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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Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/13/25 6:30 42F (5.5C) Overcast with heavy dew. Fog is eddying into the canyon, flowing through the trees from all directions. I woke up at two and lay there in bed for awhile.  I decided to try some meditation. I had a good breathing rhythmn going...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/12/25 6:30 45F (7.2C) Cool and dry with a slight breeze. It seems dark, but only a few stars are visible. The moon in its final quarter dominates the cloudless sky. Walter, duty bound, has found something to bark at, but he lacks enthusiasm .  ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/11/25 6:00 58F (14.4C) Dry, blustery, dark. A warm wind soughs through the trees, not steady, but regular, like the huffing gasps of a man climbing a steep hill. Mid transit, high in the south, the half moon glows through a thin gauze of clouds. Over...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/10/25 6:30 58F (14.4C) Wild, warm, and windy. The moon, waning towards half, is playing hide and seek in the clouds. It is blowing hard. Maple seeds spiral to the ground and the few remaining oak leaves are ripped from their branches. Warm wind...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    12/9/25 5:45 48F (8.8C) Raining. The waning moon,  three quarters full,  shines dolly through the clouds above the lodge poles. It is a dark,  sodden morning.                          ...

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