April 8, 2015 Hiking With The Younglings In Peter Lougheed 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 Recipe: Banana Leather (Flattened Dried Bananas) 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 Review: Fozzils Solo Pack 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 2013: A Year In Review The new year is just a couple of days away, which is cause for mulling over the year that has just passed, and evaluating…
December 21, 2013 A Long December With Mike in school (he finally finished yesterday, thankfully) for all of November and most of December, things have been a bit crazy at…
November 17, 2013 Summer Vacation In Ontario The heavy snowfall we’ve had recently has me longing for the lazy days of summer. I was browsing photos from the warmer months, and…
November 5, 2013 The Primal Life: Roasted Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin) While perusing the grocery store recently, I came across a bin of mixed squash. The usual suspects: butternut, acorn, and spaghetti were present, but…
November 3, 2013 Mike Harvests His First Deer: What To Do With All This Meat? After our deer was gutted, skinned, and allowed to relax overnight in a bath of salted ice water, it was time to do something…
November 1, 2013 Mike Harvests His First Deer: Whitetail Hunting In The Alberta Foothills ** NOTE ** This post contains graphic photos of a deer being gutted, skinned, and processed. It all started with a Remington .308 and some…
October 19, 2013 Pickling Turnips And Carrots From The Garden After all the success we enjoyed with our first, small foray into the world of gardening and the concept of urban homesteading, we had…
