January Rain

January Rain

Five to five and the last patients have left the office. The doctors are finishing their dictation; the office staff have locked the doors, turned off the lights and gone home. I clean the surgical instruments and shut off the machines, flipping the breaker on the...

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New Years Solo Camp with Dogs

New Years Solo Camp with Dogs

December 31, 2018 Sunset 4:33 PM  January 1, 2019 Moonrise 3:28 AM, waning crescent Sunrise 7:49 AM   I found myself at loose ends for New Year's Eve. Amy was in California visiting relatives and both my brothers were busy. I had to work that morning, but I had...

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Throwback Thursday-New Years Day 2015

Throwback Thursday-New Years Day 2015

Several years ago Andy and I went for a little New Years Day ride up Lost Lake Road to Lolo Pass. Turning off FS 18, we followed a spur road which ran a short way along the West Fork of the Hood River, before ending in a clearing above a stream flowing into the river....

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A December Excursion

A December Excursion

Saturday morning, I installed a fresh tire on the front of the bike, a match to the new knobby I put on the rear last weekend, complete with ice screws. Now that I was ready for Winter, the temperatures had risen above freezing.          ...

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Throwback Thursday – The Solstice Tree

Throwback Thursday – The Solstice Tree

Walter, Andy and I decorated a random tree out in the woods on Solstice Day. The  snow was deep and it took us several attempts to get up the ridge. We tried Pinemont Road and I got stuck.       Even with chains on his KLR, my brother didn't make it...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/29/25 7:00 59f (15c) It is a quiet, calm morning.                                       The sky is filled with torn clouds, ripped and shredded like a...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    8/28/25 6:00 60f (15.5c) The sky is clear and blue. There is no wind. Sprayers whine in the distance. The dog is baying and the rooster is crowing. Good morning.                      ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/27/25 6:30 68f (20c) Cloudy with light rain just starting.           The forecast has changed: a little rain is predicted this morning with clearing later and a high today of 82f (27.7c). I didn't bring my laundry in...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    8/26/25 6:00 65f (18.3c) Still air with broken pink and white clouds against a blue background. Another hot day is forecast.  After spending time in the silence of the backwoods,  the sprayers' whine sounds exceptionally loud this morning.     ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

      8/25/25 7:30 54f(13.3c) The sky is not as clear as it has been. The morning is pleasant, maybe even a little chilly, but a haze is present, clouds or perhaps smoke.                      ...

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