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Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear on Jul 31st, 2009
I was given the chance to play with a MSR Mutha Hubba 3 person tent. I have been in the solo and the 2 person versions before so I figured it would be fun to try it out. It is a well sewn tent, nearly bombproof. Well, at a bit over 7 lbs it had [...]
Posted in One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Jul 31st, 2009
It is that time of month when I see recipes that just call to be re-done in a certain magazine that shall remain unnamed. Cranberry Pan Biscuits This one was easy enough but not exactly hiker friendly due to calling for liquid milk. Not many hikers I hike with pack in fresh dairy milk! (see [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Jul 30th, 2009
A tasty alternative to pouched tuna are the Gourmet Choice™ cans. They are pop-tops so are trail friendly. The two varities packed in olive oil are Yellowfin Tuna in Roasted Garlic or Lemon Dill. Finding tuna in olive oil isn’t always easy – due to consumers eating water packed tuna to watch calories/weight. The sad [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Jul 30th, 2009
I was perusing the monthly email flyer and noticed that Minimus has a number of new items online! Butter Buds in tiny packets, perfect for shaking on meals! Nature’s Path organic cereal in two flavors: Oaty Bites and Opitum Rebound. They also carry cups of the EnviroKidz Frosted Flakes that are gluten free. (7 flavors [...]
Posted in Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking on Jul 29th, 2009
Update on new recipes added to our website, over on Trailcooking.com Potato Cheese Chowder, an easy 5 minute one pot soup – it can also be done in a large insulated mug with a 15 minute sit time. Pecan Chicken Salad – a no cook, easy to make lunch. Creamy Rosa Chicken Pasta – a [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking, Trip Reports, hiking, photos on Jul 26th, 2009
This morning was the start of the heat wave that is expected to hit Washington State this week so what better than to run to the mountains, no? There was a slight chance of thunderstorms so we had sun but also clouds that cooled the air. Jeff joined me for a early leave – which [...]
Posted in Trip Reports, hiking, photos on Jul 24th, 2009
The last time I was in Summerland was too many years ago I realized – while I have been back a couple times it has been too early in the season so I never get into the good stuff. I saw Summerland in the summer of 2004 when we did the Wonderland Trail. But as [...]
Posted in One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking on Jul 24th, 2009
During today’s hike to Summerland at Mt. Rainier NP I tried out a new idea I came up with last night. A bit of this and that for a quick one pot meal. Recipe for Creamy Rosa Chicken Pasta archived on Trailcooking. Gear used – Canister stove, GSI Backpackers Set: Items used – Bag with [...]
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