Tag Archives: photography

Birding With Booker (Teenager Edition)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jeff Katzer

So if you have been following the Adventure Journal for a while you may remember a post from several years ago called Birding With Booker. Well, Booker and I are back out on the bird trail again. A couple of … Continue reading →

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Birding With Booker

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Jeff Katzer

For those of you who are not dialed into the world of photography, or who don’t keep up with the latest technological advancements in digital cameras, it’s possible that you would not know about “Super Zoom” cameras.  I’ll admit that … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding The Bathhouse

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Jeff Katzer

We’ve been busy little campers this spring and I thought it was high time for an update from Mowich Camp.  Our all consuming project this year has been to rebuild our barely serviceable bathhouse and take it from a wasp … Continue reading →

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Umtanum VanSlam

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jeff Katzer

Ok, first of all, is it Umptanum or Umtanum?  Well both spellings seem to be used interchangeably.  So you can decide which one you like and go with it. With the Dudes out of school for spring break and the … Continue reading →

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Mt. Pilchuck

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Jeff Katzer

The first rays of light in the morning revealed a thick blanket of fog covering the entire valley.  Even though I couldn’t see it, I knew Mt. Pilchuck was still sitting on the edge of the Cascade mountains, right where … Continue reading →

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The Iron Horse Trail

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Jeff Katzer

Way back in 1911 the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific railroad began rail service across the cascade mountains.  That rail trip included a 2.7 mile long tunnel under the mountains at Snoqualmie Pass.  The route came to be know … Continue reading →

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Turlo Campout

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jeff Katzer

Here are a couple of images from our camp last night.  Turlo Campground along the Mountain Loop Highway was a quiet Sunday night place to enjoy a campfire and some fall colors. Actually the fire was not really as big … Continue reading →

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Blue Lake VanSlam 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jeff Katzer

So we’re headed off again.  This time to the annual Sun Lakes summer bash with family and friends. Our departure day was a scorcher with eastern Washington temperatures in the 100’s and a nasty layer of smoke blanketing the normally … Continue reading →

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WABDR Round II

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Jeff Katzer

About this time last year, my buddy Dan and I were riding the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route from south to north. After one day of sunny weather (riding the I-5 slab down to Stevenson, WA) it rained everyday… It rained … Continue reading →

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The Morakniv Project

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Jeff Katzer

I decided it was time to try my hand at fabricating a little bushcraft knife.  So, I bought a Morakniv blank and got busy putting it all together. Left over pieces and parts from other projects made up most of … Continue reading →

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