Jump to the recipe… I’ve been thinking about how to share our trip to Utah and Arizona and I think it will go a bit differently than my Spring Break saga of last year. Rather than chronological storytelling, it will come out in hikes, recipes and adventures. Truth be told, as much fun as we…
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Nightshade Free Sweet Potato Chili
Jump to the recipe… Before I gave up nightshades as an experiment on dealing with inflammation and arthritis stiffness, chili was mainstay of my backpacking diet. There was nothing better then a comforting bowl of that hearty stew on the trail and I may have even thrown in some salty Fritos, too. It was a…
Tips For Using Flint: Survival Hax Fire Starter Review
I went through several different titles for this post and should have had it out a month (or two) ago: “Light My Fire: Survival Hax Fire Starter Flint” “How To Make It on Survivor” “How Not To Burn Your House Down and Win the Darwin Award” If you have been following me awhile, you know…
The Tree Of Life
If ever there was a tree with a story, it has to be this one. Labeled the “Tree of Life” by many, it draws people to the coastline of Washington State and HWY 101 hoping to see for themselves how just a few tenacious roots can possibly be keeping it suspended over a cave on…
Street Taco Mini Quiches-Bollos de Huevos
Jump to the recipe… This is my latest version of the egg cups that I keep on hand in the freezer for busy days, for early morning hike departures and for sustenance on road trips. Why street taco? Well, I would just call them taco egg cups but the fact that they have no tomatoes…
How I Outdoors Paleo For Thanksgiving
I remember my first Thanksgiving road trip. It was right after I was married and we lived across the state about 5 hours from our families (if the pass was clear). Newly married and newly employed meant no time for traveling home. This meant we would be by ourselves for the holiday and I had…