MarieAug 2, 20234 min readJuly SeriesJuly 18: From Two-Tracks to InterstateThe alarm goes off before the sun comes up. My mom is the first to climb down out of the camp bed to start the coffee and warm up our...
MarieJul 25, 20234 min readJuly SeriesJuly 17- Campground TouringSometimes, we have to put men on an allotment that they’ve never been on. This naturally happens with all first time men, but we put the...
MarieJul 21, 20234 min readJuly SeriesJuly 10-13: Forest Service Monitoring TripSunday night we gather and load all of our camping stuff into the front compartment of the aluminum trailer: gas stove, folding tables,...
MarieJul 10, 20232 min readJuly SeriesJuly 5, 2023If walls could talk... this meat house has been worked in by 4 generations and many friends and family in between. It, along with other...
MarieJul 7, 20232 min readJuly SeriesJuly 3-4, 2023Horses are an essential tool on a sheep ranch. The sheepherders use their horses every day year round, whether to ride out with the herd,...
MarieJul 6, 20232 min readJuly SeriesJuly 2, 2023While 5 of the 8 herds are trailing up Dempsey Ridge way, and my mom, Trudi, is moving all 5 camps every day, the other 3 herds trail up...