The work has continued to finish the rebuild of the Compact Jr before I leave Crescent City in early December. Just last week we thought we were nearing the end, but 7 days later we were still spending most of each day tinkering away… and the finishing touches have made...
Established in 1929, this predominately old growth coast redwoods park is bisected by the last major free flowing river in California, the Smith River. Almost all of the park land is water shed for the Smith River and Mill Creek, a major tributary – parks.ca.gov When I stopped at a...
Moose and I went for our first hike together. Not wanting to kill the little guy, I started small with a 1 mile trail to Dead Lake in the Tolowa Dunes State Park just up the road. One part forest and another part sand dunes, this side of the state...
Finally, after a weeks worth of daily-back-n-forth to Home Depot, we are complete with the basic build of the Compact Jr trailer, and it is nothing like the original plan. Yes, my Mother and I both have the same sickness of changing our plans mid stream… numerous times: Instead of...
In May I began the rebuild of the little trailer, starting with the flooring and interior paint. Since then I have done nothing though, and I’m happy that I have not. The flooring was not going to hold up, so we have tackled that problem by re-doing the re-do. This...
On Tuesday Moose went in to the vet for his first checkup and shots. The Vet told me that Moose is about 3 to 3 1/2 months old and that he does not have any ideas on his breed. He also said that based on his “extremely dirty ear canals”...
Taking advantage of the sun, Mom and I took the dogs to the beach here in Crescent City. Belle has been the beach before, but for Moose this was his first time (I assume). Not much to add other than the pups had a great time running, playing, and digging...
With the sun finally making an appearance this morning I took a moment to snap a few photos of the scenery out my front windshield; my host’s front yard (the Sherman’s). This quaint front yard, not much bigger than my van, packs a big visual punch. Not only is it...
The past few days I have only been settling in here in Crescent City. With the new responsibilities of dog ownership, socializing with Mom, and just all around trying to get re-organized, I have done nothing of real interest. There are a lot of little points of interest nearby that...
As I prepared to drive off from the Moose Lodge in Gold Hill, Oregon, only one task remained; to leave a donation at the Lodge. Already noon, no one had yet arrived so I walked up to browse the hours of operation when I had a weird feeling at my...
