Good Morning

Good Morning

    8/22/25 45f (7c) A clear brisk morning.                                                            ...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

8/11/25 3:00 105f (40.5c) Clear sky, no wind in town.             I had been  cooped up in the house with this cold for eleven days. Walter had been  cooped up here with me.  We were both going  stir crazy. I was feeling better, enough...
A Good Afternoon on Pistol Creek

A Good Afternoon on Pistol Creek

The weather forecast was for  hotter than blazes. It met or exceeded expectations, touching near 100f (38.7c) according to the thermometer app on Mike’s phone. Anticipating the heat, Mike,  Walter and I headed up to Pistol Creek  to stick our feet in the water....
Walter Gets His Sea Legs

Walter Gets His Sea Legs

The weather forecast this afternoon was for hot to unbearable. Amy and I loaded up the kayaks, Walter jumped in the truck, and we all headed north to Goose Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.                  ...
Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

    7/1/25 2:00 91f (32.7c) Sunny, hot, and windless.  Walter, Mike and I went up into the Gifford Pinchot to seek relief from the hot weather in the tall trees.  We did a couple of short walks (no mushrooms,  no surprise), then sat down had a whiskey and...