Preparing to Photograph the Sturgeon Supermoon from Walville Peak, Washington I’m all about spontaneous adventures and exploring the Pacific Northwest outdoors. When I head out to photograph, I like to keep things open and flexible. Sticking to just one subject can lead to disappointment if things go differently than planned due to light, weather, or…
If you’re an owner of the Alucab Canopy Camper, you might have encountered an issue with the factory-installed rear door strap. The bracket attached to the camper tends to flex under windy conditions or when the door swings open quickly, risking potential breakage.
Are you an outdoor enthusiast who loves to explore off the beaten path? Then you know the importance of keeping your gear and living space safe from dust and water. In my recent YouTube short video, I explained my process of dust/water sealing the bed of my Jeep Gladiator and the Alucab Canopy Camper, ensuring…
After retiring my 80-series Toyota Land Cruiser and Jeep JLU Wrangler, I’m introducing my new vehicle for my Pacific Northwest adventures.
One of my favorite regions in Washington state is the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Once the snow melts in late spring, I make several trips to the area throughout the summer and fall.
It’s inevitable. If you spend any time outdoors, you will, at some point, have no choice but to go number two. Releasing your bowls outside has been a regular part of human history throughout the ages, a skill lost only in the recent generations of western civilizations. We’ve all seen (or nearly stepped in) the…
There are a lot of videos on YouTube demonstrating the use of the ax. With possibly a few exceptions, most people do not use an ax day in and day out in the course of their work. Even though it’s still an essential skill in the woods, with the increased productivity of using power saws,…
Initially, the family was only going to make a day trip to Oak Harbor, Washington, to visit friends for the day. However, since the forecast was for nice weather over the weekend, I suggested that we stay overnight in a hotel, take the Keystone-Port Townsend ferry over to the Olympic Peninsula the next morning, and…
Since I had to work Labor Day weekend, my wife, daughter and the family dog made a quick overnight trip to visit my 83 year old grandmother in Kelso, Washington. In the past, she had mentioned that she had wanted to drive up the Rose Valley Road and the Coweeman River out of Kelso to see the area she grew up in, but no one has offered to take her for the 20 mile drive from her house. Once I mentioned the idea, she was quick to say yes.
Over the last four days, I completed a 681 mile adventure (not counting the additional 465 miles to get to the starting point and back home again) following an overland route through the Cascade Mountains of Washington state, stretching from the Columbia River near Carson, Washington to Chopaka at the border crossing with British Columbia. From my records, about 63% of the overland route was on forest roads.
Todays goal is to drive from Cooper Mountain Lookout (near Chelan, Washington) to Chopaka (border with British Columbia).