Muffin and I took off to see if we could get to the top of the local summit, as seen in this pic: The weather was a bit breezier and cooler (low 70s) than it had been the past two days so it seemed like a good time for it. We started off in thatContinue reading “local summit – Boise NF”
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a walk to the west
Muffin and I went for a walk earlier today to the west; this is the general direction looking from camp: The dark patches are the canyon. Walking over to it you see:
rare shot of top of the camper
south fork of the Boise River
This canyon is maybe a half mile from our campsite:
Twin Falls, ID
It was scheduled to rain last night, so I gathered up the campsite. Since I was planning to head out in the next couple days anyhow, I topped off water from the campground and headed out. The historic bridge as one crosses the Snake River and enters the city: Stopped at Wally World for provisions. SundayContinue reading “Twin Falls, ID”
a walk to the west
I’ve been wanting to walk up the hill to the west but an attentive bull has been hanging around the last several days, trolling back and forth on this side of the hill, vocalizing softly but constantly. First day he appeared he looked straight at me and now he’s been hanging around. Today he wasn’tContinue reading “a walk to the west”
random pics from Twin Springs
Rain clouds blowing in the other day:
walking near Twin Springs campground
Muffin was getting a little weird, which usually means she needs to burn some energy off. We walked a ways up the road to see what was on the other side of this sign: Didn’t realize it at the time, but I think the white spot on the right edge of the pic is theContinue reading “walking near Twin Springs campground”
more about the water pump
Yesterday afternoon I was thinking about the best way to get, transport, and dispsense water from the pump. Spigot bucket! I took the bucket over and rinsed it out. I paid a bit more attention to the process this time. The dead-lift resistance on the piston is maybe 40# and this stroke is about 12″. Continue reading “more about the water pump”
Curlew national grasslands campsite near Holbrook, ID
As I headed NW out of Logan the hills got more rounded (older and more eroded?) and lost their trees. Lots of tall grass and sage. Hayfields and black angus cattle in the surrounding land. This camp area appears to have previously been a maintained, fee-supported site but now has notices saying it’s not maintained,Continue reading “Curlew national grasslands campsite near Holbrook, ID”
a boondocking retirement 