Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale I just wanted to send out a note to say I wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas. I hope this finds you counting your blessings and looking back on a…
Jump to the recipe… This was a little variation of my Sweet Potato Staples recipe that I took on my backdoor hike to Snow Lake via the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River I did in November. This year I have started taking warm food in addition to warm beverages because nothing tastes better when you have…
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…
It is hard to believe how much has happened since my first podcast over on the Cascade Hiker Podcast! Rudy and I have had some great fun doing trail work and hanging out the PCT Days in August. He had me back on the show to update folks on the blog and how much fun…
We love our hiking here in the Pacific Northwest. Even if people don’t REALLY hike, they talk about that one hike they did or like to dress as if they hike. It’s all good. Except for when I want to go hiking and I want it to actually be an wilderness experience and not like…
As I was listing out my snowshoe trips from last year for my Snowshoes page, I had a revelation. I did A LOT of snowshoe trips last year. I went from zero time on snowshoes in the winter of 2014-15 to 23 trips in 2015-16. Wow! So, I guess I must have learned a lot…