Glacier Point to Illilouette Creek – Backpacking Red Peak Pass Day 1
Curtis & I hiked Red Peak Pass in Yosemite for 5 days and 4 nights. It was 50 miles of mountains, lizard push-ups, rivers, and lakes. Check out the blog post detailing each day’s ups, downs, and tips: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 Or continue on to read of day 1’s adventures… Something Curtis and I are really horrible at is getting starting hiking early….
The ‘Cover to Cover Cooking’ Experiment
Exciting news – My very good friend Jacquie is going to join me in blogging! Together we are starting a great experiment in which we will attempt to cook one cookbook cover to cover, every last recipie. Why? Well, The reasoning is twofold: (1) to explore some healthy vegetarian cooking, and (2)to force us to use one of the beautiful wonderful cookbooks that are cluttering up our cupboards. You see,…
Visiting Lake Huron, the Au Sable River, & Oscoda Michigan
The shores of Lake Huron along Oscoda, Michigan is one of my favorite places. Growing up I was lucky enough to visit almost monthly with my parents. My favorite things about Oscoda as a child?: Swimming in the cold waters, relaxing on the sandy beaches, eating innumerable amounts of banana splits and barbecue, pretending to help my parents canoe down the Au Sable River, and in general tracking sand absolutely everywhere I went. Now living in California I do not get to…
3 Mile Camp to Rock Harbor: Isle Royale Backpacking Day 5
Waking up on the 5th and final day I could not believe we were already leaving the island. Sad stuff really, but we hadn’t time for that, there was more hiking to do to get arrive at Rock Harbor to catch the boat!
Moskey Basin to 3 Mile Camp: Isle Royale backpacking day 4
Day 4 game plan: leave Moskey Basin and set out retracing the trail down to Daisy Camp, then turn north up the Mount Ojibway trail to the Mount Ojibway tower…
Chippewa Harbor to Moskey Basin: Isle Royale backpacking day 3
What was the first order of business on day 3 of backpacking Isle Royale? Pancakes! Fire roasted with coconut oil pancakes, to be exact. YOLO backpacking style!
Daisy Farm to Chippewa Harbor: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 2
…That was the plan, until Dan found a signpost near the Daisy Camp pier that explained exactly which campsites had fire pits and shelters available…
Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 1
Over the extended Memorial Day holiday 2012 Curtis and I met up with our favorite backpacking Midwestern friends – Jacquie, Dan, Kris, and Kate – to spend 5 days backpacking Isle Royale National Park. It was amazing to get to one of the US’s least visited national parks so near to our alma mater Michigan Technological University and once again feel the chilly breeze, see snow hardy forests, and smell…
Plans for the Backcountry of Yosemite
It is hard to believe, but Curtis and I have been living with Yosemite as our “backyard” for a little over 2 years now! Sometimes we like to fancy ourselves old pros, people who have visited many time a year and taken hundreds of photos. But then I looked at the map. Over our two years here we have only went on 2 backpacking adventures in the park! This is rather like…
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