For all of us who write blogs (and I know a number of you do!) – if you specialize in the outdoors take a look at Outdoor Bloggers – a fantastic resource for us. It is a forum full of helpful members with lots of ideas to peruse. Sarah
Archive for October, 2008
Outdoor Bloggers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged forums for outdoor bloggers on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alpine Apple Cider Mix – And Recipes
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged cider recipes, granola, hot apple cider on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ford loves Alpine brand cider mix (teeth rotting sweetness maybe on why he loves it?). Usually when we backpack it is his choice for a hot drink in the morning and at dinner. I figure I shouldn’t be compalining….I have what a year or two till he finds out about how magical coffee is :p [...]
Hiking A Corn Maze
Posted in Trip Reports, tagged corn mazes, faux-hikes on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, I am sure going into a corn maze doesn’t technically count as hiking….but yeah, what a workout Ford and I spent part of our afternoon wandering through the corn and only got turned around once – unlike the dumdum’s they had to send a GPS toting corn boy in to fetch……(I had to find [...]
Rescue On Mt. Adams
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mt. Adams rescue, SAR on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was a story I had been following that while hopeful I had a bad feeling would not end well. Yet…..it did end well! (Ok, as well as it can……I am sure that he’d have preferred to not break his ankle!) The climber, Derek, did not return after a Sunday climb of Mt. Adams, here [...]
Stove Top Stuffing Quick Cups
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry cooking, hiker food, Quick Cups, Stove Top Stuffing, trail food on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New out (and still pretty hard to find) are single serving cups of Stove Top Stuffing – and yes, these are quite hiker friendly: just add boiling water, stir and let sit for a couple minutes. One can repackge them as well to save pack space. Be sure to click on the link at the [...]
Recipes From Yesterday’s Presentation
Posted in Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry cooking, Cozies, Cozy, FBC, Freezer Bag Cooking, Trail Cooking, trail food on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we put on a presentation for trail cooking for the Washington Hi-Lakers, a very nice group of guys (and ladies) who fish and hike. I made a couple recipes up for them, a variety of no cook, cold cook and hot. Quick And Easy No Cook Recipes For The Trail Recipes by Sarah [...]
The Two Things That Saved My Feet
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged backpacking, blister prevention, foot care, hiking, Injinji socks, Profoot insoles, toed socks on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weeks ago I wrote about toed Injinji Socks and how since going to them I have had zero blisters and no hot spots. Completely stopped. It has been unbelievable that something as simple as a $16 pair of socks could prevent what had been for me a given: painful blisters between my big [...]
Cooking Presentation Tomorrow Night
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hi-Lakers, trail cooking presentation, trail food on October 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We will be putting on a trail cooking presentation for the Washington Hi-Lakers tomorrow night in the Seattle area. ~Sarah





