Alpine Mountaineer Senior Writer Douglas W. Motley is seen removing the weeds and brush surrounding his property. He wants to remind mountain residents that it’s important to do so before the arrival of fire season. (Photo by Rhea-Frances Tetley)
Uncle Mott
Uncle Mott
With the prospect of yet another unprecedented fire season looming, I recently began my seasonal weed and debris clearance earlier than usual. The recent spell of cooler weather made conditions ideal for dealing with this year’s bumper crop of already knee-high weeds....
It’s that time of the year once again. Yes, it’s that dreaded time of the year when the taxman comes knock, knock, knocking at your door.Federal and state income taxes were due on the 15th of April, as usual. But that’s not all, folks, property taxes were also due on...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Talkin’ World War III Blues
As last week’s somber Vietnam Veterans Day luncheon at the San Moritz Lodge fades into the past and with Memorial Day quickly approaching, it reminds me that freedom is not always free and that war is never an acceptable way for a civilized society to settle its...
Well, I woke up this morning with a hankerin’ for a big, fat, juicy, charbroiled cheeseburger. And whenever I get that kinda hankerin’, there’s only one thing to do and that is to jump in the Mottmobile and head straight up to the Deep Creek Drive-In in Arrowbear for...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Spring Break
Spring is in the air, the “daffy dills” are bloomin’ and I was sitting here reminiscing about my misspent youth during that rite of passage known as “Bal-Week.” Ahhh, yes, spring break in Balboa! Afternoons on the beach with the original College Girls Gone Wild crowd,...
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