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Backpacking trips I have taken and backpacking recipes I have used.

Backcountry Hummus Bowl Recipe | A Backpacking Food Idea

Dehydrated Hummus served on flatbread with olive tapenade makes for an easy, fast lunch that won’t slow you down and is healthy too.  This easy, no-cooking backpacking lunch  will be a great feather in your quiver whether you are out on the trail or stuck at work. This Hummus Bowl Recipe is one of my …

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Backpacking the Glacier Peak Wilderness – Spider Meadow, Buck Creek Pass Loop

The mountains are calling and I must go. – John Muir My annual backpacking trip came and went.  As always, I received far more than I deserved.  Amazing natural beauty, good food, personal challenges and good people. How do you like to spend your time? There are always two people in every picture: the photographer …

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Backpacker Gourmet Vegetarian Tortellini with pesto, pine nuts, tomatoes and parmesan

This tortellini dish is easily flavored with pesto, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes and parmesan.  An easy way to feed a small Backpacking group or double the recipe for a large group. ‘Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new …

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Backpacking the Wind River Range at Green River Lakes Trailhead

Backpacking adventures in the Wind River Range. We started and returned to the Green River Trailhead in 8 days. We camped below Square Top Mountain and climbed many passes. We ate backpacking gourmet food compliments of the Sierra Club. Anticipation was growing as we motored across rough, unpaved roads, jostling about the car and cursing grumbling …

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