When is a missed turn for a trailhead not a missed opportunity but a fantastic turn of events? Last October, Elizabeth and I had plans to head to Siouxon Creek for a hike outside Yacolt, Washington near Mount St. Helens and were so busy chatting, we missed the turn to the trailhead. Even though we…
Category: Random And Wild
Have You Heard Of Website Scraping?
If you are reading this post in its entirety on any website other than Must Hike Must Eat, it was stolen without permission. Website scraping is when a website uses RSS feed or HTML to scrape or steal data from other websites. It is very common and you can find a ton of information…
Take It With A Grain Of Salt But Spring Is Here!
We got out on a short walk at Narbeck Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary on Tuesday after work. And just in time for the official start of spring (march 21st), there was evidence that nature is ready for the turning of the seasons. Of course it is the Pacific Northwest and like other parts of the country and…
Boycotts Take More Than One Day, Folks
The title of this post was going to be “Why I Am Not Going To Be Boycotting On February 28th” but then decided that wasn’t entirely true so let’s see if this title is more apt. I have been reading the book, Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding The Revolution by Frederick Douglas Opie for…
Staying In My Lane But Not Standing Still
So this will be a long read (surprise) because if I try to break this up into a multitude of posts it won’t happen and I will be on to something else before I get halfway through. Life is just like that, my last post is proof. I am adding headings for those who like…
Sign My Name To Freedom
In 2021, I joined a book club organized by James Edward Mills through his Joy Tripp Project. I had begun following James after reading his book, The Adventure Gap, and when he announced he was going to have a book club with authors writing about topics related to the outdoors and then having discussions with…





