Dugout Project Update
A long period of neglect followed Robert’s visit last August to help me start the canoe project. Mushrooms sprouted from the ends of the log (Pholiota populnea, pretty, but unfortunately inedible). I feared the log would turn out to be rotten. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Good Morning
10/31/25 8:00 cool calm and beautiful . A lovely sunrise Halloween morning out on The Big Lava Bed after a beautiful moonlit night. Got a slow start this morning and had breakfast for lunch. ...
Good Morning
10/30/25 6:30 34F (1C) Calm, dark, cold. The moon, waxing into the third quarter has long since set, leaving only the stars to challenge the darkness. The thermometer shows 34f, but everything is coated with a thin, bumpy layer of ice. It is the first...
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