Backcountry adventure and cuisine for aspiring hiker trash
Setting My Sights on June
And picking up where I left off My next free week for hiking is June 10-14 (plus the adjacent weekends), and I think I’m going to pick up where I crapped out on my last section hike. Right where the dead possum was, i.e….
Equinox Ultralite Travel Bag
My ditty bag of choice Hikers have different systems for carrying their “sundry” items. Such items include medications, first aid supplies, dental care, repair materials, water purification tablets, fire-starting material and more. What these items have in common is that they are small and…
Post-hike Gear Review
What worked, what might get changed, and what if anything sucked After every hike I go through my LighterPack for that trip and cogitate over how the gear all worked out for me. One’s kit is always a work-in-progress, but you eventually get to…
Youvetsi
A Greek beef and orzo stew This meal was a smash hit on my recent section hike, both with myself and with a couple thru-hikers. Now, one of these friends was admittedly hungry enough to eat a possum (if properly prepared), but he still…
VA42 to VA624 Pt. 2
Playing catch up, unsuccessfully I got a pretty early start the next morning, actually getting on the trail before a thru-hiker (Jack)! I was dreading the roughly 1,500 ft. climb up Brush Mountain, which other hikers had described to me as anything from “a…
Chicken Tikka Masala
A super easy version of the old Anglo-Indian favorite Chicken tikka masala is one of the most popular meals in the UK. In fact, some argue that it originated there. There are tons of variations too; per Wikipedia, a survey of 48 recipes found…
VA42 to VA624 Pt. 1
So many things go wrong, and it all begins before I even set foot on the trail Since the beginning of the year, I had had April 6-14 blocked off on my calendar for a section hike, one that was originally intended to be…
Somali Spaghetti
An unusual and delicious take on an old favorite This meal was a huge hit on the first night of my recent Virginia section hike. Well, I was alone that night, but it WAS a huge hit with my stomach! I’m not normally super…
Prepping meals
Piecing together the breakfasts, snacks and dinners that will motivate and sustain me The price that I have to pay for eating well in the backcountry is that I have to put those meals together at home first. This usually takes me 4-5 hours…
8 Days Out
In just over a week I’ll be back on the AT Yeah, I realize that the title photo has nothing to do with hiking. But it does have something to do with why I haven’t posted in over a week. Last week was our…
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