I meant to get this posted the week after I talked about last year’s weekend backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail in Out With The Girls. But other things kept popping up and here it is already 2017! Since I have started backpacking, almost all my trips have been with other women. And solo. If you…
Jump to the recipe… Last summer, I did some experimenting with adding more supplemental nutrition to my backpacking diet. The year before I added an electrolyte replenisher. This year, I tried for a smoothie. At home, for many, smoothies are great way to include a lot of nutrition in one “meal” that can include protein…
On my snowshoe to Bear Lake up the Mountain Loop Highway, I left my food preparation for that last minute dash out the door. Scanning the fridge for something I could heat up and throw in a thermos, I noticed all the dehydrated ingredients I have from last summer. Hmmm, what could I mix up…
Well, it’s that time of year when one not only looks back at the last 365 days but starts making plans for the next ones ahead in the new year with hope for new adventures. I could make a few comments about how 2017 may turn out to be one wild ride for all of us…
It is so hard to believe that 2016 is almost to a close, where did the year go? I love going through my hikes for the year not only to relive them but to remind myself of all the ones I had on my list and didn’t get to. It wasn’t my highest count at…
Jump to the recipe… You know those racks of snack items that REI has lining the checkout line “gauntlet”? Well, this little treat caught my eye in July before my Eagle Cap Wilderness backpacking trip: Mediterranean Lamb Meat & Veggie Bars. You know me, any chance I can sneak in those veggies! I also picked it up…