An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods

In just a short while it will be 2026. Since it was another sunnyish day in the Great Northland… We … Continue reading An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods

Fauna We Live Amongst…

While chronicling the gist of The Northern Frater adventures, I strive to craft an intelligible amalgam out of the contrasting … Continue reading Fauna We Live Amongst…

I Took This Picture of a Grove of Quaking Aspens in Sidney, British Columbia

The next day, and through the magic of AI… I was presented, through my email, Pictures the wayward AI wiz … Continue reading I Took This Picture of a Grove of Quaking Aspens in Sidney, British Columbia

Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

The Salish Sea was whispering it’s siren song to us. Beckoning. Enticing. Sweet-talking. We’d been preoccupied and had not slipped … Continue reading Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

Geologic Time. An interesting concept studied by many but understood by few. Where you stand, hike, swim, ply your craft, … Continue reading Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

There’s this place near Ludlow Falls. It’s a little over a mile from where we spend our winters. It’s an … Continue reading So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

3/1/25. Twas Brillig. And… We Had a Nice Long Winterish Weather Window to Play With…

Juxtapose those two data points in the title together in a symbiotic manner… good weather and time to play… And … Continue reading 3/1/25. Twas Brillig. And… We Had a Nice Long Winterish Weather Window to Play With…

Shroomification 2.1 / More Pacific Northwest Mycological Wonders

(Hello all y’all… I tried to send this post out a couple days ago. I always cross copy posts to my … Continue reading Shroomification 2.1 / More Pacific Northwest Mycological Wonders