January Excursion to South Prairie

January Excursion to South Prairie

My brother and I decided to take advantage of the unusually mild weather and went for a little excursion into the Gifford Pinchot yesterday. We ran into ice about the time we ran out of pavement, small patches at first, then long stretches which formed a treacherous,...

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Too Light

Too Light

  It seems obvious that adding a third wheel will increase the stability of your motorcycle. The realty is a little more complicated - it is all about balance.... [video width="320" height="240"...

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What’s Wrong With People?

What’s Wrong With People?

What is wrong with people? Saturday, my friends and I pulled a truckload of trash out of the woods. This particular pile showed up near a favorite camping spot over a year ago and has been bugging me ever since. Jason was at the illegal dump site when we arrived. He...

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Nora’s Foray

Nora’s Foray

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/2/25 6:30 45F (7.2C) It's a little cloudy but calm. We must have gotten more rain. The deck is wet again. There is a bird calling from the oaks I haven't heard before.  It's like a jungle sound track. Short repetitive call, like a chimpanzee in an old Tarzan...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

          10/1/25 7:00 50F (10C) It is a calm morning,  still wet from  last night's rain.  No wind. Birds glide overhead, past broken clouds. Mares tails portend more weather on the way. Ever a trend setter, the birch has adopted a seasonal...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    9/30/25 6:30 47F(8.3C) A windless morning.  Clear, blue sky.  The deck is wet, still slick with last night's rain. The crickets are silent this morning, but the birds are active, squawking and chattering.  The owl across the way is asking the usual...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      9/29/25 5:30 57(13.8) It's dark, starting to sprinkle and presumably overcast. The weather is changing. No wind stirs the air but occasionally an acorn let's go and plummets rattling through the branches to smack the ground. Far up the canyon I...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    9/28/25 6:30 47 (8.3) The morning  star floats above the trees, shining brightly against the darkly muted dawn.                                        ...

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