chanty Camp
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Good Morning
11/13/25 6:00 46F (7.7C) It is a dark, cloudy morning , featuring fog punctuated by drizzle. A quiet morning so far. Even the dog hasn't much to say. ...
Good Morning
11/12/25 5:30 44F (6.66C) It is a gloomy morning, dark and gray and cold. The maple murmurs, an unseen breeze softly rustling its few remaining leaves. Barely visible overhead, the fading moon peeks from behind a thick curtain of clouds. Walter grumbles...
Good Morning
11/11/25 6:30 40F (4.4C) Calm and mostly clear. Everything glistens with wet. We either had light rain or a heavy dew last night, but now it is calm and mostly clear. The waning half-moon hangs above the tipi in a dull blue sky. Crows rise complaining as they...
Good Morning
11/10/25 5:30 38F (3.3C) Cold, clear, windless. Jupiter is keeping Luna company this morning. It is calm but thirty-eight degrees feels chilly in the cold, white light of the waning moon. ...
Good Morning
11/9/25 7:00 36F (2.2C) Cool, calm, and clear. The sky is blue, rimmed with pink. The moon, still three-quarters full, drops towards the west, slipping behind the oaks. The maple looks almost skeletal, its leaves covering the ground below. But...
Roasted Pepper and Eggs
Amy found a recipe for roast pepper and eggs in Backpacker Magazine. I think the original recipe called for doing all the prep at home, but since we were car camping, Amy did it in camp. It was simple and made a wonderful breakfast. Ingredients: Yellow or Red Bell...
Spam Pudgies
Dave was a little skeptical of the lunch menu- Spam pudgie sandwiches cooked in the pie irons. Straight from the can, Spam is unappealing, pallid, pink and soft. The prevailing flavor is salt. Heated, it darkens, becoming almost brown. The texture gets firmer, even...
Kentucky Mule
I don't care for vodka, so never acquired a taste for Moscow Mules. Bourbon, however, is an entirely different story. In camp or on the back porch, the Kentucky Mule is sure to refresh. Go ahead, have another. You deserve it. Ingredients 1 oz bourbon-I...
Robert’s Cast Iron Bread
Robert disappeared into the longhouse and emerged a little later with a beautiful loaf of fresh bread. It seemed so simple, and according to Rob, it pretty much was. I asked him for his recipe and this is what he gave me.Ingredients about 2 1/2 cups flour more or...
Taco Things
Taco-things are made from left overs, salsa, and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla folded closed and fried in oil with a little picante sauce splashed over them. Sounds like a burrito, right? Well, when I worked at La Clinica years ago, my co-workers told me it...
