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We have come a long way from cowboy coffee from many years (decades) ago. We also were Peetniks before starting to roasting our own. However, when in Pahrump years ago, we were compelled to go to starbucks, sad to say. Crap coffee is better than no coffee! We are happy to share with anyone in...

Hi Vic, I roast for five reasons: - Freshness. A new roast seems to reach peak flavor in about three days and then hold well if in airtight containers (hence the beer growlers) for over a month. - The exact roast we like, which is dark. - Cost. Green beans are about half the price of buying...

Steve, We are very much dark roast fans. Usually I roast until 2nd crack begins. Which seems to do the trick. I will check David Kobos out. I use this handgrinder: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GQVHPLI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I roast green coffee https://www.sweetmarias.com/green-coffee.html in a hottop roaster https://www.hottopamericas.com/. Then each morning we share a 10 cup chemex https://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/ten-cup-classic-series-coffeemaker.html. Gets us going! Before heading out on a trip I fill 4...

We ordered a couple based on CD's suggestion. They are now tucked under the two front seats of our Tundra. Thanks CD!

There is the old saying: "Does Edward Abbey love the wilderness, or does Edward Abbey love Edward Abbey in the wilderness?" I don't like his writing, which strikes me as intensely boring punctuated by juvenile fantasies. I did not know about his unrestrained procreation, but I guess I am not...

At least you will always be on familiar ground!

PG&E: "What is this 'embarrassed' of which you speak?"

That Exxon report was disheartening. Having made technical presentations to the upper management of an international oil company, I can verify that those people are a different breed of cat than most of us. The most unsettling thing I read while working for them was in an annual stockholders...

Good idea. Thanks. We stayed at Burro Creek campground while transiting to DV from Phoenix last year. The landscape is intriguing which is why we want to explore a bit more.

An interesting article that makes it even more clear why we should enjoy and protect this place we have. https://aeon.co/essays/we-will-never-be-able-to-live-on-another-planet-heres-why

Yes, thanks. I am surprised how many wilderness areas there are in AZ and how infrequently many are visited. We stayed a night at the trailhead in the Eagletail wilderness last spring and had it all to ourselves. Same is true with the hummingbird wilderness several years ago. But that means...

Will do Phil. We have a lot of similar explorations planned for this upcoming trip.

I ordered a used copy of an out of print book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0966567501/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It is reported to have some information. I will let you know. We are interested as the area may have at least three interesting aspects: boulders, mixed...

Good morning everyone. We are thinking of going into the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness via 17-mile road on the north flank. A google search does not turn up much information. Do any of you have any experience there? We plan on visiting it in late March or early April. I appreciate any thing you...

Monte I have faith in population growth, and decline, curves so well documented by so many studies. We happen to live at a time when humans are reaching peak population. It is a wonder we have any free, open space at all. It is just the fortunate circumstance of living at the edge of the petri...

I know this is a serious topic, but if you are open to the possibilities it is not too hard, out here in the empty lands, to find a place that will not likely ever be competed for. For example, I would be quite surprised if this reliable spot of ours is ever filled up, or even if anyone would...

You may have to do alternating 12 hours on / off watches, running the snow blowers every 2 hours!

Vic, geologists call that 'flow banding'. Very common in extrusive igneous rocks such as ash flows. Think of the swirls in a marble cake batter. The ash comes out as a dense ground hugging cloud of gas, half melted glass fragments and chunks of all kinds of rock and debris. Look up Nuee Ardant...

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A fair (???) division of labor! "I've just finished writing this. I'll call the Lady inside to help edit. She's outside shoveling snow." We love Johnson Canyon. Thanks for the trip report!

It is no small thing to be agile of body and mind at the age of 70. Congratulations to both of you and thanks for sharing your explorations. May you both have many, many more adventures! Afterall - there is probably some rock art out there you have not yet discovered!

Incredible rock art finds. Congratulations on developing the eye for where the art is likely to be. You are putting yourself into the mindset of the people from the past. How rewarding, fun and darn good exercise, too!

How very true!

Emmylou is one of my favorite artists.