Leap Year Campout in the Lava Bed
The forecast Friday was for passably fair weather. 50 degree Fahrenheit temps, 3 mph winds, maybe a little rain and lower temperatures with a little snow or hail late Saturday afternoon. It didn't work out that way. Russ...
Up the Creek
Wrayal and I took the dogs on a short detour along a seasonal stream on our way to The Big Lava Bed. https://vimeo.com/395965751
Lunch At The Big Lava Bed
It's been an odd winter; cold weather and heavy dumps of snow have alternated with prolonged warm spells and clear blue skies. At the beginning of January Andy and I were able to ride all the way up to South Prairie, about fourteen miles into the Gifford Pinchot...
Cabin Fever
This story first appeared in International Sidecar Traveller #43 April, 2019 Winter had been a long, dreary affair, with a succession of snow, cold rain, ice and more snow. Come February, I was done with it, but it did not appear to be done with me. Out of...
2020 Winter Camp
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Good Morning
Tuesday morning 10/7/25 7:30 40F (4.4C) Clear blue sky. The sun is just kissing the tree tops up on the canyon rim. There is no wind here. I can hear the logging show about a mile away. They started moving equipment about an hour...
Good Morning
10/6/25 Good Monday morning to you. 7:30 38F (3.3C) but it feels colder. Heating water for tea while my brother and Robert sleep. ...
Good Morning
10/5/25 Good morning. 6:00 and cold enough to see my breath but comfortable by the fire. I am not sure if I hear Walter or Jason, but someone is snoring in the tipi, loud enough to scare the bears. Sipping my tea and listening to the brook babble stories to me,...
Good Morning
10/4/25 5:00 53F (11.6C) I can see stars through the clouds. There is no wind. Crickets are thrumming. An occasional acorn drops from a tree. The gibbous moon has set. My tea is hot. ...
Good Morning
10/3/25 6:30 46F (7.7C) Clear sky with a couple of planets rising in the east in a losing race with the morning light. It feels brisk; there is a cool breeze murmuring through the dawn. ...
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