Trail Food
My Five Favorite Hiking Foods That I Eat Every Day
Walking in nature makes us feel all kinds of things. Nostalgic, grateful, and mostly, hungry. I used to eat granola bars once in a while when I worked at the...
Our Favorite Three-Ingredient Backpacking Meals
...For When You Hate Everything in Your Food Bag The first few hundred miles of your hike will be a blissful, face-stuffing party of Snickers and pasta sides, but soon...
Trail Food: Steve’s Paleo Goods
I've noticed two trends over the last several years. An increase in folks interested in long distance backpacking and an increase in people caring more about what food they are...
My Food Bag Shakedown
My 5 day meal plan and nutritional strategy for 2018 AT thru-hike
All in a Day’s Hike
Imagine that you've been hiking since dawn. It's now mid afternoon, and your feet hurt. Your clothes are dripping with sweat. Your legs, which you'd thought were strong, have felt as...
“What the Bejeeezus Should We Send You, Em?!”
I've been asked this question more times than I have fingers(only 9 but who's counting?), so I figured it was time to blog about it. First off I'd like to...
Go-to GORP Recipe
Most hikers and backpackers probably have their favorite trail mix which is some variety of GORP. While there are many commercial varieties available, I prefer to make my own. Here...
Fourteen Days and Counting: Time is Officially Flying!
Fourteen days and counting! The day I thought would never come is now officially flying at me at warp speed, so ready or not, here I come, Appalachian Trail! Even...
First 5 Days of Food – Mexico to Warner Springs, CA
Five days worth of food to get us from the border of Mexico to Warner Springs,
Trail Food Recipe: Date Logs
Date Logs Servings: 16 3/4 cup raisins 1 cup lightly salted almonds 1 cup pitted dates 1/2 cup shredded coconut (optional) Step 1: Add the raisins, almonds, dates and coconut...