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1-Jan-2026, guitar
work |
Jamie and I had a
nice easy hike at the Wind
River Arboretum, 4-Jan |
Wind
River Arboretum |
Wind
River Arboretum |
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Wind
River Arboretum |
Wind
River Arboretum |
Wind
River Arboretum |
Wind
River Arboretum |
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Wind
River Arboretum |
Wind
River Arboretum |
Guitar work, 5-Jan |
5-Jan |
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Coyote visitor, 6-Jan |
Flowers still
blooming, 6-Jan |
9-Jan |
12-Jan, sunset |
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13-Jan |
14-Jan |
Off to Southern
California! 15-Jan
Criterion
Summit, Oregon:
Mt. Jefferson, The
Sisters |
Criterion
Summit, Oregon:
Mount Adams |
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15-Jan, Summer Lake,
Oregon |
16-Jan, near Honey
Lake, California |
16-Jan, near Honey
Lake, California |
16-Jan, near Honey
Lake, California |
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16-Jan, lunch at Walker,
California, municipal park. A nice stop. |
16-Jan, Mono
Lake, California |
16-Jan, Mono
Lake, California |
16-Jan, Mono
Lake, California,
the Sierra Nevada |
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The White
Mountains from near Bishop, California |
Bishop,
California |
17-Jan, Mount
Sill from near Bishop, California |
17-Jan, The High
Sierra from the Owens
Valley |
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17-Jan, The High
Sierra from the Owens
Valley |
17-Jan, The High
Sierra from the Owens
Valley |
17-Jan, The High
Sierra from the Owens
Valley |
17-Jan, The High
Sierra from the Owens
Valley |
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17-Jan, US-395
near Bishop, California, our road from almost the entire journey |
17-Jan, Mount
Whitney group from near Lone Pine, California |
17-Jan, Mount
Whitney group from near Lone Pine, California |
Our rental house in La
Quinta, California |
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Our rental house in La
Quinta, California |
Our rental house in La
Quinta, California |
La
Quinta, California |
La
Quinta, California |
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Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
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Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
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Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis
canadensis) |
Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis
canadensis) |
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Scenes from our daily
walks in the Oasis
Cove Trails in La Quinta
Jackrabbit (Lepus
californicus) |
Heading home, 31-Jan
Back in Walker,
California |
1-Feb, Honey Lake,
California |
2-Feb, moonset over Goose
Lake, California |
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2-Feb, Goose
Lake, California at dawn |
2-Feb, near Summer
Lake, Oregon |
Home again!
Snow Drops (Galanthus,
sp.) blooming, 2-Feb-2026 |
3-Feb, slash burning
on the Chilton property down Bates Road from us |
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9-Feb |
10-Feb |
10-Feb |
10-Feb |
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10-Feb |
11-Feb |
12-Feb, Valentine's
Day dinner at Feast |
17-Feb |
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17-Feb |
17-Feb-2026 |
22-Feb, snow the day
before my knee replacment surgery. It didn't last. |
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I've got a new knee,
23-Feb |
I've got a new knee,
23-Feb |
27-Feb |
27-Feb |
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2-Mar: First
time outside post-surgery, first beer |
2-Mar: First
time outside post-surgery, first beer |
2-Mar: First
time outside post-surgery, first beer |
2-Mar, still pretty
rough looking |
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2-Mar, still pretty
rough looking |
7-Mar, walking with a
cane |
8-Mar, first (very
short) walk outside |
8-Mar, first (very
short) walk outside |
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12-Mar, 10 deer in
the yard |
Sunset, 14-Mar |
14-Mar, Jamie is home
for Spring Break and his birthday celebration |
14-Mar, Jamie is home
for Spring Break and his birthday celebration |
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14-Mar, Jamie is home
for Spring Break and his birthday celebration |
14-Mar, Jamie is home
for Spring Break and his birthday celebration |
14-Mar, Jamie is home
for Spring Break and his birthday celebration |
16-Mar, another beer
outside in the warm sunshine |
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21-Mar, planting the
balsamroot seeds I gathered last summer |
27-Mar, spring has
sprung |
30-Mar |
30-Mar |
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31-Mar, 10 deer again |
2-Apr, lentil and
greens soup |
2-Apr |
2-Apr |
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2-Apr |
Lentil soup #2 and
lamb chops, 4-Apr |
Lentil soup #2 and
lamb chops, 4-Apr |
Lentil soup #2 and
lamb chops, 4-Apr |
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Deer and the
mountain, 5-Apr |
Coffee on the deck,
5-Apr |
Early birthday
present, 5-Apr |
6-Apr |
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6-Apr |
8-Apr, Pacific
Hound's Tongue on Courtney Road |
8-Apr, Pacific
Hound's Tongue on Courtney Road |
8-Apr, Dalles
Mountain |
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8-Apr, Dalles
Mountain |
8-Apr, Dalles
Mountain |
8-Apr, Dalles
Mountain |
8-Apr, Dalles
Mountain |
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9-Apr, My knee is
well enough to burn our pile |
9-Apr |
9-Apr |
9-Apr |
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9-Apr, picnic on
Dalles Mountain |
I'm able to cook
again. 11 and 12 Apr |
13-Apr |
14-Apr |
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14-Apr, Calypso
Orchids along Bates Road |
14-Apr, lentil soup |
16-Apr, Mount Adams
peekaboo |
16-Apr, Mount Adams
peekaboo |
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17-Apr |
18-Apr, confit du
canard and a lentil-quinoa "risotto" |
21-Apr, kung pao
shrimp |
25-Apr chicken
skewers and asparagus |
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30-Apr, first poppy
at our house |
2-May-2026, first
time all the way down Bates to the creek. Big progress
with the knee |
2-May |
2-May, I have
sprouts. I hope they are balsamroot |
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2-May, rosemary in
bloom |
3-May, lilacs in
bloom |
3-May, Rocky Mountain
iris,
Iris
missouriensis |
3-May, Rocky Mountain
iris |
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3-May, Rocky Mountain
iris |
4-May, luthier's
group meeting at Bob Dill's place |
6-May |
8-May, picking up
Jamie at WSU
Just one more
semester to go |
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8-May, picking up
Jamie at WSU |
8-May, picking up
Jamie at WSU |
8-May |
10-May, Mother's Day |
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11-May |
18-May |
My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
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My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
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My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
My first hike on a
trail, post-op. Little Maui Trail at Coyotoe Wall.
18-May |
The moon and Venus in
conjuction, 18-May. |
20-May, the
mountainside at Courtney Road awash in Ookow (Dichelostemma
congestum) according to Googler image search |
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20-May, the
mountainside at Courtney Road awash in Ookow (Dichelostemma
congestum) |
20-May |
20-May |
Second post-op
hike: Hood River Mountain, 22-May |
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Second post-op
hike: Hood River Mountain, 22-May |
Second post-op
hike: Hood River Mountain, 22-May |
24-May |
24-May |
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25-May: 3rd
post-op hike: Falls Creek Falls |
25-May: 3rd
post-op hike: Falls Creek Falls |
25-May: 3rd
post-op hike: Falls Creek Falls |
Wild rainbow at
sunset, 28-May |
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28-May: 800
vertical feet on Dalles Mountain in cold and high winds |
29-May: New
gravel path to the shop |
29-May, resurfaced
and widened driveway |
Harvesting free-range
(green; unripe) walnuts east of Goldendale, 30-May |
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Harvesting free-range
walnuts east of Goldendale, 30-May |
Harvesting free-range
walnuts east of Goldendale, 30-May |
Harvesting free-range
walnuts east of Goldendale, 30-May |
and the walnuts to
become Nocino, Italian-style walnut liqueur |
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Rack of lamb, 6-Jun |
Smoked brisket, 7-Jun |
7-Jun |
Lots of California
poppies (Eschscholzia
californica), 10-Jun |
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Lots of California
poppies (Eschscholzia
californica), 10-Jun |
10-Jun, cleaning the
mower deck |
Delivery of our new
tractor and snow plow, 12-Jun |
Delivery of our new
tractor and snow plow, 12-Jun |
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Delivery of our new
tractor and snow plow, 12-Jun |
Another post-op
hike: Back side of Mount Defiance, 1100 vertical feet,
15-Jun |
Another post-op
hike: Back side of Mount Defiance, 1100 vertical feet |
Another post-op
hike: Back side of Mount Defiance, 1100 vertical feet |
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Lookout Mouuntain
with Jamie, 18-Jun |
Lookout Mouuntain
with Jamie, 18-Jun |
Lookout Mouuntain
with Jamie, 18-Jun |
Lookout Mouuntain
with Jamie, 18-Jun |
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Lookout Mouuntain
with Jamie, 18-Jun |
18-Jun |
18-Jun |
Lavender farm in
Carson, 19-Jun |
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24-Jun. I
finally made it to the top of Steens
Mountain (9,738 ft; 2,968 m), with Jamie |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
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Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
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Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
Steens
Mountain, 24-Jun |
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Criterion
Summit, on the way back from Steens Mountain, 25-Jun |
Criterion
Summit |
Criterion
Summit |
Criterion
Summit |
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Repair bridge I made
for one of my early guitars (for a luthier in Canada who is
doing the repairs), 28-Jun |
3-Jul: One of
the first big jobs for the tractor: Making a shady bench
under the Kay Tree |
Cheesy shrimp and
pasta and asparagus, 5-Jul |
8-Jul, Chinidere
Mountain via Ant Hill, with Jamie |
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8-Jul, Chinidere
Mountain |
8-Jul, Chinidere
Mountain |
8-Jul, Chinidere
Mountain |
8-Jul, Chinidere
Mountain |
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8-Jul, Chinidere
Mountain |
12-Jul, 13-Jul |
14-Jul, Lookout
Mountain with Phyllis and Jill |
14-Jul, Lookout
Mountain |
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14-Jul, Lookout
Mountain |
14-Jul, Lookout
Mountain |
14-Jul, Lookout
Mountain |
14-Jul, Lookout
Mountain |
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Bonneville Fish
Hatchery, 15-Jul |
Bonneville Fish
Hatchery, 15-Jul |
Bonneville Dam,
15-Jul |
Bonneville Dam,
15-Jul |
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Bonneville Dam,
15-Jul |
15-Jul |
15-Jul |
16-Jul |
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A littel guitar work,
17-Jul |
A littel guitar work,
17-Jul |
A littel guitar work,
17-Jul |
Smoke haze, 21-Jul |
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23-Jul, a couple of
training hikes on the Trapper Creek Trail and Observation Trail |
23-Jul, a couple of
training hikes on the Trapper Creek Trail and Observation Trail |
23-Jul, a couple of
training hikes on the Trapper Creek Trail and Observation Trail |
25-Jul, Phyllis made
a superb pasta/zucchini dish |
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26-Jul, the mountain
is melting out fast |
27-Jul, sunrise |
29-Jul, changing the
battery in the smoke detector and cleaning the air return vent |
29-Jul, changing the
battery in the smoke detector and cleaning the air return vent |
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30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
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30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
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30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike
Hell Roaring Valley
overlook |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike
Hell Roaring Valley
overlook |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike
Hell Roaring Valley
overlook |
30-Jul, Bird Creek
Meadows hike |
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