February 4, 2026

Today we headed down toward Delta on the backroads. We then went up the 25 Mesa Road. We met three loaded logging trucks. With this meager winter they can log up high all winter. We pulled out the chairs and sat in the sun for our lunch snack. Then we drove on higher, and turned around just before the White ranch. We came back down and went walking at EWR on the north side. There are now cows in there….in a wildlife refuge???  It was a good day. We didn’t see any birds to photograph…just cows. So, here’s a nice snowy shot of Buckhorn from 2013. 

 February 3, 2026

Today I took off in the afternoon and went up Sandy Wash again. This time I wandered off to the south and into the draw to get out of the breeze. The cows seem to be gone and the elk too. I only saw a few fresh tracks. It was warm…upper 40s. I rolled up my pants and took off my jacket for the climb back up to the top. I didn’t keep track but probably got in five miles. I only took videos with the GoPro so these are single frames from that. 

 February 2, 2026

I did a new YouTube video this morning. This afternoon it was back to the river. I got in about 5.5 miles today. It was cloudy and cold on the way. Then the sun came out and it was almost hot on the way back. Ended up in the low 50s. We may break high records later in the week per the weather gurus. Nikon P950

 February 1, 2026

Nice day at church again and then lunch at Culvers. This afternoon I went walking up on the Sandy Wash road. I’ve never heard so much shooting from all over the place. Crazy. When I was almost back to the Jeep, I started hearing lots of shots and bullets ricocheting over my head. Needless to say I was not happy. It kept up until I got back to the Jeep. They were down in the bottom below me. I took off fairly fast down the hill. They stopped shooting and watched me until I had driven about twenty yards away from them. I nearly stopped and rolled down my window and just stared at them. I think they got the message to be more careful. It was very warm walking…about 50. I was in short sleeves and was still warm. The elk have mostly moved on…likely due to the cattle. I only got in about four miles. Phone pics. 

Creepy crawleys already out

Sagebush that looks like a spider