We moved to a small town in Central Oregon’s high desert. With Tip, our border collie, we live each day by a simple motto…”a good time will be had by all.”
Jack, JQ and Tip
BLOG
Bugs
River levels have dropped in the last few days, so we headed up to the Crooked in hopes of catching a Caddis fly hatch. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that these early spring hatches are referred to as the Mother’s Day Caddis. At its peak the water, rocks, bushes, and trees are engulfed in …
Central Oregon Tour
We put a lot of miles on the Subaru this week . . . kind of a Central Oregon tour. Summer has come on with a vengeance, but the rivers are still running too high to fish. The alternative is checking on places where we will be fishing soon. The Deschutes River canyon is dressed …
River Watch
As regular readers of this blog will note, there are places we frequent regularly, some as often as weekly. The observation of seasonal change enhances understanding of an area. You never step in the same stream twice refers to this constant level of change in nature. Weekly excursions often involve a quick check on a …
PHOTO ESSAY
There’s a fascinating world just underfoot. Miniature worlds just waiting to be explored. These spaces are filled with Intricate patterns, vibrant colors and fascinating creatures.
ABOUT
We downsized, quit our jobs, shed a ton of worldly possessions, and are living in Central Oregon’s high desert on the east side of the Cascade mountains. We are Jack, JQ, and Tip the border collie.
Our days are spent exploring streams, wilderness areas and geological marvels, this blog is focused on those excursions.
It’s not #retirementlife, #flyfishing, #outdoors, or even #bordercolliesareawesome … but a bit of all that, just from our point of view.
This pretty much sums up what you’ll find in these posts, along with some discussion about cooking and dining sprinkled in. We hope you will find it entertaining, even useful. And if you do please leave a comment, Thanks!
CONTACT
