Not A Bad Weekend
I had Friday off. Robert came up and we worked on the dugout canoe. Rob went home Saturday. Before he did, we rode the Triumph up the hill and hiked down to the Big Rock for a beer. On our way back, we collected some ironwood for future cooking projects. ...
Dugout Canoe Project
I got a notion to try my hand at making a dugout canoe. A neighbor up the road gave me a cottonwood log and even helped me load it. Joel loaned me a trailer and Mike helped me retrieve the log last month. It's been sitting in my driveway ever since. ...
Three Bros in a Tipi
I just got home from a camping trip with my brothers. Don't tell them, but I love those guys. David and Andy are both younger than me. We used to fight all the time but somehow, we grew out of it. The three of us get along well now. In fact, I don’t know anyone...
Ironwood
Holodiscus discolor, commonly called Ocean Spray, arrow-wood, or ironwood, is one of the more abundant flowering shrubs in the Pacific Northwest. Known for its hardness, it was used for tools by native people throughout the region. Ironwood was fashioned into...
I’m A Fucking Genius
I’m stuck in the loop of “I’m a fucking genius!” followed by “This God damned thing!”. I guess using the Scrambler as a year-round daily commuter and camping mule is taking its toll. I got the rear brakes back together (I’m a fucking genius!), but they are...
Good Morning
2/11/26 6:00 26F (-3.3C) No wind. It is cold, clear and frosty. There are a few stars out. The waning crescent moon is mid-transit, low in the south, hovering just above the head of the canyon. Walter was in a playful mood last night, barking to be let...
Good Morning
2/10/26 6:30 33F (0.5C) No wind, no moon. A dense fog has settled in the canyon. Birds are twittering, unseen in the brume. Passing cars whir over damp pavement, poking their headlights ineffectually through the murk. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
2/9/26 6:30 36F (2.2C) Cool, clear, and calm. It has stopped raining leaving a sprinkle of mist behind. But for a few clouds low in the southeast, the sky is clear. The moon, just past half and waning into the last quarter, is shining brightly down the...
Good Morning
2/8/26 7:45 40F (4.4C) Overcast and wet. No wind. Mist drifts down the ridge through the the dark silhouettes of tall conifers. The sky is sodden gray and leaking. It rained all day yesterday. Apparently, it rained all last night. It is raining now....
Good Morning
2/7/26 7:00 41F (5.0C) Calm, overcast , dry. It continues to be unseasonably warm. Last night Jody, Dave, Amy and I went to Portland where we met Andrea and Josh and enjoyed the Winter Festival of Lights. It was beautiful and surreal. An all ages rave in...
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