Many of us as humans are blessed with the ability to choose our diet. Even if we prescribe to a particular style of diet, there is often no one way to follow that type of diet. From vegan to vegetarian to low carb, you could ask 100 people what they eat and get 100 different…
The weather promised to be miserable a few weekends ago but I had the boys so their dad and sister could participate in a Search and Rescue event, so we decided to brave the rain and go mushroom hunting. I wasn’t sure if this was the best of ideas because I had only been once…
Jump to the recipe… I don’t know about you, but winter usually means two either one of things for me. I’m looking back at the last year’s amazing adventures or I am beginning to plan my next escapades! Despite all my endless whining about getting hurt, it was truly a great year. In fact, I…
What is it about black and white photos? There is a current 7 day photo challenge on Facebook and Instagram (and possibly somewhere else I don’t hang out) where the series of photos are all in black and white. I hate those things right up there with chain letters and pyramid schemes, so thankfully…
I don’t know how I got so lucky, but I have managed to be interviewed for the third time over on the Cascade Hiker Podcast. This time we talk about my summer misadventure on the North Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. I talk about what I learned from when I made the decision to purchase a…
The latest catch phrase is “Nature Bathing“. The term comes from Japan (always so in tune with the natural world) in the 1990’s and is now taking hold in America. Somehow we are now discovering that time spent in nature works like medicine to not only refresh our spirit but it actually improves your physical health…