Winter Exploration

Winter Exploration

There were a couple of spots on the map that looked interesting; a stream I had been trying to find a way down to and, across the road, another stream with a pond I hadn't checked out. Last weekend, we went looking for them.            ...

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Bushcrafty

Bushcrafty

New Year Day 2021                                                                      ...

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My Big Red Kelty

My Big Red Kelty

  You guys would have loved the backpack I started Boy Scouts with. My father was so proud to hand down to me the pride and joy from his Boy Scout days, a Trapper Nelson pack. Wooden framed, with a canvas bag, web shoulder straps and leather straps with buckle...

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When Will I Learn?

When Will I Learn?

  “You know, you don’t have to go camping if the weather is going to be awful,” remarked my wife as she eyed the leaden winter sky. Despite the deteriorating weather, I stubbornly clung to my plans. Sure, it was December, but the forecast was for light rain and...

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Book Club

Book Club

Our wives were scheduled to do a zoom book club meeting Sunday afternoon; it seemed like a good time for Andy and I to load up the dogs and head to the woods.                              ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/5/25 6:00 46F (7.7C) Dark, damp, and overcast with a slight breeze. The rain has ceased for the moment. A jet rumbled through the clouds, then all was still. The morning feels like a soggy dishrag. Walter punctures the silence with an occasional bark...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/4/25 5:30 42F (5.5C) Overcast,  raining lightly,  no wind. Last night's rain is dripping from the trees even as the sky still weeps.                                    ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/3/25 8:00 40f Raining. The remaining leaves on the trees are yellow.  Almost as many carpet the ground. Enjoying a long soak in the hottub this morning  because we bailed on another day camping in the rain and packed it in yesterday. Andy will ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/2/25 6:00 40f Overcast and calm out on the lava bed. The weather has moderated. It was still dark when I made the treacherous trek to the latrine. I was relieved when  it hove into view. Andy and Kent put some much appreciated effort into its...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/1/25 8:00 Temperate but raining hard. We had a puddle form by the door last night. It has grown  to a lake with a river running into it. Constant rain all night with no hope for it letting up today. The tipi won't draft and is filled with smoke. We had...

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