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…
Category: Random And Wild
Grain Free Jat-juk And Crying In H Mart
Jump to the recipe… One of my favorite pandemic reads was a memoir, Crying In H Mart, by Michelle Zauner. From Goodreads: A memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. Michelle Zauner tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in…
Creativity: A Hitchhike You Can’t (And Shouldn’t) Turn Down
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…
Are You A “Spread My Ashes” Kind Of Person?
I don’t know how long I have been a “spread my ashes” kind of person but my guess is that it has been since my grandmother’s death and visiting the cemetery with my grandfather sometime in my early years. We placed flowers in a thin vase attached to a small engraved box somewhere in the…
This Is Still A Blog
The 6th year anniversary of Must Hike Must Eat passed by quietly on January 6th for a variety of reasons, the least of which being I was getting on a plane to savor sunshine in Mojave National Preserve (again) with my hubs (first time for him). The main reason for little fanfare is because I…
Have You Ever Had To Nibble At A Bucket List Item?
I have a mental bucket list of hikes and snowshoes I want to do in my lifetime with a snowshoe loop around Crater Lake being one of them. Ever since hiking to this national park on the Pacific Crest Trail, I always said I would come back to do a circumnavigation during the winter months….