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Sunday, October 29, 2023
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Upgraded Tundra Exhaust
Our 2005 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4X4 (The Sherpa) has taken us on, and continues to take us to, many amazing places and on amazing adventues. This is a great old Toyota and I have it serviced on a regular schedule and upgrade/replace the common minor things that need fixing/replacing. But with 350,000 miles on her, the big things are starting to need replacement.
A few weeks ago the shifting component in the steering column needed replacing and that was fixed. Loving the new tight smooth shifting this has provided. On our recent trip up through Oregon, the muffler failed (rusted out from the inside and welds failed) and now that has been replaced. We have a custom exhaust system on this truck and we replaced the loud growler muffler that was on it when we bought it, with a more modern, efficient, standard muffler that gives us a comfortable muffled hummm. No more waking up the neighbors when we leave on a trip, or from a campground at 3:00am. 😁
While fixing the exhaust, the mechanic pointed out that the rear motor mount was old and cracked, and was part of the reason the old exhaust failed (engine torque on the exhaust system). Full motor mount set ordered and will be installed next Tuesday. Hopefully leaving on a fishing trip next Wednesday.
The Power of Solitude
The Power of Solitude: https://stevemccurry.blog/2017/07/26/the-power-of-solitude/
Thursday, October 26, 2023
The Rusty Nail Trolling Fly
A trolling fly I have designed. This is for Brown Trout fishing during the Fall season. Trolled with an intermediate sinking fly line, or cast and stripped over shoals and in the shallows. It would imitate leech, crawfish, and baitfish.
This is version one. I think I need to add more "nail" (black), and reduce the rust in the tail and hackle.
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| Mottled Leech - Size 6 |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Friday, October 20, 2023
Fall In Sonoma County
I'm looking forward to many more morning rides in wine country as the grape vines do their Fall Thaaanng!
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Oregon Trip Odds & Sods
Just some random shots that wouldn't go anywhere else...
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| The LOGE (Live Outdoors Go Explore) Inn at bend, Oregon |
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| BBQ steak at Camp 1 |
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| John Day River Camp |
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| Along the John Day River |
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| The John Day River |
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| Cathedral Rock in John day Fossil Beds National Monument |
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| Cloud formation at Lava Beds National Monument |
Saturday, October 14, 2023
The 2023 Annular Eclipse At Lava Beds National Monument
We finished up our ten day Central Oregon trip at Lava Beds National Monument in Northern California watching the Annular Eclipse. It was a great ending to a great trip roaming around the Oregon High Desert.
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| Goobers watching the eclipse. 😜 |
Friday, October 13, 2023
Finding "New To Us" Caves In The Lava Beds Backcountry
On our way South from Oregon, we headed to Lava Beds National Monument in Northern California for a rest day and to view the Annular Solar Eclipse on the 14th. Our rest day turned into a half day of tough, hot exploring of some backcountry caves in the monument we knew were there, but had never hiked to. We didn't have cave gear so we didn't enter any of them, but just hiked up the collapse for a few miles to see what was there.
We were quite surprised to find at least 5 or six caves that were open and looked interesting (a couple might need to be repelled into), and a couple that were closed for bats and other unspecified reasons. These caves are definitely on the list for a return caving trip.
See note below for wildfire story.
A couple nearby roadside caves exposed by the 2020 wildfire.
Thursday, October 12, 2023
The Big Obsidian Flow
At Paulina Lake in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon.
More Info: https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Big_Obsidian_Flow_Loop_Hike
Still More Info: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/deschutes/recarea/?recid=66159
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