Low river levels thwarted our ability to paddle the John Day this year, but we still wanted to spend some time on the river. We’ve camped on the lower Deschutes multiple times, but never thought about bringing our boards. This section of the river runs from south of Maupin all the way to the Dalles. […]

After successfully brewing a small batch of sake, I decided to try my hand at growing koji. There are a lot of good resources out there to get started, but I wanted to document my success/failure. Spores for yellow koji are easy to find. White koji, on the other hand was harder to track down. […]

For years, we’ve wanted to visit the canyonlands of southeast Oregon. We had heard that this vast area (250,000 acres) of public lands contains desert landscapes rivaling Zion and Bryce. However, from Portland it is a 6-7 hour drive and we wanted to make sure we had enough time to explore the area. Turns out, […]

Picked up two types of premade Koji: Inspired by this video to try again at growing my own from spores. However, this is “pre-made” and I can skip right to mixing it all up! The suggested ratio is: Process: Source for white koji spores: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1516312119/white-koji-starter-20g-to-make-15-kg?ref=cart