The Last Pole
I peeled the last pole in a set of forty today. I cut them for the longhouse next spring. It should be a party. ...
Winter Picnic
OK, technically December 3rd is still fall, but the day was short and it was cold. ...
Seasonal Features
March 2016 ...
Master Link
Here's an old trick for keeping the clip in place on your master link. Yes, I know you can form an endless chain using a riveted link and not worry about losing a clip. But for those of us who prefer the flexibility afforded by a clipped master link, the old school...
October Tipi Camp on Pistol Creek
Andy,Rob and I set out Friday for Pistol Creek. Dave McF would join us on Saturday. We stopped to collect a set of poles I had left at Chanty Camp, foraging for mushrooms on our way up. Robert and I found only a few each, but my brother found enough chanterelles to...
Good Morning
6/26/26 5:00 Cold, calm with sprinkles and intermittent drizzle. They had a bear raid this camp earlier in the week. That's okay. I have bear spray. In the truck. Parked at the other end of camp, down by the highway. Up at 2 for a dash to the latrine and again...
Good Morning
6/25/26 5:15 53F (13.3C) Calm and dry. Haze is creeping into the blue sky. Rain is forecast for this evening. The canyon is still in shadow. It is quiet this morning, only a couple of birds calling to each other. The rooster is sleeping in. The truck is...
Good Morning
6/24/26 6:15 58F (14.4C) Calm. Blue sky with mares tails. The sun just hit the cedar in the southwest corner of the yard. The birds are singing, the cannons boom occasionally, a car whizzes past now and again. It's a relatively quiet summer morning in the...
Good Morning
6/23/26 6:00 57F (13.8C) Calm, blue sky. The canyon is still in shadow but yellow morning sunlight bathes the sloping field and bordering firs to the west. The birds are just waking. The rooster is crowing. Walter has found something to bark at. Good morning....
Good Morning
6/22/26 55F (12.7C) Blue sky with a few wisps of cloud. Light, inconstant breeze. Morning sunlight is filtering across the canyon. Cherry cannons boom up on the hill. Walter Dawg doesn't like them and barks in displeasure. Doves coo. A woodpecker is hammering...
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