If this is the year you decide to take your non Standard American Diet lifestyle into the wilderness, this 3 day paleo and nightshade free backpacking meal plan is just for you. Maybe you have been following me along for awhile now and love the paleo and nightshade free recipes but have yet to through…
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A Two-fer Hiking Weekend: Rock Mountain and Meadow Creek To Pear Lake
As my mind wanders towards this summer’s backpacking trips, I can’t help remember my last overnight trip this past October. I so wish the snow was a tad bit more melted out right now so I could visit these two hikes again before I depart for Spain, but come fall they will be on my…
11+ Ideas For Paleo Breakfasts On The Trail That Don’t Need A Dehydrator
One of the most important decisions you are going to make for your next backpacking trip is what you are going to eat for you paleo breakfast! I want to make it as easy for you as possible to keep to your paleo lifestyle while you are out in the backcountry with these 11 recipes…
How To Hike with Others (And Love It)
This post was originally shared on November 21, 2016. A post of this kind has been brewing in my head for a while now and after reading something infuriating this last week, I decided to put it to words. If you came here just to learn how to hike with others, you may need…
I Am Yearning: A Pantoum
This post was originally shared on June 27, 2016. I had a nice hike with a new friend a few weeks ago on a new-to-me trail. Almost 7 hours of conversation getting to know an amazing young woman, what was important to her and where she thinks she might be headed in life (at least the first few steps,…
How Much Risk Is Acceptable?
This post was originally shared in December of 2016. I love learning new stuff. I love relearning old stuff. It wasn’t a planned thing but last week I was asked by my friend Denise if I wanted to go to the Mountaineers Leadership Conference with her. She is a hike leader and involved in her…






