I’m not sure how this year’s snowshoeing is going to turn out with my bum arm, but I’m going to do my best to get out there in the snow. I have been looking forward to trekking through some good fresh powder since spring when I finally upgraded from a pair of secondhand snowshoes after…
This is one of my favorite quotes from the author Barbara Kingsolver in her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. She is best known for her book the Poisonwood Bible but of all her books I have read, this quote is the one that sticks with me the most. “Cooking is the great divide between good eating…
Jump to the recipe… Those people who know me know that when it comes to health, I always strive to start with nutrition. The only thing my doctor had to say about nutrition when I asked about how to take care of myself after breaking my shoulder was to make sure I was getting enough…
Jump to the recipe… This is going to be harder than I thought. Turns out, I am having a hard time doing a lot of the things that make me happy, not just hiking and being outdoors. Aside from simply being exhausted from recovery, by the end of the day I am not accomplishing much…
Jump to the recipe for Golden Milk or Turmeric Tea For The Trail… I am just getting back from my eight day Glacier Peak Wilderness work party with the Pacific Crest Trail Association and I’ll just say, it was about one day too long. 6 days of manual labor up and down those crazy switchbacks…
Jump to the recipe… In planning for my Spring Break Road Trip, I was set on making a few different trail mixes to keep me from wanting to stop at convenience stores for snacks. If you remember when I shared my Rosemary Cranberry Pecans, I mentioned bumming some rosemary off my mom to complete the…