A high lookout
The road to the Hidden Lake Lookout is an adventure all of its own; 4.5 miles of bone-jarring, suspension-ruining this-barely-qualifies-as-a-road bumpiness. Once past the first mile of mud, rock, root and trees, however, the trail is a wonder. We climbed steeply...
Unearthed
This mink skull (probably) was unearthed as I dug up some Tall Oregon Grape (I think) which was taking over a spot and quite ugly and gangly and never produced any fruit. It emerged from the earth on my spade, no other body bones with it.
Kayak camping
It's been a long while since I kayak/camped and the first time I've done it with my current kayak. One of the biggest challenges was minimizing the stuff I took with me, and fitting everything into the kayak. It was well worth the effort; we had a great...
Fall in the garden
With the beginning of September comes rain and cooler weather, so it's time to start preparing the garden for winter. I'm hoping to squeeze in a fall harvest, so I prepared two beds for planting. The others will get turned over and mulched so they can rest and wait...