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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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Girls Road Trip from Dallas to American Fork – a journey between a mother and her daughter

Reflections “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.”    – Oscar Wilde   How did I get here? Standing in front of a reflection pool, looking down at my own reflection, I pondered the significance of this moment. I am looking at 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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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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