It's still summer until September 22nd, and it is still summer most days, but this morning it was 68°, with only a high of 76° predicted. Lower humidity and a nice wind held the bugs back. That's dreamy hiking weather in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We decided to go to Morgan's Grove Park… Continue reading Morgan’s Grove Park Pollinator Garden
Author: Sarah
Ube Oatmeal
Ube has taken over food and become the hipster ingredient. Which is cool because it is easier to source now. However, you have to be careful to buy the real thing and not a fake. Brands will put "Ube" on the packaging, but it will be Okinawan purple sweet potato, not the native Filipino purple… Continue reading Ube Oatmeal
Commercial Meal Review: Trail Goods Company Meals
A newer company on the market, Trail Goods Company, is from Colorado and offers four innovative meal choices. We picked up two to try out. Stir-Fried Beef Noodles. It is $16.99 for a 2-serving bag. The sodium is a bit high for my taste. But if you split it as an actual 2-person meal, it… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Trail Goods Company Meals
Cool Spring Preserve
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia has four preserves run by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. Cool Spring Preserve is the third, located a few miles outside Charles Town, WV, near the Virginia border. To see the others, click here. No, it isn't hardcore hiking, but that really doesn't matter to me. I much prefer… Continue reading Cool Spring Preserve
Poor House Farm Park: Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail
This started because I found out there was an Almost Heaven Swing at Poor House Farm Park, only about 18 miles away. Not a long drive on a sunny Sunday morning. Poor House Farm Park is a few miles off Hwy 81, outside of Martinsburg, WV, in Berkeley County, in the Eastern Panhandle. The swing… Continue reading Poor House Farm Park: Almost Heaven Swing & Pond Trail