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Cottonwood Canyon State Park. moro, oregon
Just got back from a great weekend with Travis W0MUD, Tim WB7TIM, and Troy KI7HML. Travis planned the trip to activate the area for Parks On The Air. Travis and Tim both had Yaesu QRP rigs (FT-817 and FT-818) with wire antennas, battery packs,… Continue Reading “Cottonwood Canyon State Park. moro, oregon”
Show us your rig! KB7RQQ’s full size Ram
Time to get this started…. While not the most ‘overland’ by what’s become today’s standards… This is my adventure/off road/camping/fishing/get to and from work rig. It’s a 2006 Ram TRX4. Camper is a 1990 Sunlite Eagle pop-up. She’s on her second 5.7l engine at… Continue Reading “Show us your rig! KB7RQQ’s full size Ram”
Trip to Southern Oregon Wildlife Parks
My wife and I took a trip down to the Southern Oregon coast to visit Wildlife Safari in Winston Oregon, and the Bandon Wildlife Park in Bandon, Or. I took a bunch of pictures so here is a few. Very fun trip and only… Continue Reading “Trip to Southern Oregon Wildlife Parks”
Trail of Two Forests – Mt. St. Helen’s WA
Made a trip up to the ‘Trail of Two Forests ‘a few weekends ago. Located on the south side of Mt. St. Helen’s in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest is an area where a lava flow carved a path through the old growth. It left… Continue Reading “Trail of Two Forests – Mt. St. Helen’s WA”
Dehydrate food in your oven.
We were discussing drying our own foods on the talk group the other day. Found this in my old Boy Scout Field Book…. of all places. Would likely be much more energy efficient to use an actual food dryer but it does talk about… Continue Reading “Dehydrate food in your oven.”
Canned Bread! Anyone else like this stuff?
This is something I have always carried with me. Apparently not common out west here as everybody seems perplexed and makes faces when I punch a hole in it and rotate it on a rock by the fire to heat it up. Most like… Continue Reading “Canned Bread! Anyone else like this stuff?”
“Outhouse” we built at fish camp in Lapine, Or.
Probably the fanciest one in the area. All reclaimed materials and items like the vanity, lighting, and shower were all from Craigslist😜. We did buy cedar fence boards for the walls. The ceiling is old weathered barn wood found on the lot. It’s packed… Continue Reading ““Outhouse” we built at fish camp in Lapine, Or.”
Summer 2018 VT Camping
This summer I got out a few times camping with the family but sadly it was no where as many times as when my kids were all at home I am thankful we have so many primitive sites in either state or federal forest… Continue Reading “Summer 2018 VT Camping”
John Day River near Rufus Oregon
Just back from the John Day River in Oregon for some bass fishing. Good time, good food, good friends.
Fire ban? Propane fire rings can save the weekend camping experience.
Made it to Lake Merwin, Wa. about 8pm last night. My son, Alex, and grandson Brantleigh are here. We were looking forward to sitting by the fire. Fortunately, a fire ban in our area still allows “propane appliances” and includes propane fire rings.