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Lived in Maine for 12 years. Snow and ice are the norm from about Nov-May. Anyway, coming home from work one day up the Highway 16 Spalding Turnpike in my 4wd Jeep Liberty from Kittery to Acton, ME, I went to pass another driver that was creeping along. Pulled into the left lane and promptly...

Well, after years of living in two separate cities due to work circumstances, my wife and I are two years away from retirement, selling both homes and consolidating into a new one somewhere over on the wet side. My tools, my books, my kitchen, her pottery, photography equipment, artwork, and our...

And then the railroads printed up brochures extolling the virtues of places like Eastern Washington to convince people to move out here and settle the land. Most were hoodwinked when they discovered the steppe shrub environment, marauding jackrabbits, and sand.

Give Stephen Ambrose's Nothing Like It In the World a read. Describes the building of the transcontinental railroad and the allocation of land to the railroads resulting in today's checkerboard pattern.

Great fall! And awesome brook trout!

Loved Boys in the Boat, and loved the intersection of it with Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Who knew rowing could be so exciting?!!!

As a fan of all tales of mountaineering and arctic exploration (think Krakauer's Into Thin Air or Endurance by Alfred Lansing), I had never heard of the Greely expedition in the late 1800s until I ran across Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy. A Shackleton story of the north and well worth the read...

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I bought and use this one https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DFC7MWH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 between the vehicle 12V outlet and an ECO-Worthy 1000W LiPO4 battery pack with solar panel, I can car camp for a week and keep everything cool.

We went this year with the specific intent to hike some of the trails that require a permit. We thought that the limits on people might make the trailheads less crowded. We were mistaken. Trailheads still as crowded as ever, people parking 1/4 mile away from the trailhead which purports to limit...

Some of the best opening sentences in any book I have ever read: "The river is fed by the sky. It runs over a bed of shattered mountains, through dreams of a great forest and into the mouths of ancient fishes." River of the Angry Moon, Mark Hume.

I've caught 12" bass out of there in years past. And I'll play with the stocker trout they put in there, but nothing to bring home for the dinner table. But if the crappie are in there that thick, I might have to give it a go this fall.

Allright, I'm gonna have to get out on that lake before the ACOE draws it down for the winter! Haven't been out there all summer. Given the way the Corps manages that lake, I'm always surprised by what shows up in it. It's mostly mud in winter, they fill it up with the spring flood rains (no...

Was my first trip in to Tamolitch Blue Pool. If you're ever in the area of the upper Mckenzie River, I highly recommend that walk. 3.4 miles round trip, nice path along the Mackenzie through old growth forest, and an amazing blue pool where the Mckenzie pops up out of the ground from a lava...

October caddis just starting to come off in central OR. Fish aren't fully keyed in yet, but managed to find a few willing to play between hiking adventures. Released to be caught another day.

I did my bucket list trip last year to AK with Whaler's Cove Lodge, and my answer was the same....AK. Already have my trip booked for next year. Amazing scenery, wildlife, and fishing!

yummmm....pan seared mahi with taziki sauce!

Used to go for walks up there through the Blue Mountain archery range when it wasn't in use, or up Klicker Mtn Rd, all of which are within walking distance from my house. We don't do that anymore. Constant parade of hunters parking at the fire station and headed up through the back side of the...

Use this recipe for halibut with capers, and substitute the ling instead. You won't be disappointed! https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/50392/capers-and-halibut/

Been a few years since I made that trip, but definitely check out the AllTrails info on that hike. Brook trout were plentiful, and you're encouraged to remove and eat them for dinner. Twin Lakes has the best camping. Overall, the route is pretty straightforward, you go up high, and stay there...