July 2010

View from Neahkahnie Mountain

July 27, 2010

Neahkahnie Mountain is on the Oregon Coast. It’s a great little hike with quite a payoff for the distance climbed.

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Initial Tarptent test results- meh

July 23, 2010

***One quick update: I recently met a bunch of Tarptent owners on the PCT and asked them a bunch of questions. One thing I thought I’d pass along. Cloudspotter said, “When you start using your Tarptent on the PCT, you’re in the desert, and it’s pretty easy. By the time you get to more difficult [...]

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Product Review: Cliff Shot Blocks

July 21, 2010

I’ve been a GU fan for a while now, but when my local grocery store stopped stocking them, I decided to look for other electrolyte replacement options. Enter Cliff Shot Blocks. Each packet consists of 6 100 calorie gummy squares. I tested out packets of these for two hikes and an Ultimate Frisbee tournament, and [...]

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A mash-up of Dressed in Dirt

July 19, 2010

My hiking buddy, Erin, just finished reading my blog (not something I require any of my friends to do), and she came up with a mash-up of the last year and a half. This may only be funny to us. Here goes nothing: -You met some vegan jerks on the AT (named Strips & Primal) [...]

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Change of plans on the Hells Canyon trip

July 17, 2010

Despite 2 months of training, my good friend Aubrey is now unable to go on the Hells Canyon backpacking trip. It’s one of those personal, non-bloggy things. Reader: Since when did you become discreet about your personal life? Addy: I’m working on it, ok? I have discovered that my friends have healthier privacy boundaries than [...]

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The Great Hiking Pole Debate

July 15, 2010

I took the steep and rocky Hunt Trail up Mt Katahdin when I was on the AT last year, and using my hiking poles ended up being a hassle because of the terrain. About half way up, a day hiker teased me about it, saying, “Sure seems like there is a lot of snow up [...]

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The Tarptent has arrived!

July 13, 2010

Our Tarptent Squall has arrived, and Erin and I are thrilled! We immediately set it up in her front yard. The instructions say that it will “take 2 minutes once you get the hang of it,” which I can believe, even though this was not the case for us. By a long shot. All together, [...]

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Don’t change, I like you just the way you are- packing clothes for trips

July 11, 2010

No, seriously, don’t change. I’ve been teaching a Backpacking Boot Camp with the Portland Women’s Outdoor Club, and one of my missions is to get the participants to bring fewer clothes. To me, leaving a few shirts and pants at home is an easy way to lose weight and bulk from your pack. So I [...]

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