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…
The storm of the century turned out to be all talk and media hype and not much action but heeding the call of safety I stayed close to home this weekend. I even brought in the garbage cans and picked the last of the raspberries in preparation. I made it out for a movie (can’t…
Jump to the recipe… Back in the spring, I scored some Kind bars at my local Grocery Outlet store (THE best place to find trail snacks for cheap when you don’t have time to make them). Rather than go for the fruity ones (most had peanuts) I decided to try the Strong & Kind Hickory…
via Daily Prompt: Hike How very interesting that today when I logged on to WordPress that the Daily Prompt is the word Hike. Every day they post a word to inspire you to write and folks post their blogs with what came to mind. Hmmm… I don’t think I have very many thoughts that don’t…
It’s hard to believe it is already the end of July! As I start to fill in my hiking adventures (and mishaps) here on my blog, mixed in with a few recipes and trail food ideas, I’ll also fill you in on how my job search is going (or as I loving call it: How My Job Search…
As I figured it would be, posting here on the blog will be spotty as I continue with my summer filled with hiking, family camping and other assorted outdoor activities. You can find more details about my latest 5 day PCT hike on my post, And That’s A Wrap-Oregon PCT. This is a story that…