Jump to the recipe… I’m sure I am not the only one for whom the alarm goes off in the morning and it is snooze, snooze, snooze until the ABSOLUTE last minute when you jump out of bed and run around throwing yourself together to get out the door and headed to wherever the day’s…
Tag: hiking
Banana Chip Muffins
Jump to the recipe… We had a 16 mile hike planned to Marmot Pass and Buckhorn Mountain in the Olympic National Park last May, so I decided to bake up some hardy Banana Chip Muffins to pack up the hill. Muffins are one of those things that are perfect for now but you can…
Garlic Cilantro Crackers
Jump to the recipe… I have to admit that sometimes although I try and keep a good stock of healthy snacks ready for hikes, it will get to the day before a hike and I realize that I don’t have much set to go. That is the time when I have to decide to make…
We Are Not Broken
This is not the first time I have written about the wooded park that I walk in for lunch on a regular basis. I can’t help but be moved by what is happening there. It has seen some real upheaval this winter and spring as swollen river waters have eroded the banks and flowed up…
Snowshoes and Snowpeas
In between some pretty amazing hikes lately, I have been able to add a few updates to my post Must Hike Must Eat on great places to eat healthy before and after a hike in the PNW by visiting two restaurants I had not actually sat down to eat at yet. I was not disappointed! This…
Raspberry Chia Jam (Paleo & Vegan)
Jump to the recipe… Last year, I started making a version of jam that had less sugar (or more importantly, sugar I felt good about) as my son was still eating PB&J sandwiches on a regular basis. I found this recipe that uses chia seeds and loved it. Not only do chia seeds have health benefits,…



