We are finally getting some decent winter here in Central Oregon. Real winter temperatures and enough snow to mean something. The conditions led my thoughts down the trail to New England and New York during the French and Indian War. One of the unique aspects of the long-term conflict on the northern frontier in the 18th century … [Read more...] about Skate Like A Ranger
Merry Christmas
As the carol has it, the goose is getting fat. Feast well, my friends. … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas
And They’re Off!
The biathlon season got underway in Finland over the weekend and the amazing Dorothea Wierer got off to a great start, taking the 15km Individual race by a bare 0.8 seconds over Germany’s Denise Hermann. The win — Doro’s 17th career victory — was down to perfect shooting. The back-to-back overall World Champion 2019/2020 shoots the lights out. … [Read more...] about And They’re Off!
Happy Thanksgiving
Whatever your Thanksgiving looks like this year, I hope it is a good un. … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Is A Date On The Calendar
It’s been a rough week in these parts. Colleagues and friends have suffered profound losses. Oregon is in a “two week freeze” in an attempt to blunt a major spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including here in Deschutes County. The blast radius of the coronavirus has crept uncomfortably close in recent days. We had planned to trek … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Is A Date On The Calendar
A Tip O’ The Hat To Lynn Woodward
Look, we’ve all heard the saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover — and we all know it’s BS. Doesn’t matter how brilliant your words are if the presentation doesn’t catch they eye and maybe get the pulse rate up a bit. It’s a cinch that Frontier Partisans would not be what it is without the work of Lynn Woodward. She designed this blog … [Read more...] about A Tip O’ The Hat To Lynn Woodward
I May Be Used, But I Ain’t Used Up
Hit the double-nickle today. Damn. How did that happen? Since I turned 50, this has been my go-to birthday song. Take it Waymore... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLdUeQ9yFW0 * One of the multitude of things I’m grateful for is robust health. It’s not something to take for granted. As we’ll explore soon in the forthcoming Frontier … [Read more...] about I May Be Used, But I Ain’t Used Up
The West Is Burning
You have heard me extol the beauty of the McKenzie River Valley, the route between Sisters and the University of Oregon in Eugene, where Ceili will soon enter her senior year. A long stretch of that scenic corridor has been devastated by a catastrophic wildfire that started last night and was whipped and driven by savage winds until it became a … [Read more...] about The West Is Burning
Feeding Dex
One of the delights of living in this territory is the connections we have formed with interesting people who do interesting and compelling things with their lives. Hank and Laura Minor have returned to Sisters after a sojourn in the Seneca country of New York, and on Tuesday they invited Ceili and I to join them in a training session with their … [Read more...] about Feeding Dex
‘Every Bird That Flies’
Somehow, Marilyn and I have managed to live in Oregon for nearly 27 years and have never visited the state’s only National Park. We unassed that foolishness last Saturday as part of the very fine Father’s Day weekend Ceili put together. Ceili had visited Crater Lake National Park last October on a field trip for an elective geology class. I’m … [Read more...] about ‘Every Bird That Flies’
