Getting There is Half the Battle: Eagle Cap Pt. 1 tells of the first day in our backpacking trip to Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Wallowas in 2016. My hiking plans for summer usually start happening during the previous summer’s hikes and for this hike is no exception. Last summer as my friend Elizabeth and…
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Half Way Through Summer
It’s hard to believe it is already the end of July! As I start to fill in my hiking adventures (and mishaps) here on my blog, mixed in with a few recipes and trail food ideas, I’ll also fill you in on how my job search is going (or as I loving call it: How My Job Search…
Raspberry Overload and Go Outdoors
Last month I posted my recipe for Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding) and mentioned that it was going to be included in a camping recipe cookbook on the website for Go Outdoors, a large outdoor retailer in the UK. Well, they are launching that cookbook on July 11th and you can go check it out…
We Are All In This Together
I have to admit, most of the time when I go out into the wilderness, I do not want to come back. Back to reality. Back to the drama raging in our world. Sometimes I come back to find out someone famous has died of a drug overdose. Yet another bombing. Sometimes I come back to…
I’m In Love
I’ll just come out and say it, I’m in love. Wild, happy love. The kind of love that stops your breath in moments throughout the day when you find yourself overwhelmed with emotion. I’m in love with my life. I am feeling a bit behind on this blog, the past month has been crazy. Crazy…
Marks of Passion: Your Tattoo Story
I have over 13.5k pins on my account over at Pinterest. Do you know the ONE pin out of ALL of them that is repinned by someone EVERY day? This one: No lie. This one comes in second for consistency of being pinned: I have been collecting pins for the design of my next tattoo, one I…




