Our dog Rocky passed in February and I was able to find this spot for him that overlooks our creek and tunnel under a Douglas Fir tree. In early March I spread bunches of wildflower seeds over the burial

Basking in the Afterglow and Glow of the Sun after a Successful Dismount While picking some of the 13 pounds of beans today I came across these 2 just finishing up. SOOOO, being the nature voyeur that

Well, belaying, cleaning, and hanging out on the portaledge, but still furthering the route and now a new anchor is installed. After the drive in we reached the campsite and found the cows had been making

I'm trying to identify this flower and am rummaging through a bunch of the native plant sites, but still have not found a positive id as of yet. They are growing all over the yard around the house and

Some of the granite outcroppings in the middle of the Colville National Forest are near springs and pretty constant sources of water so the humidity is higher under the canopy. This helps the moss take

Colville National Forest In my tent this morning at 4 am I was woken by the sound of thunder, to which I quickly put the rain fly on my tent and went back to sleep. It rained off and on with lots of thunder

A break from the farm! On of my best friends has a climbing area he is developing and putting up new routes at so I am going to go hang out with him and get back on rock. The area is very near were I camped

Mt Whitney's bright granite rock, the highest point in the contiguous United States is the peak in the middle just to the right of the 2 needles, contrasted with the intense blue of the sky. This was taken

I hate them. You hate them. Every gardener and farmer hates them. One of the more insidious of the pests to have to deal with due to their underground movement, sharp teeth, and voracious appetite. I am

Every gardener must deal with them in one fashion or another during the growing season. Weeds are a bane of the gardener's existence until a method is devised and settled upon that suits the specific garden.

via imgarcade.com The gardener's most consistent complaint, whether spoken or not. As we go on through our day in the garden, we put our bodies through continuous stresses due to the regular bending, stooping,