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| From Hobo Camping |
I'm back in Flagstaff and I am living in the woods.
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| From Hobo Camping |
Well, I am attempting to save all the money I can for 2013 that would otherwise used on rent.
Good enough reason, right.
I think so.
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| From Hobo Camping |
It's been fun, so far.
There are a few things I have to get used to and generally figure out..
such as how to efficiently keep supply of water, food, ice for the cooler, a strategy for staying clean, and getting into town for the J-O-B...which I actually don't have at the moment.
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| From Hobo Camping |
As some of you know, I hurt my pelvis from a violent and radical mountain bike accident some weeks ago (wheelie) and now have limited use of my body...
which means working in the Grand Canyon is OUT.
The coooool thing about this is I get to use a cane that I am carving out of an oak limb!
I can ride the moto and the Geocache Rally is still on barring I can continue to do so.
I can report that both arches and heels of my feet are super achy-I assume as a result of the mentioned heroic injury.
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| From Hobo Camping |
Just one of the neat things about living in the woods is learning all the creative ways of cooking over a campfire.
I am talking about a grill and using cast iron cookware.
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| From Hobo Camping |
Last night I successfully seasoned my 8" Dutch Oven. It is a Texsport brand and does not come pre-seasoned like the Lodge products. I failed miserably at seasoning this very same piece at Dave and Yumi's in their BBQ grill. All that attempt did was thoroughly dry it out. I think it was way too hot. I used bacon fat and set it upside down, lid and pot separate on the grill.
Sahrfroggy says to me the other day, "hey, why don't you do it over your fireplace using bacon grease?"
And that's exactly what I did, let me tell you.
I threw in a whole lot of bacon, placed it on the coals and some on top.
After the bacon cooked, I removed them and spread the pooled grease all over the inside of the pot and lid. Covered it once more and kept a constant supply of briquets onto the lid.
It cooked from the top down for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The whole experience was fun, let me tell you!
I also have two skillets. One is a Lodge and the other is a 31 year old very well seasoned 12" that I inherited from my mom.
So far, I love cooking with cast iron.
Tonight I will attempt to make Chili with Cornbread.
Maybe I can get some local peeps to come over for some beers and campfire grub!
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| From Hobo Camping |
Hanging out with the Sees in the mountains of SoCal was a treat. Dave practically drug me out onto the mountain bike four whole times while I was there, though they didn't all result in a completed ride. I enjoyed such wonderful time with Yumi. I posed wearing the Lopan shirt for her Pedal1Long website. My entire wardrobe the remainder of the year will be nearly entirely Pedal1Long bicycle tees.
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| From Hobo Camping |
Super awesome herb garden on their deck.
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| From Hobo Camping |
Yumi makes the most wonderfully delicious food! She hooked me up with an assortment of seaweed! That stuff is the shii!
There was a day when she made Apple Strudel and I panicked after I tasted some too soon! It was a Daring Baker's assignment and I jumped the gun by eating a good chunk of it. Dave got instigated the situation a little and had a bit of a laugh...I deserved it as I had cashed in on an opportunity for both Sahar and Yumi to gang up on him.
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| From Hobo Camping |
One of the days I decided to shave the smelly itchy beard and decided to have a little fun.
When we went to the school to pick up the kids I refused to get out of the truck for somewhat obvious reasons. Way too creepy for me, it only lasted two days.
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| From Hobo Camping |
Marmu's last night at the Sees. The family watched over her for almost five months while the Froggi and I were traveling. She was sooooo spoiled. Slept on the couch, owned their neighborhood streets and even ate a diet of semi raw meats! What a dog!
She was lavished with almost constants attention and ran with Dave on his daily mountain bike rides. She's super fit, super happy and now super missed by the Sees.
We are very, very grateful to our great friends!
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| From Sahar & Strawberri in Sedona |
PEACE OUT G!
Hey Dave, glad to see you're enjoying yourself living in the forest. I'm having something made that I hoping turns out well and is super funny. Stay tuned...
ReplyDeleteRim Nordic race is next weekend, so we'll have a couple new shirt designs soon. I'll send you one to add to your wardrobe. Give Marmu a hug for us. I bet she's enjoying the outdoors. ^_^