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
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
There has been some rain this week and it’s getting colder overall, but fall continues to impress. What also continues is our prep for the van pick-up. We started by gathering up three decades of camping gear and as you’d imagine, we’ve accumulated quite a collection of pots, pans, tools and such. Now the task …
So far it’s been an outstanding fall in Central Oregon. Morning walks require an extra layer, gloves and a cap. However, by afternoon we can sit on the patio in shirt sleeves. There has been a notable increase in visitors to the bird feeder, out the office window. Migration is in full swing. We didn’t …
Every day the aspen tree framed by our office window has a few more yellow leaves and bare branches. As October gets underway we’ve been treated to a string of outstanding fall days. It looks like that pattern is going to keep going. Days like these should not be spent inside. To that end we’ve …
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.






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!