One of the blogs I mention on my Favorite Outdoor Hiking Blogs page is She-ra Hikes by Renee Patrick. She is a Triple Crown long distance hiker, consultant and raft packer who has been spending the last few years on the Blue Mountain Trail and Oregon Desert Trail in Eastern Oregon and advocating for the…
It’s crazy how once you spend time on a long distance trail, say like the Pacific Crest Trail, you seem to see similar trails EVERYWHERE. Say, like when we were hiking out of Hackberry Canyon, spotted an old cabin along the trail and went inside to take a peek. Hanging over the mantle was…
At the end of last February, I ventured down to the ALDHA West Cascade Ruck at the urgence of my friend, Tim, who used to sit on the board for the organization. I had been meaning to go for a few years but after becoming a member at PCT Days, it seemed to make sense…
When I was preparing to hike for 5 weeks on the Pacific Crest Trail, I made a large variety of meals so I didn’t really need to convert recipes into jumbo amounts. I just doubled meals I was already making and dehydrated the leftovers in the months beforehand. I do, however, dehydrate some staples in large…