Backcountry adventure and cuisine for aspiring hiker trash
Salmon Sliders with Scalloped Potatoes
These salmon sliders are adapted from a recipe on Patagonia Provisions, and they are AMAZING. Probably not safe in bear country though unless you wash yourself thoroughly after making them and have an OpSak for your garbage. Salmon Sliders Ingredients: 2 6 oz. pouches…
April in the Shenandoahs
Finally, I get a week off in spring for a section hike! I had originally planned to do the AT section through Shenandoah National Park with my hiking buddy Mule, but he got called to an out of state work assignment at the last…
FiveStar’s Kitchen
I’m sure you’re looking at the photo and thinking “man, that’s a whole lot of shizzle, I thought he was an ultralighter?” Well, the great thing about ultralight backpacking is that once you cut enough weight you can add back a LITTLE luxury weight. …
Trail Samosas, Burrito Style
Coincidentally, this is yet another fancy way to use a packet of Idahoan Instant Mashed Potatoes. Now, before we get started, I want to apologize for the lousy photo of the end product. It was taken in the kitchen at Kincora Hiker Hostel in…
Trail Llapingachos
One of the staple meals for thru-hikers is anything made with Idahoan instant potatoes. You can do a lot of things with instant mashed potatoes, but this is one you probably haven’t seen before, and it’s really pretty simple. You do need to pack…
Kung Pao Spaghetti
It’s personal style, but the one thing I want to look forward to after an arduous day on the trail is some good eats. My Kung Pao Spaghetti recipe is an adaptation from the California Pizza Kitchen classic. It’ll feed 2 hikers with regular…
US19 NOBO to Damascus
My new job has given me TEN weeks of vacation this year, and up until now I’d only used one of them for a section hike. It was time to correct that deficiency. My wife and I had already done the Roan Highlands section…
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