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The Long Way

Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »

This is mostly a rant aimed at the town I live in but I am sure many of you have the same issues, due to a lack of proper planning by the local government. Being that I needed to justify the buying of Walker’s BOB Jogger 5 months ago I spent much of the spring, [...]

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Food Find: Cafe Squares

Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , , on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Quaker’s True Delights® Cafe′ Squares are a newer line to the vast amount of granola bars available in most grocery stores. The intriguing thing about this line is it is aimed at adults, not children. The flavors, Dark Chocolate Mocha Hazelnut and Raspberry Mocha are not the kid-centric flavors such as Cookies n’ Creme now [...]

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Seattle Area: Upcoming OutdoorsFest

Posted in Gear, hiking on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you live in the area you might consider attending The Mountaineers OutdoorFest this coming September 18th in Seattle. This is a first time event and looks like it could be fun – from a backcountry cooking contest to a kids gear swap, vendors and more. PS: Cat and I will be there for the [...]

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Food Review: Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged , , , , , , , on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I love Justin’s Nut Butters, having been a long time fan of them…I have to say it was embarrassing to realize I had not tried any of the 3 chocolate flavors. Like how did that happen? How did I pass over chocolaty goodness? Well I made sure to remedy that this week I picked up [...]

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Food Find: Granola Thins

Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Came across Nature Valley’s Granola Thins, found with the granola bars in most grocery stores. Think of traditional crispy Nature Valley style granola bars, only very thin and the bottoms coated in Dark Chocolate or Peanut Butter. They are not a huge snack, at around 80 to 90 calories each but are easy to snack [...]

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Food Find: Lindsay’s Snackers Olives

Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged , , , , , on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I came across these last week – and yowza! They are addicting! Lindsay Snackers Olives – they come 4 small cans per box. Each can has a pop-top opening and is one person sized. Just drain off the small amount of brine and enjoy. The Garlic flavor is fantastic, even more so in dishes, they [...]

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Commercial Meal Review: SW Black Beans and Corn Salad

Posted in Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian, tagged , , , , , , , on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For lunch yesterday Kirk, Ford and I sampled PackItGourmet’s Southwest Black Beans and Corn Salad. Photo © Kirk Kirkconnell. In the bag is the veggies, tortilla chips, dressing packet, oil and vinegar packets: Photo © Kirk Kirkconnell. The meal offers a couple ways to prepare it – first is a cold prep where you add [...]

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Checking Out Glacier Basin

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Years ago, in 2003, (has it been that long??) when we had first moved to this area, Ford and I checked out The Glacier Basin Trail at Mt. Rainier NP early in the season. We had been turned back by snow maybe a mile short. Mostly due to me postholing so bad I was lucky [...]

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