I have finally put it off long enough. From the looks of things, I will be wintering out here in the woods. I need to get busy on my winter shelter and I'm way behind. To help, yesterday I packed in on my shoulders these lovely ten posts. Weird, they are designed for outdoor use... Continue Reading →
Success!
Not to big, to warm for a coat (60 degrees), but just what I needed. 11p-1a,out by 2a, up at 7a
Fire tonight!
I bet we had more summer in May than we had in June and July combined. We are supposed to have a nice day tomorrow and I want to get an early start. For tonight though, I'm having my 4th fire since I've been up here. It is long over due. I am also due... Continue Reading →
December 3rd, 2018
*Featured image I believe is a shot looking south at Noble Knob. So Sunday night it started snowing heavily at about 4:00PM, yet when I got up there was only a trace on the ground at camp. Nothing but blue skies on Monday morning, but cold enough to freeze my milk and cranberry juice. I... Continue Reading →
December 2nd, 2018
After a chilly night I woke up and got the fire going. I was behind a hill so I didn't get the sun until about noon. Even though it was snowing when I went to bed there wasn't any snow on the ground at 2630'. I couldn't believe how much traffic FSRD 70 gets. It... Continue Reading →
December 1st, 2018
As I wrote yesterday, I left for the mountains a bit later than I would have hoped. I wanted to run a few errands before I headed out of town. I made it to FSRD 70 by 2:30PM and the gated road to get to Location #1 a few minutes later. I wouldn't have even... Continue Reading →
I’m packing my bags for December…
More like I am packing my truck. One of the things I enjoy doing to take a break is heading up into the mountains and sit by a campfire. Yes, I know it is winter time and where I'm going there may be snow. As you can see from the featured photo, I am not... Continue Reading →