Savory comfort food, for the cold mornings or nights? Grits are the creamy and warming bowl of yum for backpacking. I have made a different version of this recipe before, this one is streamlined for easier prep, using powdered cheddar cheese. Cheesy Grits and Bacon 2 packets instant grits In a snack bag (if doing… Continue reading Backpacking Recipe: Cheesy Grits and Bacon
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Backpacking Recipe: On The Trail Fruit Crisp
This is an open-ended backpacking recipe. You can swap it up by adding different fruit and berries, and by switching up the granola. You can even use it for fresh berries when it is huckleberry season on the trail. And more so, this recipe might be considered a dessert, but it works as breakfast also.… Continue reading Backpacking Recipe: On The Trail Fruit Crisp
Backpacking Recipe: Peas & Pesto Pasta
Backpacking is for me when I can eat carbs, and just simply enjoy them. Pasta dishes to me are comfort food, for dinner after a long hot (or cold) day of hiking. This one pot recipe is quick to make and fills the belly up. The peas add in a punch of protein and fiber.… Continue reading Backpacking Recipe: Peas & Pesto Pasta
There I was….Trying To Eat The Worst Freeze Dried Meal
The year is 2003. It's summer, in the middle of July. My oldest son had just gotten out of school and graduated kindergarten. The summer was upon us again, and we were on the trail once again multiple times a week. It was his first year backpacking with me (not just doing long dayhikes). He… Continue reading There I was….Trying To Eat The Worst Freeze Dried Meal
PCT Hiking Section I – Part 2 (Chinook Pass to Snoqualmie Pass)
See here for the first part of Section I. Parts of Section I get side eyed far too much. Most are happy to walk the second half of it from Chinook Pass on Hwy 410 to Government Meadows (reached via FS 70 out of the village of Greenwater, off of Hwy 410) but sigh as… Continue reading PCT Hiking Section I – Part 2 (Chinook Pass to Snoqualmie Pass)