Ernest B. Barker

My father died while I was hunting sage rat in eastern Oregon. I had been anticipating a call from my sister to let me know when his next heart surgery was going to be scheduled. When I got the call it was a few hours later than expected, the foreshadowing of his death was itsContinue reading “Ernest B. Barker”

July 31, 2016

I have been alone for ten days. Heidi and the boys are in the Midwest visiting her father and friends leaving me with the freedom to do anything. It is so rare to have time entirely my own. I spent the first day driving to Milton Freewater to train with Jim Keating. Time well spent butContinue reading “July 31, 2016”