This week’s topic for the #NatureWritingChallenge is a memorable rainy or snowy day on public lands and the truth is that I could write volumes on this topic. I live in the Pacific Northwest, right? Most of my memorable experiences on public lands are in the rain or snow. That’s all we get around here. …
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to…
Jump to the recipe for Chai Spiced Apple Rings… While we were out exploring the Cascade Loop in October, I made my annual stop at the Small Harvest fruit stand and picked up a box of fall apples. If you buy a whole box, they come out cheaper than if you just buy a pound…
This summer I wrote an article for the Washington Trails Association about what it means to hike in our later years, the benefits of hiking as we age and how to make sure we can keep hiking as long as there is a passion to do so. It was really fun to put together and…
#ThrowbackThursday This is part of a series of journal entries I have made while section hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 2013 over on Trailjournals.com. I am moving them here to Must Hike Must Eat and updating them with photos (and maybe fixing typos). Look for them on Thursdays or you can head over to…
I’m getting ready for the upcoming holiday weekend (turkey, anyone?) and I thought I would share some of the food I will be packing for the road as we once again drive over to the Washington Coast for a bit of car camping and beach walking. Now, almost any of the recipes in my Paleo…