Good Morning

Good Morning

  8/23/26 4:00 62F (16.6C) AQI 19 The early morning is cool and dark; it is cloudy with some stars. 1/10th of a league is a far reach when you don’t have the expedient of shitting in the bilges. The hike to the commode is far enough to provide a challenge...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    8/21/26 6:00 54F (12.2C) AQI 34 Faint SE breeze,  light mist, no rain. It was dark when I got up at 5:30. Light is beginning to leak in around the edges now. Walter has had a short walk,  the tea is on. I  had rhubarb pie for breakfast. Kevin arrived...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/27/26 5:00 The sky is beginning to lighten, but it is still dark. It is colder than yesterday. The moon should be full but I didn’t see it. Andy is snoring gently. Walter is sleeping beside my bunk. I just got back from a short walk in the woods,...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  7/26/26 6;00 Blue sky with some clouds low in the southeast. It is comfortably cool as I sit here drinking water, but not so much so as to raise a chill. I shall make some tea in a moment. Jason is still sleeping. He arrived at the trailhead yesterday just as I...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    7/13/26  O’dark-thirty.  Stars are out and it is dark. There are noises behind me as I squat at the latrine. I flip on a flashlight and find myself surrounded by horses, blinking in the glare. Back to bed to sleep until dawn. Left-over rhubarb...