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Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Dec 17th, 2011
2011 goes down into history in a matter of days and if anything it was the slowest year of hiking for me in well over a decade. But I was OK with that. I had my reasons and what I did get in made up for what I didn’t. But I made a lot of [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Jun 27th, 2011
This past weekend I came across a line of reusable fabric bags sewn here in Washington State. They come in two sizes, snack bag and sandwich bag size. The bags are made by Mama Luvs. They have two options, Velcro closure and drawstring. Both work great but I found that the Velcro one would be [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, hiking, Trail Cooking on Jun 17th, 2011
Need some inspiration for meals? All FBC friendly for easy prep on the trail (FBC=Freezer Bag Cooking) Quick Breakfast? Try our customizable instant oatmeal packets – no reason to buy those already stale ones at the store! Instant Oatmeal Packets A trail snack to keep you powered up passes? Peanut Butter Granola Cups Need a [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear on Jun 6th, 2011
We received samples of Cool Off towelettes, by The Quick Chill. It took some time to be able to try them – we have had the chilliest spring in 55 years of recording – this weekend though got nicely warm. The packets come in packs similar to single use hand towelettes and are made with [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on May 24th, 2011
A combination of a Meet-Up group for moms, friends of friends and a few more ended up with 8 moms and 8 babies (good thing we were not on a wilderness trail!) meeting up this morning for a hike. Considering it was decently nice (and by that I mean no rain) and my other option [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on May 14th, 2011
Do you have a hike that says “Spring” to you? In the past couple years it has become the Carbon River on the far side of Mount Rainier National Park. Or should I say now that past 5 years? It has been that long I realized today as we were hiking, since the destruction from [...]
Posted in hiking on May 10th, 2011
Walker has mastered walking and gone from toddling to showing off his sporty new shoes and marching everywhere – he isn’t quite down with wooden dirt paths. The only way to get little ones out is to well, take them outside! He was fascinated by the moss and stones – and a zillion little toddler [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on May 6th, 2011
A recent pick I found at our local Costco is a great guidebook for hikers in Washington State. The Creaky Knees Guide Washington: The 100 Best Easy Hikes in the State came out in 2009. The author, Seabury Blair, Jr is well known for his local dayhiking books and the Creaky Knees is just as [...]
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