I follow a bunch of hiking and backpacking groups on Facebook and many of them inevitably start talking about food on the trail. And most of it is processed junk with little or no value other than calories. The common myth is that you can eat whatever you want while hiking because you are expending so…
Tag: camping
My Side of The Mountain
I have memories of running away from home at least two times as a child. The first was somewhere around 2nd and 3rd grade. My memory involves a sunny day, a backpack, saltines crackers and making it as far as the golf course just outside my neighborhood. The second was in 4th grade and I…
Packin’ With the Boys
I meant to get this posted the week after I talked about last year’s weekend backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail in Out With The Girls. But other things kept popping up and here it is already 2017! Since I have started backpacking, almost all my trips have been with other women. And solo. If you…
Our Colorado Family Road Trip
For Christmas, my bf’s oldest (with help from her younger siblings) made me a scrapbook of our time together this last summer and I realized I hadn’t really done a post on our trip yet here on the blog. Sometimes my hiking is part of a great plan, like this last summer when I joined a road…
My Outdoor Adventures For 2017
Well, it’s that time of year when one not only looks back at the last 365 days but starts making plans for the next ones ahead in the new year with hope for new adventures. I could make a few comments about how 2017 may turn out to be one wild ride for all of us…
Smoky Bacon Sweet Potatoes
Jump to the recipe… This was a little variation of my Sweet Potato Staples recipe that I took on my backdoor hike to Snow Lake via the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River I did in November. This year I have started taking warm food in addition to warm beverages because nothing tastes better when you have…