I was introduced to the Mazama Store during my first backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail with the wonderful group of women from my church I mention here. I had never been to the town of Mazama, WA, in the Methow Valley and I was excited to see what this area was like. The…
Two years ago, my friend Anne and I got a wild hair and signed up to participate in Hiker Rally Day (I think it was actually called Hiker Lobby Day then). I had NO idea what I was getting myself into, I just wanted to go down and support trails and talk with my representatives…
On my way up to a hike in the Chuckanuts in January, I had a chance to stop at the Skagit Valley Co-op and pick up a few snacks for my hike. This is not the first time I have visited the store but I had a chance to walk around a bit and check…
For Christmas, my bf’s oldest (with help from her younger siblings) made me a scrapbook of our time together this last summer and I realized I hadn’t really done a post on our trip yet here on the blog. Sometimes my hiking is part of a great plan, like this last summer when I joined a road…
Jump to the recipe… #shreddedcabbage #cannedchicken #sunflowerseeds #oliveoil #lemon #tarragon #seasalt This recipe is for car camping and shorter trips into the backcountry where weight is not as much of an issue or you just want to enjoy something more fresh. I packed this for our trip to Colorado this summer, as well as…
Jump to the recipe… These are some egg cups I made for our last weekend of trail work in October as we hurried to finish the new connector from the Stevens Pass lodge to the PCT before the snow came (which it did the very next day!). #eggs #spinach #kale #bacon #smokedseasalt #pepper…