On the road again

Taking a cue from a certain cousin, and I quote, "one adventure always leads to another," I give you:  A summer adventure by list, reproduced faithfully, if somewhat more legibly - from my notebook, with visual aids and post-adventure commentary added:

Mon. (8/15/11)    Lander, WY / Sinks Canyon
                                SW of Lander on SH 131 - 3 campgrounds as you go up canyon, 3rd is close to approach trails -free camprgound 1/2 mi. up canyon after geology camp

(Dolomite above, I think. Also sandstone, limestone, granite and gypsum. And the sink.)

Tues., Wed.    Tetons / Yellowstone

Thurs.    Craters of the Moon, ID

(2000 year old volcanic pahoehoe lava)

Fri.    Smith Rock, OR
            Hwy 97 N. from Bend to Terrebonne  L. on 17th st., R. on Wilcox ave., L. on crooked river dr.    Smith Bivy next to park, look for sign.    BLM  Skull Holllow/Grasslands  - no water 

(Wishful thinking)


Fri.? Sat.?    Holder Ln., Salem, OR
                        Hwy 22 - I-5 S. - exit Kuebler Blvd. W. - Pass Sunnyside Rd. SE - L. Lone Oak Rd. SE - R. Holder Ln.

Sat.    Oregon Coast

Sun.    Arcata

               (Had so much fun here with old friends that I forgot to take pictures.)

Mon.    Home

(Redwoods on the way)

(Okay I cheated, this was taken last February)

A meal to remember

I started thinking about favorite foods in response to a question, and ended up writing this list of favorite foods/meals/drinks/tid-bits. Almost all of them are memorable not strictly, or maybe not at all, for culinary value, but instead for the time, the place, the company, the experience of which their consumption was a part. That is to say that each of these "meals" has a story...

1. Sourdough flapjacks on the woodburning stove
2. "crap"
3. Wormy apples from the climbing trees - good eating and equally good for batting practice
4. 2 cans worth of whipped cream on paper plates in the kitchen on 17th st., 3rd grade, Thanksgiving
5. August chokecherries
6. Dad's basement wine (just a taste)
7. Sopa"r"pillas during posadas
8. Cuba libres, New Year's Eve, 2004ish
9. Dinty Moore beef stew on the camp stove
10. 3 inch thick porkchop in raspberry sauce, Peak-to-Peak
11. Salmon in white wine
12. Iguana on a spit
13. Espresso with honey, camp 4,
14. Bottle of cognac in C's basement
15. E&J on the front porch, 54th st.
16. Maté in the middle of the night jungle
17. Stale tortillas fried in pig fat
18. tuna on saltines, many days in a row (it was all we had left)
19. fish stew, jamaican
20. green tea for morning visits
21. entire box of wheat thins, Mom's kitchen
22. pizza in Juchitan
23. refried bean pizza in San Diego
24. midnight cookies
25. 2am tacos
26. graham cracker & wedding cake frosting cookies
27. bacon, pregnant
28. 3 whole boxes of Manuel's oreos
29. dried apples & gov't cheese
30. liverwurst sandwiches
31. bird from a barsky oven
32. ceviche / ceviche de soya, under a tree
33. post-appointment egg mcmuffin
34. pizza above pirates cove
35. strawberries, fresh from the field
36. snickers bars on break
37. french-fries dipped in vanilla shake
38. pliny the elder, in the driveway
39. greek honey lemonade at crossroads
40. bits of bread dough, clandestinely
41. clam chowder, Bobs
42. Munson's corn
43. Rocky Ford canteloupe
44. cafe de la olla, in the misty mountains, etc.
45. Nutella, by the jar...er...spoonfull
46. Day-old bagels, for a week, more than once
47. reject cliff bars
48. Cracklin' Oats cereal, sunday morning
49. DQ blizzard on the hill
50. Burger & fries, on a plate, 'Round the corner
51. 15 year old coffee
52. Left-over coffee cookies, Aunt Katey's kitchen with Uncle Jim
53. Red wine & monopoly, slo rain