Well M’s, thank you for the distraction this last week. What a great season, now it’s time to cheer on the Blue Jays! I have been on a mushroom kick lately, ever since I found some delicious chanterelles on a backpacking trip in September. I have been trying to add mushrooms to EVERYTHING. …
Earlier this summer a coworker messaged our gang with an ask about kiwis that his wife’s work (the YMCA) had received: Now in my mind, I was thinking those 3lb clam shell containers of kiwis you can find at Costco so I said we would take two. Oh no, not even. The…
Jump to the recipe… I was recently reminded about a recipe I had forgotten I had created for an article on the Washington Trails Association website about desserts in the backcountry. Then a food blogger I follow posted a recipe for an at-home version and I was inspired to make my backpacking version on a…
Editor’s note: I seriously thought this trip was from last year, still shaking my head that it was not. But on a good note, I am slowly working through a backlog of posts! Last year I posted about hiking in the Wenatchee Foothills in 2023 but that was only one part of my weekend…
The truth is that I really haven’t gone anywhere more than 60 miles away since last November and I am itching to do so. A combination of saving money and trying to catch up on a long to-do list has had me staying closer to home but it is time to get out there! So…
This is day four in our winter adventure in Breckenridge, Colorado in February of 2024. We had arrived on Sunday of President’s Day Weekend in the evening and today is our third full day in the popular mountain town. You can find our arrival at: A Winter Adventure In Breckenridge, Colorado: Our Arrival. Sunrises…