I took a long weekend to spend some time down around Mount Rainier this March, hoping to not only revisit some places I had passed on the Wonderland Trail but to experience the park in the winter season for the first time. Last year I shared my 2015 adventure here on the blog, retelling about…
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….
Jump to the recipe… One of my favorite snacks last summer was the iconic flavor combination of nut butter and jelly together in a portable stick. I took a poll on Facebook in our Paleo Hikers & Backpackers group and it turns out raspberry is the top desired jam, with strawberry coming in a close…
Jump to the recipe… Winter is here, snow has blanketed the mountains near me with wonderful white powder. It is time for snowshoes, mittens and hot cocoa. I have spent the last couple weekends at home working on writing projects and deep cleaning some long neglected rooms of the house. The weather has been fickle…
Jump to the recipe… Can we just put it out there now that this was been one heck of a weird year? Back in June, it was time to decide what to do for my husband’s birthday. The last two years I had taken him to Stehekin, one of my favorite places in Washington. But…
Editor’s note: there are quite a few people landing here on my story about wearing a hiking skirt while recreating responsibly (got to love Google) and if that is you, you will find information about what I wear at the end of the post! The Friday before last I ventured out for a hike…