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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Throwback Thursday: Beaver Creek Run Part 3

Throwback Thursday: Beaver Creek Run Part 3

Beaver Creek Run Part 1  Part 2 Part 3   It was early afternoon but it seemed much later. The sky was dark and the clouds came right down to the pavement in torrents. Water streamed across every flat surface, cold and black and dirty. When we got to Corvallis we...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/4/26 6:15 52F (11.1C)  A slight breeze ripples the willows against  a backdrop of pale blue. Walter's barking sounds disgruntled and half-hearted. The birds twitter and chirp in subdued tones. An orchard sprayer whines far down the way, somewhere north...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

  5/3/26 7:15 50F (10C) Clear, blue sky. No wind. The sun has just topped the ridge. I slept in after a late night. Amy is still in bed. We went to hear the Tad Robinson Blues Band at Double Mountain, a show Squirrel put on. A good time was had by all.  ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/2/26 6:15 54F (12.2C)  Calm. Quiet, if you can ignore the birds and the dog. The sky is a uniform pale gray, like an old cotton sheet or a dress shirt past retirement. Rain is predicted this evening.  From the marks in the dust, it looks like it...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    5/1/26 5:45 43F (6C) Birds sing in a pale blue morning shaded pink around the edges. A light breeze sways the birch. Good morning.                                  ...

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Good Morning

Good Morning

    4/30/26 4:45 41F (5C) The sky is clear and dark, pierced by stars. The moon should be nearly full. I expected it to be shining brightly in the southwest,  but it must be too low, behind the ridge. The birds are just beginning to stir. It was quiet until...

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