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Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Aug 30th, 2009
Saturday was PCT Day at Cascade Locks in Oregon, where the Bridge of the Gods resides. It is the divider between Oregon and Washington. Our good friends Tom and Tori paced themselves so they would be there for the celebration. Teresa (Dicentra), her daughter, Ford and our friend Jared and I headed down for the [...]
Posted in Trail Cooking on Aug 27th, 2009
In the new issue of Washington Trails, the magazine of Washington Trails Association (WTA) we are featured on page 30, in the article “Huckleberry Bites”. I developed two recipes for the Huckleberry picking season (which yummo, is in full swing right now in the high mountains!) – Double Ginger Huckleberry Cobbler and Curried Salmon Pilaf. [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Aug 24th, 2009
Hoosierdaddy had been asking if I would have the time to go and do trail angel-ing for PCT thru hikers this summer. He had injured his leg this month so isn’t able to hike real miles right now. I took him up on it this past weekend and we headed down South to Cascade Locks, [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trail Cooking, Trip Reports on Aug 21st, 2009
A few more photos made it to me today from a couple good friends! Two shots of a Blue Camo Cozy in use, on Princess Royal Island, which is in British Columbia. Our good friend Mike recently got done with a multi week hiking/rafting trip there. To learn more, see Mike’s website. Mike had a [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Aug 21st, 2009
Teresa, of One Pan Wonders, had this great shot from her recent PCT section hike. That was a custom Pint Cozy I made her – in a cool froggy pattern I found. One of a kind on that one! (And that is a GSI Soloist set in the far bottom as well!) ~Sarah
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Aug 19th, 2009
We added a couple new recipes today. Two are easy ways to make your own pecans for your trail mix: Spiced Maple Pecans Candied Pecans Both are made affordable if you buy your pecans at places like Costco in the big bags – which keep well for long periods in the refrigrator or freezer. Apples [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Trail Cooking on Aug 18th, 2009
This quick sauce is pulled together using a couple great shelf stable single serving packets! It works great as a dipping sauce for veggies or added to rice – even tossed with hot pasta. See the recipe for Quick Asian Peanut Sauce at Trailcooking. Items used: Justin’s Peanut Butter in 1 1/2 ounce packets. Feel [...]
Posted in Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear on Aug 17th, 2009
When I saw these two new items I wanted them immediately, but sigh, that won’t happen till early 2010. A girl could dream, no? These are the 2 new items slated for a Feb. release from GSI Outdoors that will be joining the nForm Ultrailght lineup. The first is the Halulite Minimalist: It is a [...]
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