A few Fridays ago, on a grey and wet morning typical of the Pacific Northwest we all know and love, I received a phone call. I had just settled in at the dining room table in my sweats and slippers to write up some new résumés, when I heard my phone ring. Very few people…
This has to be the hardest Nature Writing Challenge prompt yet! Here it is just a few days from National Public Lands Day on September 22, 2018 and I trying to write about where would be my favorite place to introduce someone to public lands. As someone who spends quite a bit of time wandering on…
Anyone who backpacks with me know that I love to mix things up and experiment with new techniques while on the trail. If you have been with me from the beginning, you know I started out with the freezer bag method for my meals. This meant preparing the ingredients for my meals in a quart…
…I miss my girls. Don’t get me wrong, I had such a wonderful time backpacking with my husband at the beginning of the month. It isn’t very often that two people who love the outdoors so much get a chance to getaway together as adults to enjoy it. Sitting on the deck in Stehekin waiting…
I think I’m just about caught up on trip reports! So after completing the Lakeshore Trail and making it into the remote town of Stehekin, we decided on a second night up the Rainbow Loop Trail with a side trip up the Rainbow Creek Trail to Bench Creek just for fun. Well, not 100% fun…
One of the many things I have been privileged to learn since starting my own blog is that there is an amazing community of hikers, backpackers and other outdoorsy folks sharing their adventures online. Whether you simply want to live vicariously through the tales of others or make plans for your own expeditions, there is…