It has been 10 years since I visited the Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area outside Leavenworth, Washington, and unlike many people, I think once is going to be enough for me. In those 10 years, there has been no shortage of stories about the crowds on the trails, parking nightmares with…
This is a short series on my backpacking trip on the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin in Olympic National Park. If you are reading this post in its entirety on any website other than musthikemusteat.com, it was stolen without permission. For my final day of the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin…
Last August I wrote about visiting Olympic National Park and the Seven Lakes Basin in 2023 after years of having it on my bucket list. I shared about how the weather was less than ideal and so I had minimal views for the three days I hiked the loop. In my 2024 outdoor…
Jump to the recipe… I was recently reminded about a recipe I had forgotten I had created for an article on the Washington Trails Association website about desserts in the backcountry. Then a food blogger I follow posted a recipe for an at-home version and I was inspired to make my backpacking version on a…
I am currently sharing journal entries from my section hiking of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon, transferring them from Trailjournals.com which has not been a reliable platform lately. In 2016, I finished the section from the highway below Crater Lake National Park to the city of Ashland. For 2016, you can start here, for…
I am currently sharing journal entries from my section hiking of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon, transferring them from Trailjournals.com which has not been a reliable platform lately. In 2016, I finished the section from the highway below Crater Lake National Park to the city of Ashland. For 2016, you can start here, for…