Been away for a bit, but hope to be around more often, now.
Summers are usually very busy for me with work and homesteading duties, and fall threw us a curve ball with a family health issue, but life is calming down now, so hope to catch up a little and post a few outings from this summer.
From back in late June, an early morning hike, near Diamond Creek, right along the Cali/OR border, SW of Cave Junction.
Beautiful Diamond Creek flowing over bedrock.
#MG_3197 by ursidae8, on Flickr
#MG_3198 by ursidae8, on Flickr
A little friend (juvenile Northern Pacific Western rattlesnake), rather cold this morning. I think she is hoping the sun will hit her rock very soon.
#MG_3203 by ursidae8, on Flickr
View of the a small part of the Biscuit burn (reached almost 500,000 acres in 2002).
#MG_3210 by ursidae8, on Flickr
California bay laurel, or what I call Myrtle.
Great for adding to cooking food, or, what I like, to stuff a handful of crushed leaves in my breast pocket to enjoy on a hike (or temper the funk from being out in the bush for a few days...)
#MG_3219 by ursidae8, on Flickr
Manzanita. One of the first bush foods I learned, from a family friend when I was very young. The berries, once dry, make a great “energy drink”. Crush them, remove the seeds and add to water, shake and drink. If you boil it all, and filter it more, you can decrease the tannins.
#MG_3222 by ursidae8, on Flickr
A chunk of slate (might be shale, but I am going with slate).
#MG_3226 by ursidae8, on Flickr
Azaleas everywhere. The air was almost sickly sweet in the late evening after the 100 deg heat of the day evaporated the aromatics and then the cool air of the evening condensed them and pushed them down into the creek draw I was camping in.
#MG_3228 by ursidae8, on Flickr
The famous Kalmiopsis Darlingtonia, a carnivorous plant indigenous to this region.
#MG_3231 by ursidae8, on Flickr
Time for some breakfast.
#MG_3214 by ursidae8, on Flickr
Onions, eggs and kale on the skillet, and mint tea, all from our farm.
#MG_3218 by ursidae8, on Flickr
(no, the Crystal is not…)
Sign I saw on the drive back; thought ya’all might appreciate it.
#MG_3308 by ursidae8, on Flickr
Enjoy!
Brome
Summers are usually very busy for me with work and homesteading duties, and fall threw us a curve ball with a family health issue, but life is calming down now, so hope to catch up a little and post a few outings from this summer.
From back in late June, an early morning hike, near Diamond Creek, right along the Cali/OR border, SW of Cave Junction.
Beautiful Diamond Creek flowing over bedrock.
#MG_3197 by ursidae8, on Flickr#MG_3198 by ursidae8, on FlickrA little friend (juvenile Northern Pacific Western rattlesnake), rather cold this morning. I think she is hoping the sun will hit her rock very soon.
#MG_3203 by ursidae8, on FlickrView of the a small part of the Biscuit burn (reached almost 500,000 acres in 2002).
#MG_3210 by ursidae8, on FlickrCalifornia bay laurel, or what I call Myrtle.
Great for adding to cooking food, or, what I like, to stuff a handful of crushed leaves in my breast pocket to enjoy on a hike (or temper the funk from being out in the bush for a few days...)
#MG_3219 by ursidae8, on FlickrManzanita. One of the first bush foods I learned, from a family friend when I was very young. The berries, once dry, make a great “energy drink”. Crush them, remove the seeds and add to water, shake and drink. If you boil it all, and filter it more, you can decrease the tannins.
#MG_3222 by ursidae8, on FlickrA chunk of slate (might be shale, but I am going with slate).
#MG_3226 by ursidae8, on FlickrAzaleas everywhere. The air was almost sickly sweet in the late evening after the 100 deg heat of the day evaporated the aromatics and then the cool air of the evening condensed them and pushed them down into the creek draw I was camping in.
#MG_3228 by ursidae8, on FlickrThe famous Kalmiopsis Darlingtonia, a carnivorous plant indigenous to this region.
#MG_3231 by ursidae8, on FlickrTime for some breakfast.
#MG_3214 by ursidae8, on FlickrOnions, eggs and kale on the skillet, and mint tea, all from our farm.
#MG_3218 by ursidae8, on Flickr(no, the Crystal is not…)
Sign I saw on the drive back; thought ya’all might appreciate it.
#MG_3308 by ursidae8, on FlickrEnjoy!
Brome
thank for sharing your Beautiful Outing Wapiti 
