Tag: running water
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Showers
This is embarrassing, but I haven’t had a shower in 8 days now. Although…if I look at it another way, I am in a shower nearly every day as it has been raining a lot! It seems it should count for something, even if I’m wearing raingear for my showers this week. With the cool…
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Bore Tide, Puffins, and Coho III
Seven nights: Seward, Swanson River, and Sheep Creek Slough Our second attempt to see the Turnagain Arm bore tide was spectacularly successful. The August 21 wave was much bigger than July 25 (https://roaming-nature.com/2024/07/27/bore-tide-and-bears-sockeye-ii-2024/) This time we could see the wave even before Beluga Point! As we were pulling the trailer we didn’t have the flexibility…
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Sockeye II Part 2 AND Coho Count I
During the latter half of our 6-day “Sockeye II, 2024” I finally caught my first sockeye salmon by flossing. Three of the four in the photo below are mine. It was a lot of work and in a crowd, so I am still not a fan of this type of fishing. July 29 we fished…
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Dry Cabin Daily Rhythm
Yesterday we arose early and spent 8 hours looking for wildlife. Unlike last weekend’s phenomenal day, we saw few animals (primarily 6 caribou and 1 porcupine). Today I am shifting gears to a theme I put off while writing about more exciting things. 2 a.m., South bedroom window If we had indoor plumbing, I…
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Summer Washstation at our Dry Cabin
The lack of running water gets to be normal after awhile, just a bit inconvenient. I remember being frustrated trying to find practical steps on how to live without plumbing. The main tip is to use less water which with practice won’t be as hard as you think. But in the summer I can splurge…
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Watering the Garden, Week 10 in a Dry Cabin
At some point I may use some of our precious hauled water to water my 3×4 raised bed. But I am hoping to avoid that. I have a 15-gallon water barrel but haven’t set up a tarp to direct rain into it. Besides, it could still freeze & I don’t want to break it. The…
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Showers, Week 10 in Dry Cabin
We are starting our 10th week residing in a dry cabin in Healy. The snow melted from our shower over a week ago. We discussed using it this weekend but with other options so convenient, are waiting for it to get warmer. Yesterday we used our favorite but most expensive local showering option – Totem…
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Water II, Week 6 in Healy
We are doing better with water use than I could have imagined! We are using just over 1 gallon per day, drinking most of that. Dishes, cleaning, teeth brushing, and sponge baths combined total just over 1 quart most days. On a heavy day if I do dishes 3 times rather than twice we can…
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Sink vs Toilet
If you could only have one, which would you pick? In my imaginary contest, I could either win a sink with hot running water or an indoor flush toilet. I was enjoying the restroom at a store when the thought came to me. (Public bathrooms are now one of the highlights of a trip to…
Me & C 