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...
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...
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. ...
Halloween 2020 -Part 3: Striking Camp
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Halloween 2020 -Part 2: Samhain
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Good Morning
7/11/26 6:45 53F (11.6C) Clear with a chance of horses. A fingernail moon hangs above the pines. It will wink out tomorrow. Last night one of Scott's mares stole my drink. This morning I woke up to find the same horse inside the lodge, front feet, head and...
Good Morning
7/10/26 5:45 58F (14.4C) I woke with the sun rising from behind Nan's Rock. It is warm enough to wander half naked to the latrine without discomfort. Walter stuck his nose under the head of Robert's bunk and snored all night. Scott has two tipis set up. We are...
Good Afternoon
Thursday 7/9/26 We probably had a high near 90f (32C), mostly clear with a light breeze. The air is perfumed with the scent of hot pine pitch. I am camping on a ridgetop near Nan's Rock, above Scott's house. Robert, Walter and I got here yesterday around 6....
Good Morning
7/8/26 4:44 58F (14.4C) Blue sky with a light dander of clouds. It is calm, but a faint breeze is rising. A fat, waning, crescent moon rests atop the maple. There is a riot of birdsong erupting from the dull blue of dawn. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
7/7/26 7:00 53F (11.6C) Clear blue sky, no wind. Waning half moon about midtransit. ...
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