Lately, I have been looking back over my life and taking stock in my creative side. I now have over half a century to ponder! I imagine it is somewhat genetic, my grandmother was into macrame, embroidery, crochet, beading, etc. and my mother sewed many of our clothes. Although, that might have been more out…
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Change Your Clocks, Review Your Backpack
Daylight Savings is just a few days away and no one could be happier than me! More daylight hours in the afternoon preluding longer days in general is enough to make anyone, let only someone who loves the outdoors, giggle with glee. There is a common wisdom to check and change your smoke detector batteries…
How To Use N=1 Experiments To Really Thrive
I first read about N=1 experiments years ago in a Paleo Magazine article and it changed my life. It was a revolution after years of following what was supposed to be the “perfect” diet. I fell in love with the idea that I was not like everyone else and could make personal choices about what…
How To Have Fun Learning And Practicing Navigation From Home (Or Close To Home)
There is no better time than right now to learn or hone up on your compass skills. I had signed up for a Mountaineers navigation class on March 14th as a refresher since it has been about 7 years since I took my last one officially. Of course, that was cancelled but I still want…
How To Dehydrate Yogurt For Hiking and Backpacking
In looking towards this year’s backpacking season and what were some of the things I had not tried or added to my meal repertoire yet, yogurt instantly came to mind. I had heard of taking dehydrated yogurt drops on various hiking and backpacking meal blog posts but it hadn’t called to me. Until now. So…
It’s Hiking Season Again!
This is a guest post from my friend Roselie Rasmussun over at One Health Massage. I know Roselie through my volunteering with the Pacific Crest Trail. She is an amazing crosscut sawyer and patient instructor. We chatted last year about supporting each other’s passion for getting others outdoors in healthy ways and I encouraged her…