Trying Out the Halti Laavu Pro

Trying Out the Halti Laavu Pro

I bought a new tent! As Amy is quick to point out, the last thing I need is another tent. But I wanted it. I have been intrigued by Baker and Whelan tents for years. Basically, half of a small wall tent, they are designed for expedition camping. Open down the length,...

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Summer Solstice Cookout

Summer Solstice Cookout

  My wife was having her book club over to our house for dinner. It seemed prudent to retreat to the woods for the evening. My brother’s wife is a member of the book club, leaving Andy unsupervised. It didn’t take much coaxing to get him to join me.    ...

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Lost Creek Longhouse Chapter 3: Settling In

Lost Creek Longhouse Chapter 3: Settling In

(click here for Chapter 2) It had been a warm, clear day when we started Saturday, but by mid afternoon the sky had gone slate-gray and opened up on us. We made camp in a torrential downpour. Mike had to leave before we were done setting up; Jason, Robert, and I...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/23/25 5:30 42F (5.5C) Dark, foggy, with a hint of coyote. I just heard a gun go off, echos rumbling across Willow Flat. Walter is disgruntled and unnerved by the noise.                      ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

            11/22/25 6:00 32F (0.0C) Dark, moonless, frosty. The sky. The ground.  Everything is sparkly.                          ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  11/21/25 6:30 33F (0.55C) Clear, calm, cold. It is just above freezing yet the deck has a veneer of ice. What a beautiful dawn. The sky, clear behind a thin, nearly invisible gauze, is brightening through pastel shades of pink and blue. A small bird whistles...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    11/20/25 6:00 42F (5.5C) Dark, moonless and cloudy. It was raining lightly but now it has stopped.  It is a very quiet morning. I wonder what that damn dog is up to?                        ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      11/19/25 6:30 31F (-0.55C) Partially cloudy and still.  The stars are fleeing the dawning light. It is a very frosty morning.  I think it is the first hard freeze we have had this season.                ...

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