A quick post of some Cascade Mountain bike photos. I’m back in civilization after an encounter with a poacher. A very dangerous situation in the remote Cascade Mountains that is covered elsewhere. Taking care of business, then back to the mountains. Fire season is kicking in and a lot of the outdoor areas are closed … Read more
We’ve moved to a different part of the Cascades for mountain bike rides higher into the mountains. The climbs are steeper and all the downhills, which are over three miles long, are mint Cascade Mountain singletrack. It’s been hot here, so we start out early. It takes a while for the sun to rise above … Read more
More great mountain biking from the Cascade Mountains thanks to the good weather and long summer days. There hasn’t been any rain which will lead to dry and dusty conditions soon if there is no precipitation. The hot, dry conditions also increase the risk of fire danger. Fire is not the only danger in this … Read more
With the exception of a brief June snow and freezing rain storm, the weather for mountain bike riding in the Cascade Mountains has been pretty good. Low 40’s at night warming up to about 70° in the afternoon. The seasonal snow melt has tapered off and soon only the permenant creeks and streams will have … Read more
I apologize for the lack of blog material here at watermanatwork.com and also at ronbarbish.com. This is the time of year I make my annual pilgrimage from the desert southwest to my home in the Pacific Northwest. This season of kayak fishing in the desert was terrible. The Sonoran desert is not a calm place, … Read more
It was time for an all out effort kayak fishing for largemouth bass on the Colorado River. We were down to the last few days of the winter fishing season. The desert wind has really destroyed this year’s fishing and we only had a few days left before we headed back to the PacNW. The … Read more
The all out effort continued early the next morning. Kind of sad, knowing this was going to be the last day of fishing for a while. We were a little over anxious to get going, so we got to the fishing spot while it was still dark. I decided to try fishing, even though the … Read more
Another short break in the relentless desert wind resulted in some great kayak fishing for largemouth bass on the Colorado River. We watched the full moon come and go and knew we were missing some good fishing. Fishing at night during the full moon is really cool and we’ve caught some big fish at night. … Read more
When things are right, this part of the Colorado River offers great kayak fishing for largemouth bass. We finally got a break from the desert wind and the Colorado River crisis and had a day of great kayak fishing. More like a night and early morning day of kayak fishing. We had a pretty good … Read more
After months of relentless desert wind that prevented any kayak fishing, the watermanatwork.com kayak fishing crew is back on the water. Hard to believe this is the first kayak fishing trip of the 2023 fishing season. In the past few desert fishing seasons, we have seen dramatic weather changes that have had a major impact … Read more