It is hard to believe how much has happened since my first podcast over on the Cascade Hiker Podcast! Rudy and I have had some great fun doing trail work and hanging out the PCT Days in August. He had me back on the show to update folks on the blog and how much fun…
Lemon Tarragon Chicken Salad
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…
Super Food Breakfast Egg Cups
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…
How To Avoid The Crowds on PNW Trails
We love our hiking here in the Pacific Northwest. Even if people don’t REALLY hike, they talk about that one hike they did or like to dress as if they hike. It’s all good. Except for when I want to go hiking and I want it to actually be an wilderness experience and not like…
11 Things I Have Learned About Snowshoeing
As I was listing out my snowshoe trips from last year for my Snowshoes page, I had a revelation. I did A LOT of snowshoe trips last year. I went from zero time on snowshoes in the winter of 2014-15 to 23 trips in 2015-16. Wow! So, I guess I must have learned a lot…
Survival Hax Camping Cooking Kit Review
The folks at Survival Hax asked if they could send me one of their Camping Cooking Kits in exchange for a review on my blog. I wasn’t sure I need a cooking kit because I usually go “stoveless” but since I have been thinking about getting a backpacking stove and may even make one myself,…