This post was written in 2016 and edited in 2020. It’s been a crazy week and all I really want to do is hike. I hope the weather cooperates for Veterans Day and I can get outdoors. I’m sure at some point I will write about all the thoughts I am having right now…
Out With The Girls
There may be a few times a year I get dressed up and go out on the town with the girls (as in go to dinner and karaoke) but more often than not, when I say I’m going out with my girls, it means OUTDOORS. I talked about the great group of hiking…
Mandarin Ginger Brussels Slaw
Jump to the recipe… Brussels sprouts are one of those things that most of us remember as hating in childhood. Like having to stay-at-the-table-until-you-finish-your-dinner kind of hating. It wasn’t until going paleo that I truly came to appreciate all the wonderful ways I could eat these little mini cabbages besides just steamed and doused in…
Carolyn Ravensong Burkhart
One of my favorite memories from our work party to Hart’s Pass in September will have to be meeting the first woman to hike the Pacific Crest Trail solo. Her trail name is Ravensong and she hiked the PCT in 1976. In fact, she finished exactly on my 6th birthday! She was one of 12…
Food Is Love
I attended a celebration of life ceremony yesterday for a coworker who passed away unexpectedly at the end of August. I came out of a weekend trail work party and received the message in a voicemail. Although she was 70, her death came at quite a shock and I am still trying to process the…
Bacon Trail Mix
Jump to the recipe… Ah, bacon. I’m not sure this recipe needs much selling but I figured I better write up a little bit. I did take all these pictures… Trail mixes are a staple of most any outdoor menu and there are a billion ways to put one together. Everyone has their favorite things…