Leap Year Campout in the Lava Bed

Leap Year Campout in the Lava Bed

by | Mar 8, 2020

  The forecast Friday was for passably fair weather. 50 degree Fahrenheit temps, 3 mph winds, maybe a little rain and lower temperatures with a little snow or hail late Saturday afternoon. It didn’t work out that way.           Russ...
Up the Creek

Up the Creek

by | Mar 7, 2020

Wrayal and I took the dogs on a short detour along a seasonal stream on our way to The Big Lava Bed....
Lunch At The Big Lava Bed

Lunch At The Big Lava Bed

by | Mar 5, 2020

It’s been an odd winter; cold weather and heavy dumps of snow have alternated with prolonged warm spells and clear blue skies. At the beginning of January Andy and I were able to ride all the way up to South Prairie, about fourteen miles into the Gifford Pinchot...
January Excursion to South Prairie

January Excursion to South Prairie

by | Jan 4, 2020

My brother and I decided to take advantage of the unusually mild weather and went for a little excursion into the Gifford Pinchot yesterday. We ran into ice about the time we ran out of pavement, small patches at first, then long stretches which formed a treacherous,...
It Was Epic

It Was Epic

by | Oct 3, 2019

This article was first published as Das Boot in Nr. 40, the October 2018 issue of International Sidecar Traveller   It took us almost a week to get packed, after work and in our spare moments. It took longer than that to convince my brother, Andy, and my good...