I stuffed one of those squishy travel neck pillows into a small zippered storage bag. Works great with lots of vertical range for adjustment. It's compressible enough to stuff into the side pocket of my pack.
Fractured my distal fibula and tibia the Monday before Thanksgiving. Spent the first week wearing a boot, using crutches, and keeping weight off the leg. I was finally able to see an orthopedic specialist last Monday.. There wasn't much they could do. He told me to walk on it if I wanted, ditch...
Your air taxi will tell you where they can land. They know their usual spots and depending on the plane and gear configuration they'll know if they can get into a spot they don't typically land in. Generally when I hunted caribou the river corridors seemed to funnel herds and had plenty of...
I had that same pack. It held my knife, a box of Remington Corelokts, maybe a grunt tube, and a snickers bar. You could track my movements from the previous year where the line of beggarticks cropped up in a meandering fashion.
I appreciate the feedback. When he had his first seizure I was in the middle of transitioning to a different brand of food. I've switched back to his old food. Heat was something I considered but it wasn't especially hot those days and he wasn't running around much. I have an appointment with a...
My 3.5 yr old lab started having seizures this week. He's active, a normal weight, and otherwise a healthy dog. I know there are dozens of things that can cause a seizure. Blood work after the first one was normal. After the next one I figured I'd better seek out a specialist clinic and see if...
A few months after I moved to AK, I flew my dog up via air cargo with Delta. I felt bad for putting her through that but it was about the quickest option. When I took the ferry, pets did have to stay in the vehicle. The ferry had a pet call three times a day where you were allowed to let your...
Someone asked for pictures. Pollinators along the walkway: penstemon (variety unknown), beebalm, autumn sage (Salvia spp.), dianthus, chocolate flowers, another autumn sage, Echinacea, butterfly milkweed, and another type of salvia. It's about the only greenery I have right now and the rabbits...
I'm in the middle of replacing my dead Bermuda grass lawn with xeriscaping using plants native to the area. I'm in a transition area between desert and forest. What I've found is if it survives as a native in this area, its root system is substantial. Often far deeper than I can dig in the...