Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

by | Mar 22, 2026

It was shirtsleeve weather and sunny in town, pretty mild for the second day of spring. Mike and I decided to go look for snow. We found it at 3000′ in the Gifford Pinchot. There was no snow below that level and ice flows covering the road above that. Satisfied,...
Lusk Creek Militia

Lusk Creek Militia

by | Feb 2, 2026

      Walter Dawg joined Cap’n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot.                                          ...
Playing With Sharp Objects

Playing With Sharp Objects

by | Jan 14, 2026

Cliff and Donovan came over yesterday and helped me set up a throwing axe target in the back yard. Andy had loaded a huge Ponderosa round in the bed of my truck. We took down a set of poles that was in the way and backed the truck in as close as we could before...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

by | Nov 9, 2025

      11/9/25 Clear, sunny,  and warm. We decided to forage for cranberries and mushrooms instead of doing yard work, so Amy, Walter, and I piled into the car and headed north. We picked up Mike on the way and by noon, we were on the road to Trout Lake....
Halloween on the Big Lava Bed

Halloween on the Big Lava Bed

by | Nov 3, 2025

            It was a beautiful, crisp autumn day when Kent and I drove north into the Big Lava Bed. The road was rugged, just ruts worn into jagged rock, winding between collapsed lava tubes and stunted trees finally arriving  at a flat...