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Millie on duty

Posted on June 3, 2023

But when we were watching the beaver paddle around, she was absolutely uninterested.

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Sunset at Willow Bay, Allegheny Reservoir

Posted on May 30, 2023
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Ugly little buggers

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

IN the 1950s and early ’60s, Turner Falls was a lightly developed swimming hole south of Davis, Oklahoma. We lived north of there in Maysville, but Turner Falls was fairly…

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Good neighbors

Posted on May 29, 2023

And good people. They are where you are and they will find you.

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Memorial Day crowd

Posted on May 28, 2023

I sorta thought our visitor count Easter weekend was impressive. Unh-uh. For this weekend, all 105 of our campsites and cabins were reserved well in advance. The owner of Allegheny…

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Bucket List

Posted on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Along about 1962 — I was in the fifth grade and brother Bert was in the third, so let’s accept that I was 10 years old and a happy enrollee…

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Calm before the storm

Posted on May 23, 2023

Tonight I’m sitting in front of our wheeled-house. I’ve got a book courtesy of Kilgore’s public library. Millie is standing guard. I’m going to say there are 18 occupied camp/cabin…

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Weigh-in

Posted on May 20, 2023

Walleye fishermen were out today on a cool — 50-ish degrees on the water — rainy day to compete in a big-fish contest. $1000 and some merch to the winner….

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Bill, skywalker

Posted on May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Until 2003 it was a railroad trestle.  Built in 1882, the 300-foot-tall — at the deepest point in the canyon — structure originally stood on cast iron legs and spanned…

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Too Little Trout

Posted on May 16, 2023

The problem with frying a nine-inch trout is that you’re frying A nine-inch trout. And, doggone it, that’s not much of a meal. However, this one was gifted to me…

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