It’s a gear review today, and I’m thrilled to be reviewing my day hiking backpack! The G4Free 45L (45 liter) Hiking Backpack has done me extremely well over the last 5-ish years (I forget exactly when I got it, though…
Backpacking or Camping Meal: Unstuffed Peppers
My group members have a favorite dehydrated backpacking/camping meal – unstuffed peppers! One of them told me, “You can make this at home, too, if you want.” (In other words, don’t wait until our next trip to make it –…
Gorgeous Views at Sawtooth Lake
Some time ago, I saw a photo of Sawtooth Lake in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. My first thought was something like, “I want to go there! That looks amazing!” It didn’t work out (we went to Glacier National Park…
Yummy Sesame Noodles – Backpacking/Camping Recipe
The other day, Pinterest served me up some backpacking meal recipes. And I was thrilled! In the middle of the winter, when I’m not necessarily traveling (bloggers have to blog sometimes!), it seemed like the perfect pastime to try out…
10 Reasons I Choose Dayhiking over Backpacking
Ever since I can remember my group has talked about backpacking. Some older members of the group had done it in their teens in the northeast and were very interested in the options in the western US. Often, our backpacking…