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Grayson Highlands Fall Pt. 3
The fall colors and views just kept coming It’s another warm sunny day, and we’re up and back on the trail by 10:00. We hike briefly through some of the maples that fascinated my wife. In retrospect, they remind me of Weirwood trees from…
Grayson Highlands Fall Pt. 2
The day things got REALLY good The 4th day of our little section hike through Grayson Highlands was when we started to hit the stuff we came for, and my wife accordingly took a ton of beautiful photos. So many in fact that this…
Grayson Highlands Fall Pt. 1
A perfectly timed couples hike By the fall of 2014, our growing family (then with kids aged 17, 13, 11 and 8) had been on quite a few overnight hikes together on weekends, but although the older ones seemed to enjoy them, it turned…
Good To-Go Granola
Finally, something that worked for ME for breakfast If you’ve read through much of this blog then you know that I struggle to deal with breakfast. Over the years I’ve cooked fancy breakfasts, done granola bars, and tried smoothies as well as oatmeal and…
Where To Next?
Lots of tantalizing options A year ago January 1st, my work situation changed for the better. After years of toiling for a mere 2-3 weeks of vacation per year, I was presented with an opportunity to work better hours, make the same amount of…
Heather’s Choice Chicken Mole
Lo, finally another contender for top commercial backpacking meal So, I had decided that on my recent section hike that I would take one night off from cooking and bring one commercial meal. I wanted it to be something I hadn’t tried before, and…
Florida Trail Ocala Section Pt. 4
The final push to Rodman Reservoir The three of us awoke to soaking wet tents. Who would’ve thought that camping on grass near a large body of water would lead to terrible condensation? As a result, we took our time breaking camp, doing what…
Red Lentil Vadouvan Curry Stew
This one smelled so good it pulled in a yogi off the trail from a quarter mile away Vadouvan isn’t your typical curry powder. It’s a French version of the usual masala curry powder that emphasizes shallots, garlic, onion, fenugreek and often curry leaves,…
Florida Trail Ocala Section Pt. 3
Poets and beer and bears, oh my! Per usual the resident crackhead sandhill cranes woke me at dawn. I wasn’t really feeling breakfast, so I settled for a Snickers, then fought my way through the palmettos to offload some cargo. I checked my water…
Pasta Con Salsa Caruso
Another famous dish from Uruguay adapted for backcountry enjoyment I made this unusual pasta dish on the 3rd night of my Florida Trail section hike. It normally would’ve been too much for me to eat by myself, but hiker hunger was starting to kick…
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