Category Archives: Ranch Life

Solar Power Plus Radio Equals Rural Internet Connection

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Jere Matlock

Our Solar-Powered Radio Internet Connection On June 28, 2011, my internet service provider (ISP) went out of business. One minute I was surfing the web at about 1.5 Mbps (megabits per second – a fairly fast internet speed — at … Continue reading →

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South Fork Coquille River

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Jere Matlock

The South Fork of the Coquille River, about 5 miles south of Powers along County Road 219 (which turns into National Forest Development Road 33), cuts a beautiful channel through the hills. There are lots of waterfalls including this one, … Continue reading →

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Slip-sliding away…

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Jere Matlock

Our county road runs past our house here on the ranch, and up the hill further into the wilderness. There are two houses past ours. Yesterday those neighbors had some trouble getting to town because the road slid down the … Continue reading →

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Beehive – honeycomb

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Jere Matlock

Late in October 2010, before the rains started in earnest for the year, we did some burning on “Hell’s Half Acre”, our Oak Savanna restoration project here on the ranch. The burning was done to get rid of endemic poison … Continue reading →

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Dry skin treatment

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jere Matlock

I don’t often plug products here. Continue reading →

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Just saw a star blow up

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Jere Matlock

Just saw a nova! Continue reading →

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Oregon Country Fair 2009

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Jere Matlock

Oregon Country Fair 2009 – a great fun trip Continue reading →

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The sunspot count keeps dropping; what’s that mean?

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Jere Matlock

What does it mean that the sunspot count for the first three months of 2009 (when 87% of days were without ANY sunspots) is even lower than the average for last year (2008, when 73% of all days had no … Continue reading →

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Notes on Logging – and a surprise

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Jere Matlock

Today I took my camera and dogs on a walk up the hill from our ranch house to where we are doing some logging — about 20 acres of mixed alder and fir trees. It’s March 3rd, which is very … Continue reading →

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Rain on the Ranch

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Jere Matlock

We have a flood alert in effect through Monday here – the Coquille River is filling up due to the incessant rain for the last few days. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR … Continue reading →

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