I’ve been hanging around for WEEKS, seems. Gymming, hiking, biking …
But today at 5am I’m off to Coeur d’Alene on a Tumbl Trak Ambassador visit.
Last night in town we celebrated my departure at Dos Okies Barbecue and the Pour House.
THANKS once again to Doug and Diana for their kind hospitality. James stays on for another week or more.
more LAST NIGHT photos
They’ve had some INCREDIBLE weather up at Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park lately.
Opening up GREAT HIKING as the snow melts.
more photos from our day hike
Thanks Diana.
We wandered dark streets from the Brooklyn Bridge, looking for the greatest local restaurant in greater New York.
And found it. 🙂
Bare-bones and fluorescent-lit, this place looks like a hundred other storefront steam-table soul-food joints. But something extraordinary must be going on back in the kitchen.
“Supersavory” chicken and dumplings tread a delicious murky brown gravy.
… Nicely seasoned collards actually show signs of life—a refreshing departure from the norm—while sweet, juicy yams pack a cinnamon-sugar punch. …
Rockin’ agrees.
Urban Spoon – The Soul Spot 94%
Yelp – The Soul Spot
Logistics were challenging — did you know New York is crowded, unfriendly, expensive and impossible to drive? — but I managed to rendezvous with the Shewchuks on their family holiday to NY City.
Riverside wine bar.
We wandered the bridges at dusk. Lovely weather. Lovely light.
Happy holidays. 🙂
… Barbecue Secrets Podcast returns, better than ever. In this episode I connect with tech and barbecue geek Richard Campbell, who shares his recipe for Spanish-style Paella on the Grill and recounts his experience of regional barbecue in Romania, and I have an in-depth conversation with one of the leading lights in Canadian barbecue, Angie Quaale.
You can listen from that page. Or subscribe via iTunes. It’s free.
August 7-13th.
The West Coast Trail is my favourite hike in the world. This will be my 4th time through.
Eleven Saskatchewan prairie types are booked. Only 5 of us have done it before.
Training hike on the bank of the North Saskatchewan river in Saskatoon.
Keith and Judy treated me for a gourmet Greek meal in a most unlikely location.
Urban Spoon – Olive Tree Restaurant & Blacktop Diner
Warren and Sandra hosted Warren’s group of gymnasts from Taiso up at their Emma Lake cabin this weekend.
The highlight was time spent trying not to drown. 🙂
Spring has sprung at Emma.
Millions of dragonflies. Millions of mosquitoes.
Food was GREAT. Thanks Sandy.
See a few more photos.
Physical education, health and recreation professor Dr. Jeni McNeal will mountain bike 60 miles, run 15 miles and kayak 5-10 miles, all solo, on June 8 in The Crux and the Crucible Adventure Race in Athol, Idaho.
The race starts at 9 a.m. and must be finished within 30 hours. …
Rick McCharles 