Laurel Hunter - Wild Westish. (Page 8)

Opening the Trap

6 years ago 4 min read Stories About the West central oregon snow trail running winter fear

There are things to fear at the edge of the forest. A man on the road told RK to carry a pistol on dog walks in case of coyotes, bobcats, and cougars.

Thick fog in the ponderosa forest of central oregon.

Just Outside the Door, Over There

6 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West central oregon cold dark running snow trails

The first time I ran on my current backyard trail was April 2017. RK and I went to central Oregon hoping to mountain bike and instead we went running in sideways rain/sleet/snow.

Connect some dots

6 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West Art central oregon trails

Most of us remember connect-the-dot puzzles, moving a pencil around a piece of partially printed newsprint from numbered dot to numbered dot until a composition is revealed.

Cocktail Basics

6 years ago 6 min read Cocktails

Updated 12/2021 I created this guide for basic cocktail making when a friend retired. His wife, who was not retired, thought he might want to work on his cocktail skills to ensure

Whiskey Cocktail Recipes

6 years ago 2 min read Cocktails whiskey

There are so many ways to love whiskey. For the most part, we do not discriminate about where the whiskey comes from (though we are wary of the Indiana whiskey, primarily on principle)