Jump to the recipe… I’ve been thinking about how to share our trip to Utah and Arizona and I think it will go a bit differently than my Spring Break saga of last year. Rather than chronological storytelling, it will come out in hikes, recipes and adventures. Truth be told, as much fun as we…
2 Upcoming Book Talks on Geology and Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail
I want to share with some upcoming events in the north end where you can learn more about some amazing outdoor books I have talked about here on the blog! Geology Underfoot in Western Washington The first one is a book presentation by Dave Tucker who I wrote about in Geology Under Our Feet. …
Sweet and Salty Coconut Chips
Jump to the recipe… Some of you might be waiting to hear how my 40 days of reset are going now that there are just a few days left before Easter. I think I can some it up nicely in two sentences. One should not plan to simplify one’s life by setting a bunch of…
How Not To Do The Manitou Springs Incline
Some of you know that two years ago I took a road trip down to Colorado Springs and while we were there we joined a lot of other people and hiked the Manitou Springs Incline (often just called the Incline). In addition to all the other crazy things going on in my life right now,…
Are You Open To Seeing Through A Different Lens?
As people who love public lands who want to do every thing we can to protect it, it can boggle the mind when we are faced with the reality that not everyone is standing up and carrying the battle as we are. How do others not see the same impending catastrophe that we do? The…
Deconstructed Paleo Sushi Roll
Jump to the recipe… When my husband (yes, husband) and I first started dating, sushi became the one restaurant where we could meet in the middle and find a compromise on eating preferences. He being mostly vegan and me mostly paleo, I compromised on rice and he on fish. Over time we have come to…