The garden is producing and the beets look quite nice. I've found I've lost some of the garlic I had planted so likely won't reach my 1000 goal, but they are still doing pretty good this year. Next year I will be taking over the main garden rows for the garlic which will take some figuring out for winter. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Rain, Chicks, PDC, Garlic Harvest, Bees, Peas, Beets, Case, Rose, Grilling - Saturday | PeakD

The rain was still falling yesterday morning but it didn

Went north yesterday to climb/boulder and then go sailing on the Columbia River with my oldest friend. The boys had a blast and we had a great afternoon on the water. The clouds seemed to have kept most people off the river so we largely had it to ourselves. We got a killer fireworks display all the way home as they were going off big time. Mortars were flying all over the place! #climbing #sailing #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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July 4th Climbing and Bouldering, Sailing Columbia River, Rainbow, Fireworks - Friday | PeakD

Headed north yesterday morning to the Colville area, we managed to get out of the house around 9am and after a stop at the store we met up with Art...

The garlic harvest continues! 383 dug over the day yesterday which brings me to almost half of the 1000 I planted last year. Lessons are being learned and plans for this next planting are already forming in my head. Likely the farm will continue to be turned to potatoes and garlic with the gvarlic taking over the main garden this next year. #homesteading #farming #gardening #garlic #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Dawn Grain Run, Pew, Cabbage, Peas, Fly Catcher Babies, GARLIC HARVEST, Bees - Thursday | PeakD

I made it out of the house before 5am yesterday to head to town for a load of grain. I

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The greenhouse is now dealt with and the tomatoes are trimmed and tied. In the late afternoon yesterday I found that I have #Garlic that is ready. 2 rows were dug which gave me 110 bulbs, the same number I planted last fall. Siberian and Silver White varieties and I got some much nicer sized bulbs this year with better more consistent watering. More rows to dig today and I hope I get the 1000+ I planted when all done. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Trim Tie Tomatoes, Peas, Brush, Fly Catcher, Hike, Berries, FIRST GARLIC HARVEST, Trailer - Wednesday | PeakD

It was a bit after 9am yesterday when I got out to the greenhouse to work on the tomatoes. They had gotten rather big and bushy and probably a bit ...

I managed to get to the greenhouse before it got blazing hot yesterday and caged the peppers before trimming and tying the cucumber plants. The tomatoes will be done today. I cut back the brush and various things along the creek which really opened it up nicely. Found a new stand of elderberry grwoing from the creek so I cleared around it to allow it more room to get as huge as it can. New phones arrived finally and one massive step up in quality from our old. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Pepper/Cucumber Plants, Mowing, Peas, Weeding, Creekside Clearing, New Phone - Tuesday | PeakD

Of course I had to wait till the hottest day to work in the greenhouse yesterday morning. I got out there before 10am but it was already quite warm...

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After climbing with two partners, David Göttler flew off the summit of the new 8,126-metre peak

Our couple days of hot are here before it cools off a bit for the holiday weekend. Got more mowing done as it was getting hot yesterday then spent the heat of the day inside working on the room cleaning. It's taken a hell of a effort but we now have his floor cleaned and can move on the the shelves. THEN we go to the other room and do the same thing... #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Sore, Peas, Hot Mowing, Path Trimming, Room Cleaning, He Has A Floor - Monday | PeakD

I slept for shit and woke up super sore still yesterday morning. It was cooler in the morning thankfully so the house was cooled off before the hea...

After our time at Ninja Nation on their last day open before closing for good we spent most of the day trying to clean the absolute pig sty of a room of our youngest. Thankfully I have laminate flooring everywhere in the house so it is far easier to clean than carpets. The hard part is the tediousness of all the little shit strewn about... #homesteading #ninjawarrior #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Last Ninja Nation Day, Bike Comp, The Room Cleaning Trudge, Dinner, Rooster Helmet - Sunday | PeakD

It was the last day of Ninja Nation yesterday as they are now closed for good. We were there right at 10am when they opened for our last hour. It w...

After the dawn grain run yesterday we went to Ninja Nation for another hour which had us all pretty well worn out. But then we headed up to pick thimbleberries, at least the ripe ones as the stands are within a short time of being in full ripe. They are one of the many native berries we have growing in the region and this year looks to be a bumper crop of all of them. #homesteading #nature #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Sunrise, Grain Run, Ninja Nation, Thimbleberry Picking, PDC, UFC - Saturday | PeakD

Bright and early I was up yesterday heading to town. The clouds looked really cool in the rising sun light....

Picked up the new bike first thing in the morning yesterday and as I got home the car borked again. Hoping the new radiator cap is the final fix. The clouds helped keep it cooler so weeding in the gardens wasn't horrible. It was still pretty warm though when I went kiting though I was working a bit harder then. #homesteading #paragliding #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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New Bike, Sled, Clouds, Weeding, Kiting, PDC, 3DP, Trailer - Friday | PeakD

I got the email yesterday morning about the bike for J and a bit before 9am I headed north to pick it up. $50 for the bike is perfectly fine and it...

Crazy the size of the eggs compared to the tiny little bird that pushed them out. No wonder she is always glaring at me. The Flycatchers are as their name indicates good bug eaters. It's good having them nesting here and hopefully the eggs will hatch out and grow to even more bug eaters. Be nice if they ate the mosquitoes en-mass but I guess the bats need food too. #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Bee Food, Chores, 3DP, Flycatcher Eggs, Slackline, Hill Ride, X-Alps Over - Thursday | PeakD

While it was cooler yesterday morning I got the syrup made for the bees. I set it outside to let it cool which normally takes a good while. I made ...

Quite proud of the boys for doing as well as they did on the 12 mile bike ride yesterday. I'm trying for a new bike as the 20" tires are just not able to keep up with us on the 24 and 26" tires. Sled is back in operation and seeming okay so far... fingers crossed. I need to take it for a longer test drive to see if it really is okay. The bees have a new super on and this morning will get a new batch of syrup made the npoured in when cooled later. #homesteading #cycling #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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12 Mile Bike Ride, Feathers, Sled, Shells, Light, Bird, Bees, Beets - Wednesday | PeakD

The boys and I got ready then headed out on the bikes for a ride north yesterday morning. I had taken them up to the Milan Cemetery years back when...

I really hope the new thermostat will finally have the car running right, it's about the last thing in the system that could be bad at this point. I will know when I get it changed. The garden is giving us more with a nice pile of lettuce and a bowl of raspberries. Soon the peas and beans will be in full production. #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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3DP, Chiro, The Sled, Keyboard, Tree Trimming, Scapes, Waters, XAlps, Lettuce, Raspberries - Tuesday | PeakD

Was a bit surprised that the wall holders printed out okay stood on their edge. I added a brim around them which apparently was enough to hold them...

First bigger harvest from the garden yesterday was 9 Asian cabbage that weighed a total of 17 pounds. Rather stoked on the camera lens repair I did that saved me a bit of money and also gives me 4 extra pieces of glass in case this one breaks. Late in the day I found this gorgeous gopher snake which was about 3 feet long and very healthy looking. Quite happy it's around to eat the pests. #homesteading #snake #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Rain, Cabbage Harvest, Mud Guard, Tree Trimming, Camera Lens Repair, Gopher Snake - Monday | PeakD

The quarter inch of rain we got out of the storms was nice and yesterday morning the fog was hanging around until it warmed up and burned it all of...

The rain is rather welcome right now since it has cleaned off all the dirt and dust from the plants in the garden which helps them grow better. After watching Aaron Durogati win the X-Alps I got some tree trimming done by the creek. Still a ton to cut out but slowly I am getting it into a much better condition than it was before all over grown. #homesteading #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Rain, X-Alps Winner, Mud Guard, Tree Trimming, Launch, Rain Storm, Fire, Grilling, Encino Man - Sunday | PeakD

Woke to a bit of rain in the gauge yesterday morning which was nice to see and well needed for the region....

Hanging in a hammock suspended by strings to a plastic bag flying in the sky, often many MANY thousands of feet over the ground, is the most incredible, scary, and hard to master sport I have ever been addicted to. Most of you could care less but this is the most amazing thing for me as a paragliding pilot. This is the ULTIMATE hike and fly adventure race, far beyond most any other "adventure" race in the world, and for the first time in the race history the top 4 finished within 15 minutes of each other. AFTER 1300+ KMS OF HIKING AND FLYING ACROSS THE ALPS!!! The eagle Maurer who has won the last 8 races finally lost his title and in the process was not on the podium. I found myself shaking at times watching the video of the flights they had. Shaking in fear, abject desire, and in anticipation of the time I will be capable of flights as high and as far as them. #paragliding #flying #soaring #XAlps #freeflight #gliding #experts #adventure #livinglifetothefullest

The storm was windy as hell yesterday but dropped only a small amount of rain on the farm. It was enough to clean all the plants off nicely though. After Ninja Nation in the morning we went on a drive up to 3 Rocks before the rains hit and found the berries are still not ripe. Likely another week or so if the weather warms back up. My hand is torched from the flappers I got but am still going to go again today and will just have to be careful with how hard I push. #homesteading #ninjawarrior #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Ninja Nation, Flappers, Book, 3DP, Cooler, 3 Rocks Drive, Rain, Fire, Grilling, X-Alps - Saturday | PeakD

We were back at Ninja Nation yesterday morning when they opened at 10am since it was to be the quietest time of the day. The boys got to ride the a...

The harvesting is beginning in the garden and I got a solid 1.5 pounds of spinach yesterday. Likely the bulk of the spinach since it is bolting but still not too bad. Plenty of garlic scapes were ready and there will still be more to come. Hit Ninja Nation in the evening and got in a solid workout, we will be going today and tomorrow as well. #homesteading #gardening #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Flowers, Trouble, Scapes, Sled, 3DP, Wing Inspection, Spinach Harvest, Ninja Nation - Friday | PeakD

The potato plants are starting to flower and soon the patch will be filled with them blooming. As strong as all the plants look this year we should...

Intersting flight yesterday after my hike to launch. Was fighting the air it felt like for about half of it and thankfully was able to land right by the road with the most minimal of intrusion into the farmer's field. The scooter made the return trip to the car better than the prior time but the motor got a bit too hot by the top of the climb. #paragliding #hiking #flight #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Hike n Fly Quartzite, Flight 113, Weird Launch Weird Flight, Andy, Scooter Ride, Car, The New Archery Bow - Thursday | PeakD

The weather is to be shit this weekend so I had to take advantage of yesterday