The Owyhee Canyonlands, in the remote SE corner of Oregon, have long been on my radar to explore. So, when cooler temperatures arrived this September, friend Andy & I headed out to explore them. That area’s Leslie Gulch was especially enticing, with descriptions of fantastical volcanic towers and gorges which sounded similar to Smith Rocks’. […]
Sprinter Van “Starr”
In mid-March, a short 4 days after returning from Argentina, Martha and I flew down to Sportsmobile in California to pick up our new Sprinter camper van, Starr (viz. Walter “Pete” Starr). Due to a long Sportsmobile production queue, European “dieselgate” delays, & limited production of the 4WD option, he was 23 months in gestation. […]