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Author: Shannon Leader

Shannon is an outdoor lifestyle and whole foods recipe blogger who strives to encourage others to live more boldly, eat more vegetables, reduce their footprint and give back with gratitude. She lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and you will usually find her out hiking or somewhere wishing she was.

Snuffy’s 2014 Pacific Crest Trail Journal-Oregon Day 1

Posted on July 24, 2023November 26, 2024 by Shannon Leader

I have been following a few PCT hikers this year (2023) and as one of them has been posting from Oregon it has me thinking about my own time on the Pacific Crest Trail so I decided to finally get these posts from that time out of my drafts. I hope you enjoy them! July…

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Southern Style Greens And The Cooking Gene

Posted on May 12, 2023November 16, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Jump to the recipe… I don’t know why it has taken me forever to get this recipe for Southern Style Greens out although I’ve been enjoying them on trail since my Timberline Trail trek in 2021. I almost want to cry in joy that I finally have. Thank you to Shawn Blaesing in our Facebook…

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If You Don’t Have A Postal Scale, What Are You Doing With Your Life?

Posted on March 3, 2023December 31, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Back in 2013 I purchased a postal scale, a suggestion I found in one of the most helpful backpacking books: Ultralight Backpacking Tips by Mike Clelland. Its purpose was to be able to compare the weights of what you put in your backpack so as to get down to the lightest possible weight for you….

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A Trail You Should NOT Attempt. Really.

Posted on January 24, 2023November 17, 2024 by Shannon Leader

JUST DON’T DO IT. NOT SAFE. NOT WORTH IT.  LOST TRAIL. And if you are still thinking about doing it, it would be 18.9 miles round trip from the trailhead. Still here?? Well, Elizabeth and I set out for a few days on the Siouxon Creek Trail in mid-August (2022) as we have been planning…

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No, The Other Round Mountain

Posted on January 10, 2023December 12, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Ever since the hubs and I spent time snowshoeing on Segelson Ridge, he has wanted to go back and summit Mount Higgins. He’s been out a few times now in hopes of tagging the craggy peak after researching other people’s tracks but without success. Labor Day weekend was the one weekend the hubs and I…

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Must Hike Must Eat’s 7th Blogiversary

Posted on January 6, 2023November 17, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Well, hello! Or should I say hello again? Either way, let’s chat.   January 6th marks the 7th anniversary (or blogiversary in blogging world) of this here blog, Must Hike Must Eat. Of course, in the last 7 years the blog has bloomed to more than 585 posts and 370 pages making it more of…

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Shannon is an outdoor lifestyle writer and whole foods recipe creator who strives to encourage others to live more boldly, eat more vegetables, reduce their footprint and give back with gratitude. She lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and can usually be found out hiking or somewhere wishing she was. She enjoys her chocolate dark, a swinging hammock and liberated toes. Find out more here…

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