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Pictures from the Oregon Coast Trail

March 18, 2010

I recently lead a trip from Seaside to Manzanita with the Portland Women’s Outdoor Club. It’s a pretty exciting stretch and quite beautiful. If you are interested in doing this section of the Oregon Coast Trail, let me know because there are some complications with this stretch. All in all, it was a great trip [...]

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Addy’s guide on how to survive making your own Coke can alcohol stove

February 25, 2010

Step one: Go to the store and buy a six pack of root beer and a gallon of ice cream. That way, if you get really irritated while you’re making your stove you can have a root beer float. You’ll also have extra cans available in case you make a mistake and need to start again.

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Icebreaker Challenge

December 30, 2009

As I’ve written about before, much of my backpacking gear has taken on a noticeable funk. I don’t think it’s a failing on the part of the fabric, after being worn almost every day for two months (and washed infrequently), just about anything would smell. However, I received a gift this year that may make [...]

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How to use an emergency blanket

December 12, 2009

There comes a point in most of my backpacking trips where I think, “Who’s stupid idea was it to going into the woods anyways?” For my friend Patricia, that point hit pretty early. “I’m freezing!” she proclaimed. “Our water bottles are turning to ice and I can’t feel my toes. What are we doing out [...]

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Ice, ice, baby

December 8, 2009

I recently camped out with some friends at Umpqua Hot Springs. Here are some pictures from our hike in.

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Elaboration on being a solo female hiker

October 9, 2009

I’ve gotten a lot of responses to my blog post “On being a solo female hiker.” Almost all of them have been positive and I feel encouraged to know that I have a community of supportive men and women. However, there is one response that I would like to address, and I will tell you [...]

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On being a solo female hiker

October 1, 2009

It is nighttime at the hiker hostel and the guy next to me says to the group, “I hate it when a girl goes around a shelter. I mean, I don’t want sloppy thirds.” I say, “I’m surprised you made it in the top five.” Then I smile (a technique that my friends Jade and [...]

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I am not cute

September 30, 2009

I was recently in the White Mountains talking with the leader of a group of college kids, when one of the students walked up and said, “Something smells awful!” She looked at me and reddened. “It’s not you,” she said. “It’s something else.” I shrugged and said, “No. It probably is me.” It’s true. I [...]

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