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Food Find: Barney Butter

Posted in Food Finds, hiking, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Catzia and I were out running errands yesterday and had a little spare time so we went to VegFest which was being held in Seattle this past weekend. VegFest is a yearly event aimed at companies showcasing their vegetarian and vegan foods that are also nearly all natural. Fun to attend, tons of samples and [...]

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Shepherd’s Pie For The Trail

Posted in Dehydrating, Freezer Bag Cooking, hiking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A big thanks to Diana for this recipe. I get asked quite often about making Shepherd’s Pie and whether or not it would work FBC style – and her recipe does! Her recipe requires a little work at home but is great for learning how to dehydrate food. Shepherd’s Pie 2 lbs lean ground beef, [...]

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A Quick Hike In The Snow

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We woke up to small clearing between bad weather systems and there was a burning orb outside. I think it is called “the sun” but hey, up here you never know until say June Kirk, Ford and I headed up past North Bend, Wa to plod down a trail and see how my foot was [...]

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Training, Working Out and More

Posted in hiking, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry, Kirk and I have been working out for the past 9 weeks. Outside of high school where I took a weight class to finish up my PE requirements….well, I have avoided any use of the words “training” and “working out” like a plague.  I spent my 20′s and [...]

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Plantar Fasciitis Got You Hurting?

Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , , on March 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »

What is one of the most common ailments that bother hikers? Plantar Fasciitis. It can be scary to wake up one morning and suddenly not be able to stand properly for the first couple minutes, hobbling to the bathroom. Or worse, spending the first mile in red hot pain as your foot warms up. But [...]

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A Big Thank You (and more)

Posted in hiking, tagged , , , on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Only a few days of winter is left. Spring is nearly here, my heart is happy and thinking of hikes in green once again. We want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all our readers! You are a loyal group that loves to read Since Kirk and I moved the blog to its home [...]

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Coffee On The Trail: A Reader Photo

Posted in Food Finds, hiking, Other, photos, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , , on March 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

One of our readers, Nate, who got one of the VIA™ coffee samples sent me this quick note today: “Sarah, I got a chance to try the coffee this weekend.  mixed with a pre-mixed sweetener/cocoa/dried milk concotion.  it was really great…i think one of the best coffee beverages i’ve had on the trail.  Thanks a [...]

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A Photo From A Trip Long Ago

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , on March 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I took this photo on February 1st, 2003, on a a day when the skies were achingly blue and the air so clean and cold it hurt to breathe. We had driven far into the North Cascades National Park that weekend. I don’t remember where we hiked that weekend – the trips run together in [...]

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