Home Alone

[redhawk]

I'm home alone (sorta) for the next three weeks. manitowah is out in Washington State, reuniting with her birth family. Three brothers and three sisters whom she is meeting for the first time.

I'm here because finances as well as needing to care for three dogs, a cat and a rabbit prevented the both of us from going. Besides, this is her time and she needs to enjoy every minute of it.

Anyway, to the point (often reached by a very round about course).

If anyone needs a place to crash overnight before attempting a hike, fel fre to PM me. there's a bed or two vacant. Or if anyone is in the area and wants to stop by for a cup of coffee and some chit-chat, then feel free to do so.

For those who don't know, I'm in Wells right on Route 30 just south of where Route 8 joins it. I'm about a 2 hour drive from the High Peaks, 45-50 minutes South of Indian Lake, 20 Minutes from the Siamese Ponds Trailhead and right on the way to the Whitehouse Trailhead, 20 minutes North of Northville and South of Speculator.

[WinterWarlock]

Me too!

Hi Hawk -

First, always love your posts...informative, from the heart, and with a healthy touch of cynicism. Would love to drop by and chat one day...but, I too am home alone. I fractured my hip last weekend downhill skiing at Bristol, and they've told me to keep all weight off it for 6 weeks. I'm going out of my head, but have decided to try to start back into my way-laid plans to learn to watercolor. We'll see if that helps the sanity or not...

W W

[Skyclimber]

Believe it or not but I was thinking of Manitowah the other day. Wondering if she went to meet her birth family yet or not. I would be curious to know how her experience with her family went. It will be very special and many tears, I'm sure.

[redhawk]

I've been on the phone with her almost every day. it's a real emotional thing, for all of them. After all, they have all pretty much been hoping for this for all of their lives, often beyond all hope.

there is going to be a huge reunion at a restaurant this coming weekend with cousins, neices, nephews, cats, dogs, lions, tigers, bears Oh Boy.

[Skyclimber]

I've been on the phone with her almost every day. it's a real emotional thing, for all of them. After all, they have all pretty much been hoping for this for all of their lives, often beyond all hope.

there is going to be a huge reunion at a restaurant this coming weekend with cousins, neices, nephews, cats, dogs, lions, tigers, bears Oh Boy.

I do find this all interesting. Like I mentioned to you before my boyfriend was adopted. I also have a cousin who was adopted. She is an Apache. My aunt (her Mother) was a Mohawk. (she died last year of Cancer) Because of this my curiosity of a child (grown adult) meeting their birth family is of great interest.

Manitowah must be beside herself at this point. Bet there will be lots of "complete" family portraits taken while she is there. Many stories to be told by her when she gets home. Glad there is a happy ending.

[redhawk]

Still trying to get the ancestry all sorted out. Her father was Cherokee and from the picture of her mother, which i did a double take on because it could have been a picture of my mother, the features are Plateau, so the Nez Perce sure seems to be the best probability. My mother was 50% Nez Perce and 50% Caucasian. My Lakota is from my father who was 100% Miniconjou.

Anyway, she's having a great time.

I'm doing fine. using the time alone to prepare and dehydrate meals for the coming season. Damn stuff smells so good when I'm cooking it, I want to eat it on the spot.

So far I've got Moroccan Stew, Cashew Curry, Southwestern Chili, Peanut Soup, Chick pea & Brown Rice Soup and Crab Fettucini with Mint and Parsley sauce done.

The next couple of days i'll be doing a Potato Soup Parmesan soup and a Packers Potatoes Plus, which is a breakfast casserole with spaghetti Sauce and salsa. I've got a salmon Stir fry to do as well but I need a couple more items for that.

I imagine that Thursday I'll be shoveling out, that will take me the whole day since I have a big driveway and no snow blower.

I've got about 20 DVD's setting here I haven't watched yet and I'm still in the process of mapping out routes through the Badlands and the Black Hills for the trip in May.

A couple of people have taken me up on my offer to stop by and stay over and a couple to visit.

Plus I have the time to clean and organize the kitchen and pantry instead of waiting for spring. And to maintain and repair some of my gear.

I may snowshoe the lake tomorrow to get to the post office so I certainly have enough to keep myself busy.

[sacco]

yo hawk, i'll be on stopping by on the way home from FYAO.
maybe on the way there also, depending on what time i can get out of here friday.

[redhawk]

yo hawk, i'll be on stopping by on the way home from FYAO.
maybe on the way there also, depending on what time i can get out of here friday.

Where you guys going? Who's going? Zach, Penzy, Tom Terrific, Ice-T, AmyG? Must be up to about VI or VII eh?

Anyone's welcome to stop in.

Hawk.

[sacco]

yep, all the usual suspects.
FYAO VII , i'm told.

[Kevin]

KWC, depending on how much snow they get in/around Wells you may have a difficult time hiking anywhere. 2 feet is a lot of snow to break through unless you have a group.

[dog]

KWC, depending on how much snow they get in/around Wells you may have a difficult time hiking anywhere. 2 feet is a lot of snow to break through unless you have a group.

I will be around that coordinates+time . Can break a trail .
Just my pleasure .

[redhawk]

Let me put it like this. you know the Adirondack Chairs in my back yard, by the porch? Buried....

Side Porch door, can't get it open. Snow is up about 1/3 of it's height.

I've shoveled out the back door three times so far, so that i can open it as well as the other door where the dog lead is. Also had to shovel them a path out into the yard and back.

I don't know if I want to do any snowshoeing this weekend at all. from the looks of things I'll be about four days shoveling out. I have to go slow since there is no one here in case something happens.

However, I'll be more then happy to make coffee or hot chocolate if anyone comes by.

it's tough for me to tell because of drift but I would say I've got over two feet of snow in the yard right now and it's still coming down.

Hawk

[dog]

2 feet+ sounds good enough for not to damage snowshoes or ski on rocks .

I saw pix of sunken patrol-boat in Pacific - over 20 feet during one ( ? ) night .

We will dig you out , RedHawk , do not worry , explore you DVD collection , read etc . Help is on the way .

[redhawk]

2 feet+ sounds good enough for not to damage snowshoes or ski on rocks .

I saw pix of sunken patrol-boat in Pacific - over 20 feet during one ( ? ) night .

We will dig you out , RedHawk , do not worry , explore you DVD collection , read etc . Help is on the way .

Thanks. But I think I'll be out long before you get up here. I just go and shovel a couple of hours at a time. I actually enjoy shoveling snow and often just "move it around" to keep in shape.

I just worry that if i have another mini stroke, or an emphysema attack, there's no one here. Silly i guess, but I also made arrangements with Doug that i email him every day. I fear that if anything did happen to me and I'm alone, my animals won't be taken care of.

Had a friend or ours who lives alone, die a year ago in Pennslyvania. It was a week before anyone figured out something was wrong and his Siberian was trapped in the house with him for a week.

[dog]

And it's calming down : http://radar.weather.gov/conus/full_loop.php