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July 21, 2020

Adventure, Baby! First Backpacking Trip

Over the weekend we took Katrin on her first backpacking trip, down in Kananaskis. I booked us a site for two nights at Point…

June 21, 2020

It’s been a hot minute (or…years) since I’ve posted here, but since I just renewed the domain for another 365 days, and I have…

May 2, 2016

Mike’s birthday falls the day after Valentine’s, so typically I try to plan something fun and special to cover both of those occasions. This…

October 11, 2015

All through the spring we worked on getting the kiddos ready for our big (secret) backpacking trip of the year: a week on Flores…

June 3, 2015

Determined to get the most out of backpacking season this year, Mike and I started hitting the trails earlier than usual. A mild winter…

May 26, 2015

On May long weekend we loaded up 5 backpacks, the kids, their dad (Jason) and headed for the mountains. It was raining lightly, but…

April 8, 2015

Over Easter weekend we decided it was time to hit the trails with the kids. We want to take them backpacking this summer, but…

February 22, 2015

While researching our future hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I kept reading about these flattened dried bananas from Trader Joe’s. Since we aren’t…

February 20, 2015

Gear Type – Dishes Volume – 1.4 fl.oz. (Plate) & 600ml/20.4 fl.oz. (Bowl) & 350ml/11.8 fl.oz (Cup) Trail Weight – About 4 oz or…

December 29, 2013

The new year is just a couple of days away, which is cause for mulling over the year that has just passed, and evaluating…