There is no better time than right now to learn or hone up on your compass skills. I had signed up for a Mountaineers navigation class on March 14th as a refresher since it has been about 7 years since I took my last one officially. Of course, that was cancelled but I still want…
Category: DIY and How To
How To Dehydrate Yogurt For Hiking and Backpacking
In looking towards this year’s backpacking season and what were some of the things I had not tried or added to my meal repertoire yet, yogurt instantly came to mind. I had heard of taking dehydrated yogurt drops on various hiking and backpacking meal blog posts but it hadn’t called to me. Until now. So…
It’s Hiking Season Again!
This is a guest post from my friend Roselie Rasmussun over at One Health Massage. I know Roselie through my volunteering with the Pacific Crest Trail. She is an amazing crosscut sawyer and patient instructor. We chatted last year about supporting each other’s passion for getting others outdoors in healthy ways and I encouraged her…
4 Easy Steps For Making Your Own Turmeric Capsules
My email newsletter shared a few weeks ago that I had come by a large bag of organic turmeric powder and want to use it as much as I can. But honestly, I can only take the flavor of so much turmeric at a time, especially when consumed straight up. That’s where capsules enter the…
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…
How To Increase Your Odds of Getting Wonderland Trail Permits
The Wonderland Trail is a 93 mile trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier (Talol, Tahoma) in Mount Rainier National Park. Hiking this route takes you through all the beauty that the national park has to offer in one trip. It is on many a backpacker’s bucket list! But is there a way to increase your odds…