Howard's Plunge (The name of the rapid......and no, I don't know who Howard was!)

 

 

For The Record

The log ride at Adventureland ain't got nothin on the North Fork of the Payette River. 14 people and 4 dogs had a blast out on the water today. I hope to have some pictures in a couple of days

I am kind of excited!

I am going white-water rafting tomorrow. This is something that I have wanted to do since I moved to Idaho but for some reason just haven't gotten it done. I am going with a group of friends, one of whom is a very experienced river guide, so it should be a ton of fun. The tentative plan is to run the Carbarton stretch on the North Fork of the Payette river but we may end up doing the Main Payette. We will see what the morning brings........ I'll let you know how it turns out.

An Homage To Lone Wadi

Hi. I know......it has been a while since I have posted. Between the new job and a general lack of ambition the blog has kind of fallen by the wayside. I'll try and be better about posting.

Speaking of the new job, it is going well. However it is my day off so I do not wish to speak of the new job.

I fired up the smoker this afternoon. There is a 3.74 pound pork butt in there that is about 14 degrees from being done.  The fire has been a little screwy tonight. (Might be the cheap charcoal) Anyway, my sweet corn got done way early so I had to eat it as an appetizer. Life can be pretty rough out here on the frontier......but like Lone Wadi in " The Outlaw Josey Wales" I will endeavor to persevere........

I really miss good sweet corn. Most of what you get out here is shipped in from Washington/California/Colorado, but Winco (Boise's version of Hy Vee) actually had some local stuff today. It is not bad but it is not Iowa sweet corn if you know what I mean. Maybe working for Joe Hankins as a kid and getting used to eating corn that was on the stalk three hours before it was on the plate spoiled me.........

I have decided that smoke cooking is not for the impatient. I am fighting off the urge to pull that butt early cause it smells fantastic.  I can wait another 12 degrees. I made up a batch of Carolina vinegar sauce to accompany it earlier today and I am going to make some onion rings too. (I crunched up a couple of cups of corn flakes and mixed in a spice mixture that will remain proprietary for the moment as a coating. It is a first attempt. We will see how they turn out.) Gonna make a dump cake for dessert.

My buddy Major just came back from Chicago. He brought me a 12 pack of Old Style, so I'll be washing it all down with one of those. In fact, I hear one calling me now................