May 2010

Pictures from the Painted Hills

May 30, 2010

The Painted Hills in Oregon are part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. They are truly beautiful. I’d recommend heading out there, if you get the chance.

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Shell shock

May 28, 2010

My recent encounter with Poison Oak has left me paranoid, and I think it is beginning to affect other areas of my life. A few days ago, I wrapped my hands in garbage bags and proceeded to wash every item of clothing I have that had even come close to contact with poison oak, or [...]

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Awesome backpacking blogs by women

May 26, 2010

I’ve been feeling super psyched that there are some cool women out there blogging about backpacking. Go team! Here are a few of my favorites. If you didn’t make the list, send me an e-mail because I’d like to know about your site. Her Side of the Mountain: A blog by a pretty rockin’ solo [...]

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Eagle Creek Pictures

May 24, 2010

I wouldn’t say these are my best pictures, but maybe just tempting enough to make you want to go hiking in the Columbia River Gorge. These pictures where taken on the Eagle Creek trail on an overnight trip I recently led. Although we got beautiful sunny weather, the water was freezing and I didn’t end [...]

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They say it’s my birthday

May 23, 2010

Or it was yesterday. A bunch of my friends went in together and got me an REI giftcard as a present. They must know somehow that I’m into backpacking. Since there is the big REI sale going on right now, I’m going to try to pick something before the 20% off coupon expires. Now to [...]

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Attempting a 2011 PCT thru-hike

May 21, 2010

After encouragement from a few readers (and peer pressure from my friends), I have decided to attempt a thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in April of next year. Because I got pretty lonely on my last big trip, I have now recruited a backpacking buddy to do the trail with me. Her name [...]

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Poison oak in inconvenient places

May 19, 2010

There is no delicate way to put this, so I’ll come straight out with it: I have a palm sized poison oak rash on my left butt cheek. It’s true. And, with the exception of my face or lady bits, I’d have to say that this is the worst place I could get poison oak. [...]

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My new favorite recipe: Cheesy pizza pan biscuits

May 17, 2010

It’s official: I now have a favorite backpacking recipe and it’s cheesy pizza pan biscuits. As part of my ongoing quest to not eat solely mac n’ cheese, I’ve been expanding my diet with recipes from trailcooking.com. I’ve field tested this recipe four times. The first time, I cooked the biscuits on a pan that [...]

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