Pistol Creek

Pistol Creek

Winter was dry. Spring was drier. By the time June rolled around, it was impossible to deny: we were in the middle of a full-on, record-breaking drought.  We went all summer without a drop of rain. Day after day the temperatures crept higher - a few weeks in the...

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Processing Tipi Poles

Processing Tipi Poles

I need forty poles for the longhouse I want to put together next spring, so I stopped by Trout Lake Ranger Station to buy a permit.  There are only two plots where harvesting poles is allowed and the selection isn't great, but what are you going to do?    ...

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Three Days of Gluttony

Three Days of Gluttony

 3-day Menu  Day 1 -Lunch Scotch eggs, wrapped in foil and heated by the fire during set up -Dinner Hot Dogs. buns, ketchup, mustard Baked beans Day 2 -Breakfast Mountain man breakfast with biscuits -Lunch snackage and drinks -Dinner Pot roast with taters, parsnip,...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/15/25 5:30 50F (10C) Dry, and calm. A multitude of stars winks between the broken clouds. The waning crescent moon floats in the east, just beginning its transit. Walter is patrolling the perimeter,  barking out the occasional  challenge. "Who goes...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/14/25 6:30 51F (11C) Cloudy. There is a faint breeze, it is relatively warm, and raining. The dog woke me, licking my face at a quarter after six. It was already light by the time I'd made my tea and gone out to the hot tub. It started cloudy and gray with...

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Good Morning

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.                            ...

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Good Morning

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...

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Good Morning

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...

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