Went up to a much quieter campground. With the passing of the last holiday weekend of summer, the hunters are out and the yahoos are gone. Hunters by and large make much quieter neighbors. People in B Loop closing up camp, except of course for Tofts and Patmores. Mike came up and took his trailer out for the year. Richard’s quad is still in various pieces in his … [Read more...]
October 18, 2019: Touchwood Hunting Grounds
Sven, Gunnar and I had camp all to ourselves this weekend, it is getting to be too cold for most folks I guess. Except Patmores, who are nearly as nuts as we are, but they were watching grand kids this weekend. Friday night was clear and cold, about -3. The view of the stars was magnificient! Someday, I really want to live in a place where I can always see the stars. We … [Read more...]
October 11, 2019: Thanksgiving Great Grouse Hunt
We took Richard and Patricia up to Touchwood again to show off Campground Trail. Weather was incredibly nice, about 8-10 degrees and sunny. Left base camp at 8.15 and went straight to Campground Trail; all 4 us with our own personal thermos. That’s the best part of riding the trail in October; hot coffee! (or tea, in Patricia and Sven’s case) Richard got the first grouse … [Read more...]
October 4th, 2019: One Long Damn Day at Touchwood Hunting Grounds
We brought Richard up to Touchwood with us this time; Patricia stayed home to watch grandson Dean. Friday evening was not terribly cold; temperature sat around 5-6 degrees above zero and with no rain, it was pretty comfortable around the fire. We got out of camp at 8.15 after a fast breakfast. Richard’s quad loaded onto his trailer with our General tucked in behind it; … [Read more...]