Jump to the recipe… The July 4th weekend of 2016 will go down in history (my relationship history, anyway) as the “Backpacking Test.” Duh, duh, duhhhhhh. Last summer I took a guy on a backpacking trip and he completely ghosted me afterwards (I know, hard to believe). My friends and I started saying that whoever I dated…
Jump to the recipe… Well, my first week of being unemployed feels just like the beginning of the last 15 summers: like vacation. Except for the daunting task of applying for unemployment part. And the resume and cover letter writing and scanning transcripts part. And the figuring-out-what-I-want-to-do-for-a-job part. And health insurance. Hmmm, I guess it’s not…
Jump to the recipe… Back in February, I was asked if I would like to contribute some recipes to an camp food eBook for a website Go Outdoors in the UK. It is similar to the US Cabela’s or Dicks. I can say it was a lot of fun putting a few together for them…
Jump to the recipe… This is one the first of a few recipes I have been trying out for this year’s backpacking season, mixing things up a bit and adding even more veggies. Stroganoff is one of my favorite meals and maybe it is yours,too. My brothers and sisters and I consumed it a…
Jump to the recipe… I’m sure I am not the only one for whom the alarm goes off in the morning and it is snooze, snooze, snooze until the ABSOLUTE last minute when you jump out of bed and run around throwing yourself together to get out the door and headed to wherever the day’s…
Jump to the recipe… You will read a lot about how you should vary your meals and foods on the trail because you will get tired of always eating the same old thing, even if you could eat that same old thing every day at home. I probably have a rotation of 5-6 meals I…