March 19, 2018
backpacking recipe: Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata is one of my favorite Italian meals that I make at home. I adapted the recipe to make it work using dehydrated and freeze-dried ingredients, and it’s now my favorite backpacking meal.
March 19, 2018
My backpacking food plan
At home, I don’t have any problem eating enough, but when I’ve been exerting a lot, especially during prime alpine backpacking season when it’s hot and my energy is easily depleted, I have a hard time wanting to eat on backpacking trips. And I’m a picky eater, so that makes it even harder!
February 18, 2018
A short story about snow camping
You’ve been snow camping before and liked it so you want to go again. But this time, to a bigger mountain that you’ve never seen up-close in the winter.
January 2, 2018
2017 Adventure Recap
2017 was a year full of amazing camping, hiking and backpacking adventures. A few firsts included visits to Yosemite and the North Cascades, my first solo hike, most elevation gain on a day hike, camping on a beach, and not one but two(!) falls that injured my right knee. Here are highlights from each of my trips.
September 25, 2017
Discovering Wilderness While Kayaking on the Willamette River
This is an article I wrote for Visit Corvallis about my first time kayaking on the Willamette River.
September 20, 2017
DIY Sawyer Squeeze gravity filter system
No more pumping or squeezing! Convert a Sawyer Squeeze water filter and let gravity do the work of filtering water for you.
August 19, 2017
Five Scenic Hikes on the Oregon Coast
The five hikes listed here are my favorites on the Oregon Coast, including trails to secluded beaches, through coastal rainforests, to summits with panoramic views, and along the coastline with tidepools, spouting horns, and if you are lucky, views of migrating whales.
July 31, 2017
Backpacking Gear List
This is my typical three-season backpacking gear list, with info about how I use each item.
July 22, 2017
How to Prepare for Mosquitoes on Hiking & Backpacking Trips
I am one of the unlucky souls that mosquitoes love, yet I don’t want that to stop me from being able to go hiking and backpacking. To prepare for trips into areas that are known to have a lot of the biting nuisances, I use a three-step method.
July 5, 2017
Gear Review: Enlightened Equipment Revelation Quilt
Of all of the gear that I’ve purchased since beginning backpacking several years ago, getting the right sleeping bag has been a bit of a struggle.
