Pacific NW

Aubrey is not a fan of the Gatorade sandwich

September 1, 2010

I have now field tested my Gatorade sandwich, and it did not do well in trials.  Not very healthy anyhow. I will have to cease all marketing plans for my restaurant called It’s Electrolyte- Boogie, Woogie, Woogie. Reader: That joke was so bad that I’m embarrassed for you. Addy: No need. I’m embarrassed enough for [...]

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Becoming the enemy

August 6, 2010

I was recently in an outdoor store checking out backpacks. My Granite Gear Vapor Ki had just arrived, but there was a Golite I wanted to investigate. As I stood there, I overheard a saleswoman helping a father son duo pick out their first packs. She was steering the towards the heavy duty 6 lb [...]

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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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15 questions with Erin Saver

July 9, 2010

Since Erin and I will be doing the PCT together, I thought it would be fun to introduce her on the blog. She’ll be doing some guest posting, too. She and I are very different (read: she is organized, a good planner, and an excellent athlete), so I think her writing will be a nice [...]

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Hike for Equality

July 7, 2010

A little while ago I did a post on PCT thru-hikers making their journey for a cause. I’ve now found one more group and they are already my favorite. Introducing Hike for Equality. This group is made up of five gay men who will be thru-hiking the PCT to raise money for legalizing gay marriage [...]

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Broken Camera

July 5, 2010

I took it to the store for repair, and they asked me what had caused these problems. I told them that my camera had been dropped many times on backpacking trips, but that I had also been dropped when I was a child and I’m still ok. The man there inspected my camera and told me that my lens is a bit wobbly. I told him that he’s not such hot stuff either and, besides, doesn’t everyone deserve to be loved?

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Other people you might want with you for the zombie apocalypse

June 30, 2010

My last post outlined reasons you might want a backpacker with you for the zombie apocalypse, and I thought, as long as we are planning ahead, here are a couple of other people you should probably bring along. 1. Mungo. Mungo covers some important safety topics on his blog. First, before you flee from the city, [...]

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