When I first started writing about the outdoors, I was one of the very few women in the outdoor writing industry in the early 2000s in my particular niche (trail cooking, hiking, ultra-light backpacking). Chances were that if you picked up a book on hiking or backpacking, it was written by a man. Which isn't… Continue reading Just Bring The Toilet Paper
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Inclusive Sleeping Bags: Does It Really Work For Women
When I first got into backpacking, my choices as a shorter female were men's, men's, and more men's gear. We had no choices in the dark ages. In my first year of backpacking, I wore an awful 5500 ci LLBean backpack that towered above me. It was heavy and cut for a man 6" taller… Continue reading Inclusive Sleeping Bags: Does It Really Work For Women
When You Get Yourself Back
When Kirk and I discussed having more children in the late 2000s, I knew I'd be giving up a lot. Having been through it with my oldest and finding hiking when he was an infant, I felt I could handle it. He had hiked everywhere with me and was my hiking partner the year we… Continue reading When You Get Yourself Back