First Rain Day
John and I were going to play golf today, but it up and started raining! Golf postponed until Saturday. Will use the time to pack up for tomorrow’s Mt. St.
Custom Camera and Drone Motorcycle Case
I plan to spend time on the motorcylce in the Oregon outback and want to be able to shoot with my big camera, lenses, and drone. Rather than stuff separate
V-Strom Refit
Because much of September will be spend in the desert and off-road, I need to make some changes to make the bike safer off the pavement, including: Replacing the front
Cast Iron Pizza – Back Home
While we were away, the tomatoes went bananas
Loading up
This must be the first time we will be taking our bikes more than about 30 miles from home. There are many biking trails in Sun Valley and Teton.
Silverado Service Required
Need to take care of this before departing for Sun Valley. I don’t think I need an assist, but you never know.
Crane Prairie Reservoir, Where the Scenery Sometimes Beats the Fishing
From the little island Maybe we woke up a little too early this morning. Since we had good luck at Paulina Lake yesterday, we figured we’d jump in the truck
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Fresh Kokanee at Paulina Lake
Our first fishing day of the trip was a success! We woke up at the crack of dawn to head up to the Newberry crater and Paulina Lake. It was
Arrival at our Last Stop on the Tour
We’ve made it to La Pine, Oregon, the last of our stops on this tour before returning home.
At Goose Lake State Park
Goose Lake State Park’s campground was probably the most peaceful of all our stops. This quiet, spacious, well-treed campground has trails to the lake, lots of grass, and plenty of
Our Home Away From Home
I’m the first to admit that what most people would call roughing it is not what we’ve been doing this month. Like so many other RV-ers, my desire to get
Rome Coliseum
In case you were wondering how Rome, a tiny community in what’s known as Old I-O-N (Idaho-Oregon-Nevada) Country, got its name, here are some illustrations.
How Much Good Old Fashioned Fun Is a .22?
One of the nice things about Rome is how you can shoot guns off the back porch.
Killdeer Chick
This sweet little bird we found as we were riding ATVs down the road. I couldn’t resist picking him after he hunkered down at the side of the road. His
Leopard Lizard
I caught this little feller under a sagebrush.
Journey to Bogus Creek
Above: Indian Paintbrush. Today we took an hour drive east of the Owyhee river, following its northerly course, to where Bogus Creek comes into the river. I don’t know why
John and Ben try out the ATV
Ben is driving. Before you freak out, this is before they learned how to get out of first gear.
One More of the Painted Hills
What strikes me about these hills is how radically different they are from the surrounding landscape. More than remote, they’re secluded, sealed off from the world in a natural bowl.
Painted Hills Panorama
I did my best with this one… Sun in the wrong place, in a hurry because it was lunch time, amateur Adobe Lightroom skills stretched.